MrSerious

so ive been off work for 2 days and have been hammered the entire time. I just woke up after a nap and am currently pounding water. I feel like such an ass. So, today at 7pm est....is my new beginning for a sober 24 hours. I'll be back in touch.
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Dee74

Many of us several day ones Mr S...I had several hundred.
Think about what happened and what you can do differently next time....

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MTWildflower

Don't give up.

luckedog

Believe me when I tell you we have all been (are) where you are. Keep getting up,Fill your head with all the knowledge and positive reasons you need to live sober. Try to figure out what the "triggers" are that keep taking you down the wrong road. No need to beat yourself up. Listen to the advice from some of the people on this site and other places that have made it! Try AA, Take the 12 steps, read the big book, Try whatever it takes to get you where you want to be. There is plenty of support here & no one will judge you when you stumble.

least

I can't remember how many day Ones I had, but if a chronic relapser like me can make it to seven months, anyone can!

Fandy

remember how good you were starting to feel when you were sober for 3-4 days....you can do this and win

Anna

MrSerious, try to figure out what happened and use it as a learning tool. You can do this, and I'm glad you're back and trying.

MrSerious

thanks guys.

Mel8899

Done the same many times!! Just keep coming back! Don't give up!

Hevyn

Many people gave up on me when I kept slipping - but I finally proved them wrong. I can stay sober after a liftetime of drinking - and you can too. You didn't go off on a binge, you came back to tell about what happened. That in itself is progress.

artsoul

Hang in there Mr. S - I remember right before I finally joined SR and got sober I had several days of not drinking and then figured I'd just have one more "relaxing, couple-of-drinks" evening. Yeah, right! It turned into a 2-day-all-day drinking session. I don't think I even felt pleasantly buzzed - it was just that sick, half-anxious, back-to-withdrawals sensation. There was nothing relaxing or enjoyable about it, except for maybe the first couple of drinks out of 20.

It's been decades since I was able to stop after a couple - I don't know why I thought the hundred-thousanth time would be any different!

I'm glad you're still trying - cuz you CAN do it if you really want to!:ghug3

Balou

Every waking moment is a chance to turn it all around. At least you know what to expect, at least you are being honest, I am sure there are several people on here and elsewhere that are again on Day 1.

cat1961

MrSerious - I'm sorry about the 2-dayer but am glad that you came back here. I've had so many day ones I don't even want to think about it.

When you have that urge, there is tons of support here. You gotta remember how good it felt to be sober and that in itself should be enough to not drink.

I'm wrapping up Day 8 and am feeling reality once again. It's nice to be able to socialize with the outside world and not hide with my 12 pack and making the game plan on how I'll get the next one.

Hang in there Pal!

thirtybubba

I too have had so many times... heck, it's been a year of a couple weeks sober, a couple weeks not sober, a couple days sober, a couple days not sober, ...etc.

Learn from your mistakes, pick yourself back up, try again. One time, you're bound to get it... hopefully sooner rather than later.

Me, I finally made 30 days. So it is possible, even if it seems hopeless.

Take care now,
TB

thirtybubba

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