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Originally Posted by TryTryAgain 
Oh and now a dumb question. What is a sticky and where do I find it? I don't see it on the top of my page. Duh.
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Welcome back Will 
Yeah you need a plan - walking in the old neighbourhood, talking to old friends outside old haunts - without a plan, you're pretty much screwed - been there done that.
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Yeah you need a plan - walking in the old neighbourhood, talking to old friends outside old haunts - without a plan, you're pretty much screwed - been there done that.
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Originally Posted by 0percentABV
"Play it all through." Indeed. Don't think of how you will feel now, think about how you will feel when it's all over with. We've all been there. I remember thinking I would never make it either. Temptation always won. The good feeling NOW and thoughts of "just tonight, tomorrow I will quit" always repeated until the stress of living like that got too strong to handle and the control was getting harder and harder to maintain. Like you said, you popped a perc. Your control is slipping. You're stressing yourself out. Abstaining from inebriation is going to be hard. Sobriety is a strange thing from where you're sitting. It seems like such a daunting task. Like you'll be struggling all the time and wondering how you will get through all the life moments that you've gotten through before with the aid of alcohol. But let me tell you and I'm sure all of us who've gotten some time under their belt can attest, it gets better the longer you abstain. I look back at those days, the days you are in right now, and I wonder why I fought it so hard. Why didn't I just stop years before when I knew that I had a problem? Well, I'm an alcoholic and life with alcohol was all I knew. It was all around me. You speak of tap houses well I was a craft beer junkie. I was part of the scene. Do a search of Craft Beer Alcoholic on here and you can read my story if you wish. But not only was alcohol my crutch it was my lifestyle. But every alcoholic has booze as their lifestyle. Not only do you have to separate yourself from the bottle you have to separate yourself from the life. Talking to a buddy in front of a tap house? Not a good idea. I have 4 bars close to my work that I stopped at all the time. When I finally stopped I took alternate roads home. I went out of my way to avoid them. I stayed away from everything. You need to change it up.
You can do this. The more you slip the more you will understand that it is over. I know you know it is, but you still need to understand that is. Maybe today is the day?
You can do this. The more you slip the more you will understand that it is over. I know you know it is, but you still need to understand that is. Maybe today is the day?
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