Starting to feel better.
Did anyone else feel really really tired the firts days?
It feels like I nedd to sleep for a week!
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Was literally just thinking the same. At work but yawning my head off, it’s not tired as such I just feel exhausted
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same same here
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I think we’re on the same day so at least it’s… normal I guess 
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It’s nice to be on the same page!
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I still feel a little beaten up physically but today is the first day I’ve actually felt better than the day before. Worried about the bank holiday weekend and warm weather as it’s normally associated with drinks so I’m seriously hoping to get back to fighting fitness by tomorrow 
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I’m on the other side of the world, so getting cold here.
I still feel sick, don’t know if it’s a stomach flue o still feel sick from the last day I drank.
I feel worried that whan I feel better, I fall of again
Australia? Assuming based on our hemispheres anyway. Have you thought about writing down how you feel right now? Like documenting the pain so that when you do feel better you can kind of refer back to how you’re feeling now? I went 18 months sober a few years ago and found the first couple of months the hardest as it’s breaking some strong neural pathways in our brains; “it’s warm let’s drink” “I’m sad let’s drink” “I’m happy let’s drink” etc. getting over that association is the hardest bit but when it’s done it feels so liberating!
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18months!? WOW!
I’m in Argentina.
Gonna try writing. It’s like I wanted to forget these days, but I’ll try your advice.
thanks!
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Stay strong 
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Your body is trying to recover. Rest as much as you can. Now is the time to take care of yourself. Congrats on day 3!
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Hey, welcome…good on you for wanting to make change.
Rather than wait on replies (which will come) you may also want to use the search feature and look for threads on what to expect in the upcoming weeks, years…
Take care Buddy,
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wow…can’t even imagine years fighting this..
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You don’t need to. Just imagine today today and tomorrow tomorrow
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I remember the first few days. Yes, I was very tired. Not only are you healing, your sleep cycle is adjusting. You’ll soon find your sleep quality will improve greatly.
I still have some nights I don’t sleep well, but it sure feels better than waking up feeling ill.
You can do this. I’m 505 days in. If you would have asked me 500 days ago, I’d probably tell you it’s nearly impossible. It’s not.
Hang in there.
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Yes! The first few days i was physically drained. I slept for 2 weeks, didn’t get out of bed. So if your getting up, your doing better than i did. I couldn’t work, couldn’t function. I literally stayed in bed for 2 weeks. It may have been longer to be honest. I didn’t eat, and was very irritable. If i remember correctly, day 3 was my hardest day. If you don’t mind me asking, what was your DOC?
Just know that what your feeling is not going to last forever. It may seem that way at the moment, but it’s not. You got this.
No one thinks I give good advice, myself included, but for what it’s worth I’ll drop this here
It’s not a fight, it’s making positive change…a lifestyle choice…and why we say “One Day At A Time”
I choose small milestones, achievable goals, reasons to look at myself and say “Ya, I did this and I can do it again”
That’s all I got, be well
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Yeah. Sleep can be a rollercoaster the first couple of weeks.
Part of “why” (supposedly) I drank was to “help” me sleep because I was “so stressed out, you don’t even understand.”
That first few weeks sober though, I started to realize it wasn’t very good sleep when I was wasted all the time. I felt like I got hit by a bus and slept on and off a lot more until it eventually leveled out. In truth I think drunk sleep was really not restful at all. It was just blackout.
Just did my best to stay on a better schedule, and now I conk out at the same time every night and wake up when the sun rises, fully rested and ready to go. It’s actually amazing.
If you’re sleeping a lot, I agree that’s probably good news. If you search around, some people get wild insomnia for a while, and that might still happen. It all eventually passes though with just a little bit of patience and care.
Then sleep is just purely wonderful.
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First days are really difficult. Sleep if you can is a good medicine
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