Hi everybody hope all is well.
18 days sober now.
Detox went well, but to be honest for the two weeks before I had basically been drinking to stop the withdrawal symptoms so it was a relief not to have to drink
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I have joined SMART online, thinking about in person groups like AA.
The guy who supervised the withdrawal (by phone) is an ex alcoholic and one of the things he that said really struck home with me was about the need to relax without alcohol. I have been fine keeping myself busy, the problem being that at the moment I find myself keeping myself busy all the time, so I end up doing stuff until 2 or 3 in the morning until I am so tired that I fall asleep.This is not a huge problem at the moment, but I do need to adjust to a more normal sleep schedule. I also want to start working again, there is no urgency about this but my work has always been hugely satisfying to me, it is an ego thing -
I am very good at my job, the work can be very stressful (38 hours straight was my longest shift) and I can cope and think the job through better than almost anybody I have ever worked with.
Luckily one of the things that I have found to do is playing what is probably the softest poker game in the history of online poker.*
The best news comes last. Yesterday I adopted a rescue dog. He is the usual Ridgeback/Poodle/Beagle cross. I think that he would be in the running for the title of the worlds most affectionate dog. The only problem that I have had with him so far is that he must have felt lonely in the night, so decided to come and lie on top of me, but he only weighs 90 pounds so no big deal.
One other thing that I have noticed is that I have developed a tendency to go on too long so I will sign off now.
Good luck all
*You chaps have been a great help to me, but I am not going to tell you the site name: