Went out last night to listen to music and got back late. I had trouble falling asleep and didn’t until 3:30 am. I’m grateful to be waking up this morning tired BUT not hungover. Absolutley no drinking last night and feels amazing! Day 23 and counting 
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For me, it’s my ADHD brain that wakes me up pretty much every night or every early morning at 3 AM. At that time you can listen to music you can pray you can journal you could clean and organize, but then you have to push yourself to go back to sleep after maybe like an hour. What helps me soothe in those high regulated momentsas an alcoholic I have to find other ways of regulation. As an alcoholic, you have to find other ways of regulation, because drinking is something that we gravitate towards so easily because we can just drink and pass out right? Wrong! Keep taking it one day at a time and reach out to your sober friends. Do you have any sober friends like actual friends like in real life that you’ve made from going to meetings? Do you believe in AA going to meetings? Or what’s your program that you’re working?
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I’m good. Just saying what would usually stress me out, like not being able to get to sleep, would give me a reason to drink. I didn’t last night and didn’t even think about it. I believe in whatever works but yes AA is great, counseling, reaching out to others but prob not at 3:30 am. I don’t want to make anymore people upset with me 
. They would def think I was drunk if I reached out at that time. Sometimes, you have to work it out on your own and know that you can, is validation.
We as AA members ,tryingʻ to stay sober ,we need our community to talk to even in the middle of the night ,I can ful myself into thinking I'm ok ,when in reality, others may c something different if someone in my community gets mad when I call, I'll call some else, trust the Process
Way to go Paula! Proud of you!
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