I Want To Drink
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Join Date: Dec 2015
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A big part of recovery for me is accepting and realizing urges to drink are going to arise, especially early on. I still get them, but not nearly as often as at first. Not beating yourself up about them and acting on them is key. Taking steps to work through them and allow them to pass. This is the not drinking part.
The other part is learning to live sober, which includes addressing the underlying roots and causes, which trigger the knee jerk reaction to drink. As opposed to viewing it as work to be done, I view it more as a journey of self-improvement, fulfillment, and recovery.
The other part is learning to live sober, which includes addressing the underlying roots and causes, which trigger the knee jerk reaction to drink. As opposed to viewing it as work to be done, I view it more as a journey of self-improvement, fulfillment, and recovery.
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Arizona
Posts: 107
I am on day 61 sober and I have been getting those thoughts of drinking more and more as of late. Still I don't have to give in to them. When it comes to drinking the cons definitely outweigh the pros. I will hang tough with you.
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Join Date: Aug 2016
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I wanted to drink because I was missing the feeling of catching a buzz. The thing is, the repercussions of that buzz would have been long lasting and painful. The buzz isn't worth it.
30 days sober today.
30 days sober today.
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Originally Posted by ThatWasTheOldMe 
I wanted to drink because I was missing the feeling of catching a buzz. The thing is, the repercussions of that buzz would have been long lasting and painful. The buzz isn't worth it.
30 days sober today.
30 days sober today.
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Dublin, Ireland.
Posts: 739
I've been sober a good while now.
I was in a supermarket yesterday and noticed an offer on bottles of gin.
They were really cheap.
I thought, "I could have a few gins and throw the rest away. No evidence when my wife came home. Foolproof, eh?
But then I thought about the times I had cleverly disguised my drinking and where it had gotten me.
I really had to argue with myself that I would regret it and the positives I was imagining were unlikely to happen.
I'm glad my arguing worked.
I was in a supermarket yesterday and noticed an offer on bottles of gin.
They were really cheap.
I thought, "I could have a few gins and throw the rest away. No evidence when my wife came home. Foolproof, eh?
But then I thought about the times I had cleverly disguised my drinking and where it had gotten me.
I really had to argue with myself that I would regret it and the positives I was imagining were unlikely to happen.
I'm glad my arguing worked.
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