This is day two again!! But this time I feel generally ill. Flu type aches and pains and so tired. I can’t get up! Is this normal?
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Yes all those are normal. It took me 3 days to feel physically better. I was tired until about day 6. Hang in there and treat yourself very kindly. 
Thank you. I feel like I’ve been poisoned! I have tried so many times to give up but only managed 3 months a couple of years ago. I have been drinking fairly steadily since a teenager. But I have to get back in control and stop. I’m so afraid I might fail and this attempt will fall on the failure pile.
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This is a hard thing to overcome but you can do it. Ive tried many times before as well and have been drinking since I was a teen-ager. I managed to quit for 14 days about a year ago. Now Im only at day 17. My biggest advice is to be stronger than the voice inside that says “one won’t hurt, or maybe I can handle this now, etc…” It’s a roller coaster ride of emotions and thoughts but just keep posting on this forum. People here are so helpful and nice! They understand what we are going through. Stay strong and keep in touch
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No need to be scared you can do this. If you made the choice to better yourself and join this forum you are already a strong person in my eyes.
I have been there more then i care to think about. The most discouraging the part about getting clean is the couple of days it takes you to get back to feeling normal I know in my case it took about 2 weeks for me to start feeling normal I don’t want that to discourage you. but like all of us we all know you can do this the first four or five days is the roughest. Getting over the ill part is the easiest part bc like you and especially me that was the hard part.
Yes its normal, and like others have stated you really do start feeling better after the third day. You feel like you have been poisioned because fact is that’s exactly what you’ve been… Alcohol is ethanol which is poison. It should be labeled with a poison sticker on it! Push through the withdrawal pain for one more day and experience how much better life is once we stop poisoning ourself. I changed my sober tracker statement to " I haven’t Poisened myself in XX days" as a daily reminder that alcohol really should not be consumed… I wish you the best!!
Thank you. I guess it’s just baby steps at the moment. I wouldn’t drink before 9pm - now I don’t know what to do after 9. I could take up a hobby but I can’t be bothered! I’ve just spent 2 hours trawling face book - it’s doooo boring!! I’m stuck between feeling rubbish and can’t face doing anything and then being bored with my own company!!!
Yep… your cells are starting to purge the toxins… its a good thing =)
Hang in there. I understand feeling like a failure. Iv tried getting sober some many times and the first week is hell.
A hobby is a great idea. I find solace in hula hooping. It’s a get way to mediate and express yourself in a healthy way. Hoop dance changed my life. Pick up a hoop (after the sickness) and see if it sticks!!