I drank
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I drank
No excuses. I drank. I hate myself. The only thing I can say is that normally I wouldn't come back on here for six months. ..create anew account and not admit it to anyone. It was last night. I felt horrible this morning. Done.
I drank. I'm sorry
I drank. I'm sorry
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: California, USA
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Pick yourself up. Start fresh tomorrow. Then do it again the next day. And the next. As the days pile up, you'll feel better physically. Stand strong. You deserve a good life, and that includes sobriety! 
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Atlanta
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No need to apologize or be hard on yourself or think people here will judge you.
I can't count how many times I drank and came back here, and to AA.
We're not perfect. If you have the desire to quit drinking, eventually you will. I stumbled and fell many, many times trying to get sober.
But the important thing, to me, was that I never gave up trying.
I hope you do the same and don't be too hard on yourself. We are not perfect.
I can't count how many times I drank and came back here, and to AA.
We're not perfect. If you have the desire to quit drinking, eventually you will. I stumbled and fell many, many times trying to get sober.
But the important thing, to me, was that I never gave up trying.
I hope you do the same and don't be too hard on yourself. We are not perfect.
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Originally Posted by Ghostlight1 
No need to apologize or be hard on yourself or think people here will judge you.
I can't count how many times I drank and came back here, and to AA.
We're not perfect. If you have the desire to quit drinking, eventually you will. I stumbled and fell many, many times trying to get sober.
But the important thing, to me, was that I never gave up trying.
I hope you do the same and don't be too hard on yourself. We are not perfect.
I can't count how many times I drank and came back here, and to AA.
We're not perfect. If you have the desire to quit drinking, eventually you will. I stumbled and fell many, many times trying to get sober.
But the important thing, to me, was that I never gave up trying.
I hope you do the same and don't be too hard on yourself. We are not perfect.
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
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You can be sad that you drank. But you can't be defeated.
You know what my relapses were? Proof that I wasn't doing everything I needed to do to stay sober. When I shored up my recovery, my drinking and drugging stopped.
You know what my relapses were? Proof that I wasn't doing everything I needed to do to stay sober. When I shored up my recovery, my drinking and drugging stopped.
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 446
Tiredandlost,
What’s done is done, time to move on, no excuses necessary. But here’s what the new sober you needs to do: You need to figure out what led you to drink and then do what’s necessary to prevent that from occuring again. Take your time, think it through, and be thorough - otherwise we’ll have this same conversation days/weeks/months from now. It all depends on how much you want to stay sober and how hard you want to work for it. Good luck!
What’s done is done, time to move on, no excuses necessary. But here’s what the new sober you needs to do: You need to figure out what led you to drink and then do what’s necessary to prevent that from occuring again. Take your time, think it through, and be thorough - otherwise we’ll have this same conversation days/weeks/months from now. It all depends on how much you want to stay sober and how hard you want to work for it. Good luck!
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: California
Posts: 13,036
I'm so glad you came back and posted today rather than waiting and changing your name. I had many Day One posts and kept coming back, there is so much support in this site.
What have you been doing as part of your recovery plan? Can you think of anything to add to it?
What have you been doing as part of your recovery plan? Can you think of anything to add to it?
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 3,027
Don't hate yourself. Gosh, it's interesting but the farther away I get from drinking I realize just how much self-hate is a drinking emotion. Self-hate ties you to the bottle.
Also, I wouldn't apologize here. People here have guided you, but you don't owe people here anything. You owe your life to yourself. Tomorrow is a new day. Give yourself a new start. Do something a bit different in your recovery. Shake up your recovery plan. If you drink on your recovery program, it isn't enough for you.
Also, I wouldn't apologize here. People here have guided you, but you don't owe people here anything. You owe your life to yourself. Tomorrow is a new day. Give yourself a new start. Do something a bit different in your recovery. Shake up your recovery plan. If you drink on your recovery program, it isn't enough for you.
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 6,613
Drinking isn't a crime. Infact it is the most natural thing in the world for an alcoholic to do. I used to think that I was a terrible person when I found myself repeatedly unable to stop for good.
In reality I was suffering from untreated alcholism and the only bad choice I was making was to not do what it takes to get sober. I was always looking for the easy way out, but it didn't exist.
In reality I was suffering from untreated alcholism and the only bad choice I was making was to not do what it takes to get sober. I was always looking for the easy way out, but it didn't exist.
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