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Old 10-29-2014, 02:02 PM
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Serenidad
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Originally Posted by Stevie1 View Post
Hi Serenidad, instead of battling, fighting, warring etc, which isn't working that well, why don't you try urge surfing? It's really effective, no fighting involved. http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...lly-works.html This is working well for me. Instead of engaging in a lengthy back-and-forth over whether or not to drink (which I frequently lose) I sit back and watch.
Thanks Stevie, I have tried urge surfing before but it's not very effective for me for some reason. I've gotten through today by eating lots of food and keeping busy. I just keep telling myself that drinking is not an option!

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