Brian316

Hi everyone my name's Brian and I am an alcoholic. I am currently 24 days sober. It's 1:21 pm on a Sunday afternoon and I am house sitting for some folks which has given me unlimited access to booze and the ability to get more. I have not taken the first drink or even looked at a bottle but this is hard. I need to call my soon to be ex wife (we are aeperated) but I almost feel like I need booze to talk to her. I need to get out of my head! Think I am going to head to an AA meeting. Anyone else have any suggestions?

foolsgold66

Do you have a friend to call that can help you remove the booze from the house temporarily until the owners return?????

doggonecarl

Here's a suggestion. There's an abundance of relapse posts today. Read those and ask yourself, "Do I want to undo the work of 24 days for the excuse that I need to drink to talk to my wife?"

sugarbear1

Put pen to paper and write down all of the negatives alcohol has made to your life.....

Mirage74

Struggling here too, and I don't even have any alcohol. I think it's that time of year. Go for a walk, if you can. Try not to even look at the alcohol. Drinking will only make it worse tomorrow!

onedayatatime31

Yeah, bro, I just relapsed myself and your gonna feel like **** if you do. As far as a better solution there must be but we are alcoholics, booze was are solution. I wish I would of just sat on my hands for the night. Got nothing accomplished this weekend.

Brian316

Thanks for the posts everyone. I've noticed the amount of relapse posts but I don't think I've read anyone saying they felt better since they drank? I made a meeting and will probably do another one tonight. I do feel better, I guess I didn't realize how tough early sobriety can be once I committed to not drinking. Onedayatatime is right, as an alcoholic, it's challenging to deal with situations I used to use booze to control and numb. But I am looking at it like a test and I guess maybe the more I pass the less likely I will be to fail. Thanks SR for the posts

least

I'm glad you made it to a meeting. Congrats on 24 days sober!