It doesn't matter if you have 2 days, 23 months, 35 years, we are all the same distance from a drink. The world record for sobriety is 24 hours at a time. So dont beat yourself up because you slipped by drinking, get back on the horse.
OTRP,
i guess you're referring to the distance to the
next drink?
research seems to bear out that the chances of relapsing diminish in proportion to length of sobriety, so while a next drink may 'happen', the chances that it will get less as we move into longer sobriety.
and in my own travels in sober life, yeah, it matters if i'm 2 days or 23 months or ...well, i'll let you know the view when i reach 35 years
there is a noticeable difference in how you feel and in how you see and react and act as time goes on.
yes! don't give up on recovering! keep going, but don't bother that same old horse again...it hasn't gotten you where you were aiming to go.