Not looking for my phone the next day!
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That guilt… that damn guilt.
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Not feeling like a failure, or an absolute complete pile.
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Not having a splitting headache and on the verge of vomiting
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Knowing I just did another day sober, and have a chance to make it one more.
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Waking up in my bed, next to my wife, instead of my chair, not having that hungover feeling which precedes the crash of regret and self-loathing, topped off by the dread of having to climb out of a pit I keep digging deeper.
Over 3 years since I’ve had to contend with a morning like this, and I never have to again, as long as I keep saying “no” to the drink that matters…the first drink.
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Being sober.
Not feeling the shame, the guilt.
The fact that it’s not my through-the-roof heart rate waking me up.
Not having to try to remember what I did or didn’t do the previous night.
Lower anxiety level.
As for everyone here - the fact that we are waking up sober, that we will be able to go through the day without everything that a night or three of binging causes.
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Feeling clear minded and clear at heart. Not wondering why my family is upset with my from the night prior.
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I love waking up and making a good cup of coffee. I couldn’t even stand to look at coffee after a night of drinking- probably because I was so dehydrated. And I hated that feeling of waking up and feeling like my limbs were all numb and buzzy… lol if that makes any sense.
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No hangover, no feeling of dread and hangover anxiety.
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I actually woke up thinking about this this morning! One thing I love is waking up not feeling dehydrated. I wake up so much more fresh and ready to start the day. Even when I’m not in a great mood, at least my body feels good.
The first time I took a real break from alcohol years ago, one of the first things I noticed was, “hey, I don’t feel slightly dehydrated and tired all the time!” I hadn’t even realized that was how I always felt because it had become normal. Now I try to appreciate the feeling of being free of alcohol and I’m glad that those qualities are not persistently with me.
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Not waking up panicking, retracing the steps of the night before trying to fill in the gaps of the black out. Not having to pray that I didn’t say something awful or do something awful or leave a pile of vomit to clean up.
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I feel a wave of relief everytime I wake up sober.
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That’s a good one, not having to wonder the second you wake up- did I do anything stupid? Embarrassing? Did I say bye to everyone? What’s the last thing I remember?
Ugh- enough
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Love not waking up to a migraine
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I love waking up and having energy even when I don’t get a full night’s sleep.
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Not feeling like shit and actually remembering what I talked to my young children about that night before. Can’t even begin to say how many times I’d hear “but Mommy, you said we could/you would…” That guilt is the worst.
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Looking at my clean time counter and checking in with what’s happening in this community has recently become a fun part of my morning routine. 
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No hangovers.
No hangovers.
No hangovers.
And saying “all I had to drink yesterday was wine.” Or saying “I didn’t think I drank that much.”
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Freedom feels really fucking good.
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