tantone56

It has been nine months and for the first time I am now alone. My family has gone on vacation and I am by myself. I am trying to fight every urge I have to go to the liquor store right now. What can I do? I feel like I have already lost.

Dee74

Hi Tantone

do you have a support network outside your family?
If not you could do worse than to stick close to SR.

The main thing to do is to not go to that liquor store - I spent many nights posting and reading here - anything but giving into that urge.

D

Scrubmuncher

I'm in the same boat, and I'm on here right now si ply to try and get past the next couple of hours without a drink, I know I will drink, but for me it is now a 'how many hours can I go' as opposed to days like it used to be.
All I can suggest it try ot make it until all the shops have shut down and you can't have a drink, get rid of anything in the house.
We both know only you can control this, I wish you all the luck in the world.

MycoolFitz

You're aware of what you're feeling. You posted. As long as you don't give in, you've won. If you pick up you'll still be alone, only drunk. Urges come, yrges go. Stay the course my friend. Any one you can call? A meeting you can go to? Anything you can do for yourself? Stay the course.

nandm

An evening of urges and compulsions are not worth throwing away 9 months worth of hard work. Hang in there, post here, go to a meeting if you are in AA, talk with sober friends, etc... but do not pick up a drink.

tantone56

Thanks guys. I am going to leave my house and see my gf so I can wait this out til all the liquor stores close. I can't sit here anymore by myself.

Puttnutt24

God does for me what I cant do for myself. Ask Him for help....Also, to much time alone in early sobriety is not good. Get your ass to a meeting, or at least get with another alcoholic......DON'T Drink, please

Boleo

What works for me is turning my thoughts to serving others. If you are not in a fellowship where you can do that sort of thing, how about getting a pet?

CarolD

Please read this link...it might give you some positive ideas

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ant-drink.html

Well done on your sober time...

ZZworldontheweb

Wait until tomorrow. If you absolutely can't help yourself and you have to go to a liquor store, do it in the morning rather than tonight.

Again, do whatever you want tomorrow, but NOT TONIGHT.

bmwcycle

I know the feeling, my family is away also, slow down and relax.. Do a cost benefit analysis of drinking vs not not drinking. Make a list of all the good things and bad thing that could happen with either decision. It works for me.. Carol's list is great.. I play free poker on the net also.

Good luck and you are not alone,