CarvinDC125

first time in 3 months! had a sh!t load to drink last night....woke up with the shakes and started drinking again to make them go away....Now I'm sitting here almost drunk! Gonna be a long day tomorrow! gotta come off it and admit defeat!

CarvinDC125

and I'm depressed! y'all ever get depressed after drinking a whole bunch?

ScottFromWI

Yep, depression, anxiety, shame, regret, you name it and drinking will bring it. How about dumping what you have now and keeping the damage from growing?

alphaomega

Depression should be alcohols middle name.

And Anxiety should be its hyphenated surname.

Coupled with Misery and Woe.

You can find your footing again. You can do this.

Hope2014

Start again tomorrow and put together a plan. Think about what triggered you to drink yesterday and today. You can do it!

Weaver

What made you choose to drink again after a long stint of sobriety ? What actions or tools can you put in place starting tomorrow to maybe circumvent it from happening again?

I know it is easier said than done (I remember people telling me to do the same... And not doing it) but maybe dispose of the remaining alcohol that is in your home ?

Soberintexas007

That is the tricky thing about relapsing and then trying again the next day. As in your case, the physical withdrawal symptoms caused you to drink again the next day, and so now you have to wait another day to get your Day 1. And then you think to yourself that since you already lost today, you mine as well drink a lot.

I got lucky today, as I did want to drink when I woke up. But I made the choice not to. And, right now, I am very happy about that choice. It gives me hope for tomorrow.

realizingtruth

depression, anxiety, and shame all made me drink again when I didn't want to. I completely understand. the hard thing for me is that I didn't have to drink a whole lot in the end. I would only have a couple, but it was the DEPENDENCE on those couple that bothered me. why couldn't I just set it done COMPLETELY?

cunning. baffling. powerful.

you are NOT alone. we are with you all the way.