Craving is coming on hard today
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
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The insanity of alcoholism. You wouldn't listen to a insane person. So don't listen to the insane alcoholic voice. You've committed to sobriety, right? So there can never be an "OK" reason to drink.
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: East Coast
Posts: 1,906
Hang in there to all who are struggling. These cravings and compulsions don't last. Do something nice for yourself or go have some alcohol free fun like Sassy said and break the cycle.
It never has to feel this bad again. There is an amazing life waiting for every one of us who puts in the work.
It never has to feel this bad again. There is an amazing life waiting for every one of us who puts in the work.
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: fort worth tx
Posts: 1,373
ACCEPTANCE is the key here folks. You can't have alcohol anymore. Move on with your life. Quit dwelling on this crap. It's pointless. Counterproductive. It interrupts with your plan. Do you have one? Thinking about drinking should not be part of your plan on maintaining sobriety. In other words, get over it and get busy. You have to stay one step ahead of the disease, otherwise you lose. That's your choice.
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 6,262
Remember it's only one day at a time. Just focus on getting through the day. It's much easier with support like the fellowship of other alcoholics in AA. Get out of the house and do something, like jogging or fast walking. I promise you the cravings pass.
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Posts: 15,240
There will always be some sort of excuse,
reason, good or bad, that will tempt us to
pick up a drink or drug to numb, cope, satisfy
those craving for it.
Using a recovery program as a lifeline
can help anyone from getting back on
that merry go round of insanity or having
our misery refunded back to us.
I had to learn that in order to achieve
sobriety and all those perks that come
with it, I had to maintain a continuous
recovery life every single day using it
as a guideline in avoiding sinking deep
into the abys of addiction which can
result in insanity, jail and ultimately....
death.
When I wanted to drink, I used every
ounce of willingness to get in my car
and go to a meeting. And as a result
of doing so, I didn't drink nor haven't
for the past 27 yrs.
As simple as it sounds, going to a
meeting saved my butt a many a
times from going back to the hell
that came with my addiction.
Whatever it takes. Just do it. Make
a meeting if you are using the AA
program of recovery.
reason, good or bad, that will tempt us to
pick up a drink or drug to numb, cope, satisfy
those craving for it.
Using a recovery program as a lifeline
can help anyone from getting back on
that merry go round of insanity or having
our misery refunded back to us.
I had to learn that in order to achieve
sobriety and all those perks that come
with it, I had to maintain a continuous
recovery life every single day using it
as a guideline in avoiding sinking deep
into the abys of addiction which can
result in insanity, jail and ultimately....
death.
When I wanted to drink, I used every
ounce of willingness to get in my car
and go to a meeting. And as a result
of doing so, I didn't drink nor haven't
for the past 27 yrs.
As simple as it sounds, going to a
meeting saved my butt a many a
times from going back to the hell
that came with my addiction.
Whatever it takes. Just do it. Make
a meeting if you are using the AA
program of recovery.
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Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 116
Hi Dee,
Struggling is the best way to put it. Alcohol is an excuse to escape and I have to avoid it. But this isn’t easy. I love this site and read a LOT as it helps me. But wow, there is a reason it is called a disease.
Struggling is the best way to put it. Alcohol is an excuse to escape and I have to avoid it. But this isn’t easy. I love this site and read a LOT as it helps me. But wow, there is a reason it is called a disease.
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 3,027
You won't struggle if you decide to be done forever.
Sure, you'll be battered about by life and won't have a clue how to deal with it like a responsible adult instead of like an alcoholic, but the decision takes a lot of the mental torture away.
"Should I or shouldn't I" get answered the day of the quit so there's no negotiation any more.
Sure, you'll be battered about by life and won't have a clue how to deal with it like a responsible adult instead of like an alcoholic, but the decision takes a lot of the mental torture away.
"Should I or shouldn't I" get answered the day of the quit so there's no negotiation any more.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,445
I agree with sassy - I went into this fearing that it would always be as hard as it was at the start - but it's not.
The more things I faced, the stronger and more capable I became, and the less things I wanted to run away from
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The more things I faced, the stronger and more capable I became, and the less things I wanted to run away from
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Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Georgia
Posts: 421
Originally Posted by Stayingsassy 
You won't struggle if you decide to be done forever.
Sure, you'll be battered about by life and won't have a clue how to deal with it like a responsible adult instead of like an alcoholic, but the decision takes a lot of the mental torture away.
"Should I or shouldn't I" get answered the day of the quit so there's no negotiation any more.
Sure, you'll be battered about by life and won't have a clue how to deal with it like a responsible adult instead of like an alcoholic, but the decision takes a lot of the mental torture away.
"Should I or shouldn't I" get answered the day of the quit so there's no negotiation any more.
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