regret. not worth it. back to day one.
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regret. not worth it. back to day one.
If i would have made it through the night i would have been one week sober. I had a bottle of my drink of choice in the house for the whole time and for no reason at all decided to have two drinks tonight. Sitting here pissed at myself and now know im probably going to be up for hours and get a bad nights rest. At leat i stoped and surprisingly do not want to go have more as it would take me 8 more drinks to get drunk. I just poured it all down the drain but still feel very guilty and much more anxious than if i would have just not had any at all. Well...felt the need to post..
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I'm glad you made it back Higgins - thats the main thing.
A lot of found this stopping drinking wasn't very easy - but at elast you have some idea of what to look out for now
Did you have any support besides SR?
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A lot of found this stopping drinking wasn't very easy - but at elast you have some idea of what to look out for now
Did you have any support besides SR?
D
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Chalk it up to experience.
Now you know to get rid of not some, not most, but all of the alcohol in your home. Take out the "garbage" as if the Police were coming over to inspect it. Remind yourself why you're here and you'll take your sobriety more seriously. Then forgive yourself and move on. The last thing you want to do is let too much of yesterday, into today.
I'll be praying for you.
Chalk it up to experience.
Now you know to get rid of not some, not most, but all of the alcohol in your home. Take out the "garbage" as if the Police were coming over to inspect it. Remind yourself why you're here and you'll take your sobriety more seriously. Then forgive yourself and move on. The last thing you want to do is let too much of yesterday, into today.
I'll be praying for you.
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Originally Posted by higgins27 
If i would have made it through the night i would have been one week sober. I had a bottle of my drink of choice in the house for the whole time and for no reason at all decided to have two drinks tonight. Sitting here pissed at myself and now know im probably going to be up for hours and get a bad nights rest. At leat i stoped and surprisingly do not want to go have more as it would take me 8 more drinks to get drunk. I just poured it all down the drain but still feel very guilty and much more anxious than if i would have just not had any at all. Well...felt the need to post..
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When I was still struggling to quit I would have never stopped at 2 or poured it down the drain, so I really respect your decision to do that. It isn't easy.
Just move on and forgive yourself.
Plan what you will do instead next time you are tempted.
Just move on and forgive yourself.
Plan what you will do instead next time you are tempted.
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"for no reason at all decided to have two drinks tonight"-
That is at the core of having a drinking problem- we never need a reason to drink, and no reason can justify our drinking, we just do it because we are hooked, and realizing that is an important step to sobriety. Keep at it
That is at the core of having a drinking problem- we never need a reason to drink, and no reason can justify our drinking, we just do it because we are hooked, and realizing that is an important step to sobriety. Keep at it
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