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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op checking in. On day 5. Weirdly felt sobby on and off yesterday. Scale hasn’t changed but I’ve worked out 4/5 days and eaten healthier than I have in years. [/quote]

Congrats on sticking with it!

I don't know if you're reading any "quit lit" or listening to any podcasts, but alcohol increases anxiety and has an effect on your normal functioning of neurotransmitters like GABA, dopamine, and serotonin, so your emotions being out of whack while you withdraw the substance your brain has been getting in excess over a period of time will have effects like this.

My understanding is that it takes your body about two weeks to fully withdraw/detox.

I'm on day 20 and I am just feeling so good about the whole thing. Here's to an alcohol free weekend![/quote]

I have so many quit lit books, listened to a number of Annie Grace podcasts (although never completed TAE), and even downloaded reframe.  I have all the knowledge at the tips of my fingers.

But I have to want it, and that's been my challenge. [b] I feel like I want it this time.[/b]  Relearning new reward systems is one thing that really resonates with me - a hard workout if I'm feeling anxious.  A long hot bath if I'm feeling tired and stressed.  These are things I need to focus on. [/quote]

PP here - the bolded really stands out to me. My experience is/was very similar - I have tried to quit many times. I started Reframe in April and had alcohol free/minimum drinking stints and then in September I had a pretty bad binge/bender and things just...changed. I had the thought, "What if I am afraid of success and not failure." and that was sort of it. I contacted one of the coaches and have a weekly meeting with her. When I told her the above she said you can get to a saturation point and turn a corner. This time does feel different and I hope it sticks.[/quote]

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