Originally Posted by
Viperidae 
An extremely stressful day yesterday. Absolutely awful. I had a total mental breakdown. No excuse, but when I calmed down I went immediately for ‘the drink.’ Now I’m still worried and stressed.
Discouraged
Sorry to hear about your relapse Viper. Do you have any face-to-face support for when you have a problem like that in the future? For me, I’m definitely going to call AA in my area if I get into a dangerous drinking situation. They are always happy to talk. Obviously, there are other support lines available if you’re uncomfortable with AA for some reason. I always find it more difficult to do something personally damaging after I’ve talked it out with someone. I’d also post in the newcomers forum of SR for the same reason.