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Carol - your dead on. I remember "HALT" from my last serious attempt to get sober and AA.
It's very important to identify when HALT starts to kick in and also knowing what our triggers are and do something about it ASAP.
Yesterday, after work, I was: 1) Hungry, 2) Angry and 3) it was happy hour.
I knew I was hungry and should have had an afternoon snack before I left the office.
I was angry about the traffic and the fact that I was stuck in my truck freezing - damn heater broke.
Add the fact that I was a happy hour drinker and wham, triple threat to my sobriety.
Once I got home, warmed up and ate dinner I started feeling better. Never had a craving last that long before; they usually pass pretty quickly.
I'll pay more attention to the warning signs now and add the lesson learned to my sobriety tool box.
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"It only takes one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or fourteenth."
George F. Burns
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