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Originally Posted by Hevyn 
You've learned a lot because of the relapse. That's how it was for me, too. I guess I needed further convincing. No more experimenting with 'social drinking'. It is absolutely not possible for me to control or moderate once that first drink goes down. All my resolve & determination abandons me, & I'm left looking for the next drink, and the next. This never has to happen to us again.
Glad you are feeling optimistic & determined.
Glad you are feeling optimistic & determined.
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Originally Posted by 12877
Oh yeah I learned a lesson and then some. It's funny and i haven't mention this and even though I was repulsed at the sheer thought of drinking again subconsciously after the fourth year of my sobriety I was like "hmm maybe if I go long enough things will reset and then i could drink normally again!" Haha i was so wrong. When I relapsed alcohol was like" yeah I'll give him a couple months" and just like that almost got me! Close call for sure!
I quit drinking for 18 years. Started back up with a glass of wine at a Happy Hour. Within a few months I was back to a daily glass or three of wine. In time I was drinking at the levels which caused me to quit the first time. I had to quit again and now I'm at nearly 10 years sober since I quit this second time. I won't make that same mistake ever again. Never that first glass.
It's the first drink that opens the door to the crazy.
That's why I say, "Never forget."
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I could not stay clean and sober until I fully committed to the recovery program of Alcoholics Anonymous and I have come to conclude that there is a type of alcoholic for whom -- like me -- AA is the only solution. Of course, I have no way of knowing whether you are that type of alcoholic but I hope you'll keep an open mind about it. Feel free to PM me if you want to chat more about that.
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Originally Posted by novips
I could not stay clean and sober until I fully committed to the recovery program of Alcoholics Anonymous and I have come to conclude that there is a type of alcoholic for whom -- like me -- AA is the only solution. Of course, I have no way of knowing whether you are that type of alcoholic but I hope you'll keep an open mind about it. Feel free to PM me if you want to chat more about that.
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Originally Posted by biminiblue
This is what happens. To every one of us who have become problem drinkers and then, "Give it another try."
I quit drinking for 18 years. Started back up with a glass of wine at a Happy Hour. Within a few months I was back to a daily glass or three of wine. In time I was drinking at the levels which caused me to quit the first time. I had to quit again and now I'm at nearly 10 years sober since I quit this second time. I won't make that same mistake ever again. Never that first glass.
It's the first drink that opens the door to the crazy.
That's why I say, "Never forget."
I quit drinking for 18 years. Started back up with a glass of wine at a Happy Hour. Within a few months I was back to a daily glass or three of wine. In time I was drinking at the levels which caused me to quit the first time. I had to quit again and now I'm at nearly 10 years sober since I quit this second time. I won't make that same mistake ever again. Never that first glass.
It's the first drink that opens the door to the crazy.
That's why I say, "Never forget."
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Originally Posted by biminiblue
This is what happens. To every one of us who have become problem drinkers and then, "Give it another try."
I quit drinking for 18 years. Started back up with a glass of wine at a Happy Hour. Within a few months I was back to a daily glass or three of wine. In time I was drinking at the levels which caused me to quit the first time. I had to quit again and now I'm at nearly 10 years sober since I quit this second time. I won't make that same mistake ever again. Never that first glass.
It's the first drink that opens the door to the crazy.
That's why I say, "Never forget."
I quit drinking for 18 years. Started back up with a glass of wine at a Happy Hour. Within a few months I was back to a daily glass or three of wine. In time I was drinking at the levels which caused me to quit the first time. I had to quit again and now I'm at nearly 10 years sober since I quit this second time. I won't make that same mistake ever again. Never that first glass.
It's the first drink that opens the door to the crazy.
That's why I say, "Never forget."
I saw plenty of videos about sobriety on YT and one of the guys had 20 relapses. 20! If he counted them, that's because he wanted to be free from alcohol on the 1st try. And he failed 19 times! But kept going and seems that he got it this time.
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Originally Posted by biminiblue
How are you, 12877? You still with us?
I think I'm going to try to be a lot healthier from this point on. It's things like this that bring happiness to me.
It's nice not having to wake feeling like hell haha.
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