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Old 02-07-2010, 09:26 AM
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This happens...it's normal. I would say do something - anything else to get through this, and tomorrow, I promise, you'll be soooooo glad you did.

I'm early in - only on day 43, but when I was only a couple of weeks in, all the old triggers taunted me too. And it was a bit of white knuckling that was necessary to just NOT pick up that first drink.

Think the drink all the way through...not just the immediate "relief" it may give, but how you'll feel after the 10th, 15th, and tomorrow morning, physically and mentally. In your mind, don't stop at the first sip - think it all the way through.

Also - write down the reasons why you decided to stop. Read them and re-read them. Look up old posts here where you had determination to stop and stay stopped. Realize that none of those reasons have gone away. All the bad stuff is all still there waiting for you.

Stay on the sober side of the street. I promise you that it gets better, and easier. Don't make yourself start the whole thing over!!!

YOU CAN DO THIS. YOU CAN.

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