I'm so disappointed in myself
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Originally Posted by biminiblue 
Well done on making it to Day Two. That's huge. The fact you came right back after a week sounds like you saw the value in sobriety.
And, hey! Great job on the clean apartment.
Onward to Day Three. Keep it going. You're doing great.
And, hey! Great job on the clean apartment.
Onward to Day Three. Keep it going. You're doing great.
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I went to AA meetings for the first 120 days-ish.
Amidst all the unwanted, unhelpful finger-wagging advice I got, the words, "You're doing great," were the kindest and most helpful - so I get it.
This is hard stuff. We're with you.
Amidst all the unwanted, unhelpful finger-wagging advice I got, the words, "You're doing great," were the kindest and most helpful - so I get it.
This is hard stuff. We're with you.
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Originally Posted by biminiblue
I went to AA meetings for the first 120 days-ish.
Amidst all the unwanted, unhelpful finger-wagging advice I got, the words, "You're doing great," were the kindest and most helpful - so I get it.
This is hard stuff. We're with you.
Amidst all the unwanted, unhelpful finger-wagging advice I got, the words, "You're doing great," were the kindest and most helpful - so I get it.
This is hard stuff. We're with you.
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Pulling for you Sohard and relieved that you didn't stay out there too long.
My last relapse started out like I imagine many do but ended up lasting 8 long years, with the last couple years living in a constant state of despair I saw no way out of. Thank goodness I had a brief second of sanity one day and took action to get help before it disappeared. There's no guarantee anyone will make it back from their next relapse.
My last relapse started out like I imagine many do but ended up lasting 8 long years, with the last couple years living in a constant state of despair I saw no way out of. Thank goodness I had a brief second of sanity one day and took action to get help before it disappeared. There's no guarantee anyone will make it back from their next relapse.
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Originally Posted by Grungehead
Pulling for you Sohard and relieved that you didn't stay out there too long.
My last relapse started out like I imagine many do but ended up lasting 8 long years, with the last couple years living in a constant state of despair I saw no way out of. Thank goodness I had a brief second of sanity one day and took action to get help before it disappeared. There's no guarantee anyone will make it back from their next relapse.
My last relapse started out like I imagine many do but ended up lasting 8 long years, with the last couple years living in a constant state of despair I saw no way out of. Thank goodness I had a brief second of sanity one day and took action to get help before it disappeared. There's no guarantee anyone will make it back from their next relapse.
Never can we ever entertain-one single drink-Because one might as well be a million.
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Originally Posted by DarklingSong
Hope you are doing ok Sohard?
Support to you.
Support to you.
1. Continuing drinking is much harder than getting sober. So don't drink. This right now is relatively easy compared to the vicious drinking, hangover, craving, worrying cycle.
2. Soon, I'll accidentally kill myself or, worse, someone else if I continue to drink. Things were getting awfully out of control before I initially quit, and I slipped back in frighteningly easily.
3. Just don't drink right now. Worry about later...later. Just don't drink right now. Then the days will add up and get easier.
I remind myself of these 3 things over and over.
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Originally Posted by BullDog777
I can relate to that one. I remember saying to myself, "I'll only stay out a week. Then it's right back to recovery." Four years later I'm fighting for my life in the ICU in the hospital.
Never can we ever entertain-one single drink-Because one might as well be a million.
Never can we ever entertain-one single drink-Because one might as well be a million.
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Originally Posted by Grungehead
Pulling for you Sohard and relieved that you didn't stay out there too long.
My last relapse started out like I imagine many do but ended up lasting 8 long years, with the last couple years living in a constant state of despair I saw no way out of. Thank goodness I had a brief second of sanity one day and took action to get help before it disappeared. There's no guarantee anyone will make it back from their next relapse.
My last relapse started out like I imagine many do but ended up lasting 8 long years, with the last couple years living in a constant state of despair I saw no way out of. Thank goodness I had a brief second of sanity one day and took action to get help before it disappeared. There's no guarantee anyone will make it back from their next relapse.
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Great job on getting through dinner and on to Day 3!
I wonder (for you and for me) what it would be like to imagine ourselves today as being at Day 103? Time is relative, I think... any day that's not 0 could be a day of any number, maybe.
Just a thought.
I wonder (for you and for me) what it would be like to imagine ourselves today as being at Day 103? Time is relative, I think... any day that's not 0 could be a day of any number, maybe.
Just a thought.
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Originally Posted by Obladi
Great job on getting through dinner and on to Day 3!
I wonder (for you and for me) what it would be like to imagine ourselves today as being at Day 103? Time is relative, I think... any day that's not 0 could be a day of any number, maybe.
Just a thought.
I wonder (for you and for me) what it would be like to imagine ourselves today as being at Day 103? Time is relative, I think... any day that's not 0 could be a day of any number, maybe.
Just a thought.
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