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I am literally a second away from picking up the car keys and driving to the liquor store. I've had so many failed attempts at this. and I'm On day 5 again and really not wanting to fail again... but my willpower is starting to wear thin
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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Put down the keys, and look up the nearest, soonest AA meeting.
To give you something to do until the meeting starts, try reading some of the Big Book online.
Hope that was fast enough for ya.
To give you something to do until the meeting starts, try reading some of the Big Book online.
Hope that was fast enough for ya.
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: In my sanctuary, my home
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Do whatever you have to in order to keep from going to the liquor store. Take off all your clothes and jump in the shower. Take the dog for a walk (after you get dressed again 
), eat something, mow the yard...anything! Just let it pass. It will pass and you'll be so proud of yourself that you didn't give in.
That idea about finding an AA meeting was good, too.
), eat something, mow the yard...anything! Just let it pass. It will pass and you'll be so proud of yourself that you didn't give in. That idea about finding an AA meeting was good, too.
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Posts: 15,236
What I love about our recovery program is
that we never have to go at this alone or by
ourselves. For me I tried to stop drinking many
many times by myself to only fail many many
times.
Today Im glad to have a place like SR to go to
everyday, every minute, hour if i need it. There's
always some one here to help me and guide me
thru situations that I need help with.
Same for you. Welcome.
that we never have to go at this alone or by
ourselves. For me I tried to stop drinking many
many times by myself to only fail many many
times.
Today Im glad to have a place like SR to go to
everyday, every minute, hour if i need it. There's
always some one here to help me and guide me
thru situations that I need help with.
Same for you. Welcome.
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 323
I don't really get those urges to drink anymore unless I'm bored.... I have routines I stay in. I will watch the same movies and music videos over and over if they inspire me. Right now I'm watching Good Will Hunting while I eat and post. I like to exercise too. Drinking screws up my working, exercising and inspirational stuff i'm into, so it pretty much screws anything I care about, so its not that hard these days for me to stay away from the stuff. Lately anyway. My demons are probably doing jumping jacks waiting for me to drop my guard.
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: The Trenches, Texas
Posts: 778
At certain times I have no effective mental defense against the first drink, it must come from a power greater than myself. Since I don't know what "certain times" look like, I must M U S T follow the course of action outlined by the Big Book of Alcoholic's Anonymous. These actions keep me in fit spiritual condition, and in that condition it has been my experience that it is impossible to drink.
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