View Single Post
Old 07-16-2009, 07:03 PM
  # 4 (permalink)  
Dee74
Administrator
 
Dee74's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,473
The thing is...alcoholism (or whatever your addiction) is not some monster waiting to ambush you.

Every day you or I go sober, is another day we learned to cope with life without drinking or drugging.

I dealt with some pretty heavy stuff - breakups, moving house, illness, no money, family drama - and I didn't drink.

Some days were harder than others - but I leant on my friends here, I looked back at what happens when I drink...I did everything but give in and raise that glass to my lips...and I made it.

We have to vigilant, but we don't have to live in fear

I've found there are very few spontaneous relapses - if any. Talk about it as soon as you feel danger - get it out there.

You'll both be fine

D
Dee74 is offline