Yikes. Tonight marked my most powerful craving yet - actually kind of scary how strong it was. I reeeeeally had to think through how it would feel to wake up tomorrow morning feeling hungover and remorseful, and how the guilt of losing my 7 days sober would probably lead me to another bender. All for a few hours of temporary relief.
Today I got some bad news about work that I'll have to deal with, and that news plus some other personal stress got me really craving some escape. BUT I didn't drink....I ate some comfort food for dinner and drank some root beer instead. I'm trying to focus on one step at a time, that step being not drinking today. Reminding myself that drinking won't take my problems away and will only make them worse. Thank you for being here. Thinking about all your kindness and support this past week helped keep me sober tonight.
Abby