I used drugs for 8 years my desire to quit drugs was so strong that got the overnight
but now after five months I keep dreaming about it
even while I’m dreaming I feel deeply sorry
perhaps dreams are one prevention tool
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I used to have using dreams for up to a year after using…it is very interesting that it is such a common thing to occur…149 days is great! Keep up the good work
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I have drinking nightmares quite frequently.
I feel so guilty and always embarassing myself…like real life.It feels good waking up realizing it’s not real.
It’s a good sign
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It is a blessing to wake up and see that it is not real
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128 days later and i haven’t had dreams in months…the only time i was getting them was in the beginning… i was a total wreck with anxiety, night sweats and dreams…thankfully that subsided with time.
My wife still gets using dreams every once in a while 4 years after getting “clean”.
She just takes it as reminders as to why she stopped using…could be she might have been thinking about using at some point and it’s her minds way of warning her. The mind works in mysterious ways?
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I’m 19 days sober. Just in the past week or less I have been having dreams of drinking. Twice its happened.
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our mind is too complex to understand all warnings many go unnoticed
Our mind is complex but i think we complicate it more then we need to…
In the words of Maynard James Keenan "over thinking, over analyzing…separates the body from the mind"
Something i learned from AA that i always liked and use in my sobriety is K . i . s . s - keep it simple stupid
That’s where i remind myself not to over complicate things and when i do, step back, take a breath, and focus on where and why i stopped and then started.
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It is a good sign
Sincere desires are always achieved
Merv, alcoholic.
I am still very new to the program, but for what its worth, I believe this to be completely normal and something we will likely have to live with well into our new sobriety. How long were most of us in active addiction? 5-10 years? Decades? Whether it caused us pain or joy at certain times, we are still losing a very large part of our former lives. Our greatest obsession. I’ve still had dreams about drinking under various circumstances, but I have always felt immediately and tremendously guilty about it even while still in the dream. Thinking about how I was going to tell my sponsor about it, etc.
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yeah man exactly tremendously guilty while dream feeling like a liar to people close to us
I can not be rushed and want everything to go in such a short time
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Im at my 596 days of being sober and clean, i still have Dreams of using drugs and alcohol , what i have learn from it is that my brain and body are alerted of things i dont want and need . Im still praying to my higher power for guidance and strengt. I do have support .still going to counseling, meetings . AND still focus on day for day .
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