Old 07-28-2015, 05:00 AM
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FeelingGreat
Sober since 10th April 2012
 
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Hi, congratulations on 2 months. Don't fall at this point will you? Your post sounded like you were giving yourself an excuse (nobody cares) in advance to have a drink. Just a few points:
- your emotions are all over the place and you're feeling ultra sensitive - this is normal for someone learning to cope with life without alcohol. You will become stronger and more stable if you can stick out the rocky first months.
- your sobriety is a great bonus for your friends and family, but if you want it to last work out in your mind why it's important for you. One of my motivations was I didn't want to end up a drunk who people felt sorry for. I though I was better than that.
- your friends and family know you have to do this on your own, and they have probably been through the cycle of you announcing you're xxx days sober, then relapsing. If they praise you or say something, it could just end in disappointment again. So don't expect words, just silent appreciation.
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