Don't try it
mergirl
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Paradise
Posts: 4,161
Don't try it
Seriously, if you are thinking after 1 month/3 months/6 months or what ever that you have mastered your addiction and can resume in moderation, DON'T TRY IT.
I quit just after christmas, after a terrible night of blackout drinking. I quit because my behavior that evening was deplorable.
My (ex) husband/landlord quit a week later out of support? or to prove alcohol didn't have a hold of him? or as a contest to see who could last the longest? I don't really know why he quit.
he started up again just after he hit 6 months (not that he was counting, or working a program, or had even acknowledged that there had ever been a problem).
He has been drinking from sun up til pass out since Friday morning. His color looks bad. He just stares at me with no comprehension if I try and ask about simple household things.
He is as sick or sicker than I have ever seen him.
I am now planning for emergency evacuate mode.
It can happen, just like that.
Guard, nurture and be grateful every moment for your sobriety.
I quit just after christmas, after a terrible night of blackout drinking. I quit because my behavior that evening was deplorable.
My (ex) husband/landlord quit a week later out of support? or to prove alcohol didn't have a hold of him? or as a contest to see who could last the longest? I don't really know why he quit.
he started up again just after he hit 6 months (not that he was counting, or working a program, or had even acknowledged that there had ever been a problem).
He has been drinking from sun up til pass out since Friday morning. His color looks bad. He just stares at me with no comprehension if I try and ask about simple household things.
He is as sick or sicker than I have ever seen him.
I am now planning for emergency evacuate mode.
It can happen, just like that.
Guard, nurture and be grateful every moment for your sobriety.
bona fido dog-lover
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: SF Bay area, CA
Posts: 99,787
I was thinking about this today when I realized just how much I have to make sobriety my first priority. How staying sober has to come before anything else, cause if I'm not sober I could lose everything I hold dear. Some relationships will have to be put on hold while I'm still newly sober, including me and my youngest daughter. She's been living here this summer but I may have to admit defeat and send her to live with her dad, as I can't take the stress of her being here. I love her but just can't live with her.
I will do what I have to do to guard my sobriety.
I will do what I have to do to guard my sobriety.
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Dancing in the Light
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Thanks for the post Gypsy Feet!
I think one of the reasons that I come here to SR every day, is because it inspires me and keeps things real.
Least,
Big hugs to you, as you move forward with your recovery. Know that you are doing the right thing by putting yourself first.
I think one of the reasons that I come here to SR every day, is because it inspires me and keeps things real.
Least,
Big hugs to you, as you move forward with your recovery. Know that you are doing the right thing by putting yourself first.
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