One Week Sober Today

[intothelight]

Jade,

Good for you. Tough battle you are fighting. You are amazingly strong.

ITL

 

[Deleted member 6617]

Jade,

Wow...so proud of you. Especially because you not only have made it three weeks, but you are thinking it through. You are realizing the benefit of a healtier choice. You are feeling good to be in control. You have so much strength and courage to be doing this and I will say it again....I am so proud of you! I hope you are doing a happy jig and patting yourself on the back. WAY TO GO!

(((HUGS))) PH

 

[bluecat]

Way to go Jadebear :thumbs-up I am especially impressed how you stopped at one on the weekend. Hang in there through the bad times and project yourself to the future - sunny beach, beautiful ocean and you feeling healthy and strong going for a swim... Or whatever else that makes you happy : )

Take care,
Bluecat

 

[Manic11]

Stay strong hun! :)

Manic

 

[bluecat]

Wish I could say the same but drank some last night to get a little sleep. I guess I am not ready to give up the "crutch" yet. My T says it is not any different from prescription meds and we take them to ease the pain. I hope I can be strong soon and deal with it all. Without the meds or drinking. Sometimes I hate myself so very much. I am very sad today. I feel like I have no one who cares.

Hi Jude,

don't feel bad. I was a heavy smoker (one to two packs a day) and wanted to quit for years, but when I went to college (a few years later than 'normal' people) it was so triggering and stressfull, I eventually decided I needed the cigarettes and gave up on trying to quit. They calmed me down from anxiety and I just really needed that to be able to study or even to go to class. Once I graduated, I quit and it wasn't even that hard. I would think of cigarettes and feel like having one for a while, but I didn't need that calming effect so much anymore, since I had the luxury of letting my 'breakdowns' take their natural course. The only time I feel like I need a cigarette now is if I see my family, lol. You'll find a time when it will feel right for you.

I also isolate myself a lot when my PTSD is acting up and feel horribly lonely and hurt that my friends and family don't understand what I am going through. I usually find once I pull through the 'down' time and things are looking up again, that I am not as alone as I felt during the hardest time. My friends and family are still there and they do care, my brain just didn't register it somehow. I gave up on trying to explain what I am going through with PTSD though, its just too hard to explain to someone who hasn't lived it. I come here to talk about that, thats been a huge help.

Hang in there, :Hug_emoticon:
Bluecat

 

[rjtransient]

Way to go, Jadebear. That is impressive -- the three week milestone, and the way you're consciously fighting for the tougher long term goal. Stay strong.

 

[Jade-]

Week 4

Hey, I forgot to pat myself on the back this past week.....4 weeks...:occasion:

I must be doing something right if I actually forgot...It's not as big of a deal/struggle as it was the first few weeks.

 

[Nicolette]

Awesome work Jadebear. Add another pat on the back from me :clap:

 

[Iam]

I'm Proud Of You!

Way to go Jade!!!!!! That is totally, completely AWESOME and AWE INSPIRING!!!:clap:

 

[James B.]

Props Jadebear. I know what hard work this can be.

 

[AdamAnt]

Fantastic Jade...just fantastic! Congrats!

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

Congrats! I'm happy for you!