Originally Posted by
dogmamma 
Have things ever gotten so bad that you can no longer use the typical recovery tag lines to stop yourself from drinking?
Yup. It is really disconcerting feeling like that. But it does pass. I had moments where all the tools didn't seem to help. I decided to wait it out and see what happened. Don't let those bleak moments rob you of your sobriety. If you focus in on it it will get worse, but if you distract yourself and just not drink, then it will pass and things will get better x