18 days and failure
In an hour I will have 18 sober days. That is an accomplishment for me as I have been living in a wine bottle for probably 18 months now. I have always believed that with two weeks you can establish a new habit. After that it is all about working on maintaining that habit. My newly developed two week habit is not drinking. Not thinking about drinking. Not romanticizing drinking. Not missing drinking. Not talking about drinking. Not being with people drinking. My next new habit will be holding on to that first habit for dear life as I navigate the stresses of everyday. I have new coping strategies, planned activities, and a no failure attitude. I have my plan.
So day 18 and beyond (should have been 14, I'm late) is all about not drinking even if thinking about drinking, missing drinking, talking about drinking or being around others who are drinking. Because I am a nondrinker now. I may have thoughts or feelings - I will allow that - but I refuse to act on them. This is my chance to start a new life.
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