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Old 07-03-2012, 09:23 AM
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artsoul
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Welcome back, copperfield!

It took a lot of failed attempts for me to finally accept that I couldn't drink without ending up in the same miserable place.

Maybe I will just set a date for a week or so - not the forever thing
I found it even more helpful to try to stay in the current moment. When you get caught up in lots of worry about staying sober in the future, you lose sight of what you can do to be sober right here and now.

When your mind starts wandering off to thoughts like "how am I going to get through the day/week/month?" just bring it back to the moment. It's that fear about the future which makes us feel overwhelmed and panicky (and makes us want to drink). Tomorrow will take care of itself.

Try it and see if it works for you..... it helped me a lot in the beginning.
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