[Mindfulness.]

Originally Posted by Proud90sKid

Good job. How do you feel? Normally 7 days is around the time that the mental haze starts lifting but other times I still feel the jitters at that time and am not thinking straight. I have actually considered getting a script for antabuse during probation (the stuff that actually makes you super sick when you drink by inhibiting a particular liver enzyme that processes the acetaldehyde toxin from alcohol, so you feel deathly hungover quickly) just to discourage any temptation as I dont want to go to jail. Do you have a plan for the future yet, or are you just taking every day at a time? At 7 days, it is fine to not yet have a plan- but you do need to eventually have one. One that is either:1) self sobriety without any program,2) sobriety with a program or long term medication (for me, antabuse would be short term and then naltrexone long term if I can tolerate the side effects), or 3) just taking a break. You need to figure out which of the three options will be the most effective for your situation or you may relapse. I didnt have a plan during my first sobriety attempt. I initially chose option 1 but then it evolved into option 3 as I didnt rigidly stick to it

I feel so much better in every aspect. I must admit, it has been hard but I've really pushed through and stuck to soft drinks. This is my 21st day of not having any alcohol but I don't feel the craving for it as much as this point in time. I don't know if it's because I've been so busy with work or what not but I think of the restrictions that you can have with alcohol such as not being able to drive. I often think that if there's an emergency and I've been drinking when there's no one else at home, I can't really do anything.