Day 3 and feeling pretty good so far. I know it’s only 3 days…. But that’s more than I’ve had in a long time.
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That's a great milestone. I'm so proud of you.
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Take the “only” out of that sentence. You are sober for 3 days! That’s awesome. Keep it up!
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3 is a lot better than 0. It's a marathon, not a sprint😉
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Todays the hardest day - just get thru today - wake up feeling great tomorrow!
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Only 3??? That's a long time to without a drink or a drug. Be proud of yourself
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Yeah I can still feel effects of the alcohol withdrawal symptoms. The first day was pretty bad but feeling better each day.
Hang tough - it’s taken me 3 weeks to get a solid night’s sleep
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It 3 glorious sober days. It's a perfect start for the rest of your new life. I'm big on education I recommend reading Alcohol Explained by William Porter it's easy to read and understand what alcohol does to keep you addicted. Gillian Tietz has a website and podcast Sober Powered with lots of firsthand information on alcoholism. I know you want this and can do this. Best of luck don't hesitate reach out anytime
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The first week is really hard. Today is day 5 for me and it’s slightly easier today than it was yesterday. Day 1 was easy.. but after that, it was SO hard. So we are dealing with the hardest part of the journey. The first steps to anything new are always the hardest. We are doing so good. I am proud of us..
I still have a lot of self-esteem issues I need to deal with.. being an addict takes a toll on our perspectives of ourselves.. that’s why I am using this time as an opportunity to start new habits and using an app to help myself form these new habits. The app is called Fabulous and it was recommended by SoberBuddy.
They said that forming a routine is important in early recovery. I might have a free 30 day pass for the fabulous app if you want it
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Hi Irene, self-esteem, as an alcoholic my mind always went to that wino bumb in the Bowery slums. Tough to get that pic out of my head. I've had my day 1's so I know how tough it is. I'll be sober 1 yr on the 16. I will tell my story to anyone for support. Reach out anytime nest of luck
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Oh! Yes I have started that book. I’m excited to read more this evening. 
Sure! I would love a free trial if you have one. Thank you!!
Thank you
It’s a 90 day free pass actually wow.. I only got 30 days so you’re lucky
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So there are different “journeys” you can build habits on and there is one for Addiction, but I started at the basic one which gets you to have a basic morning routine. The point is to start small and stack habits onto habits you already have. Since we all are in the habit of waking after sleeping (hopefully), the first habit was drinking water soon as I wake. I did that for 3 days, then they added a new habit and so on. You can go back and fourth between journeys to check them out.
Addiction is basically a faulty habit
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I’m on 24 hours into Day 1 myself.
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AMAZING! Rocking it!!!
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I feel like calling it Day 1, 2 etc…. Is admitting the problem and starting to get on the right path. Congratulations and I feel this site is helping me greatly so thank you for sharing! I’m on Day 5 now.
Thank you!!