Tempted to drink
bona fido dog-lover
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: SF Bay area, CA
Posts: 99,746
Don't do it!! Please don't do it! You don't want to have to start all over again, going thru withdrawals and all the misery w/d brings. 
Don't give in now. Think of how much better you'll feel tomorrow if you stay sober tonight.
You know where drinking will take you, and it's not a nice place.
Stay strong!
Don't give in now. Think of how much better you'll feel tomorrow if you stay sober tonight.
You know where drinking will take you, and it's not a nice place.
Stay strong!
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,805
Just don't. Even if it means going to bed early, do not drink. I have found that my urges/cravings (which are now very few and far between) last at most 10-15 minutes. I am always happy and relieved that I didn't drink when the craving passed, especially in the morning, after a delicious healthy night's sleep!
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Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1,219
Don't do it! Yes, think about the morning....how do you want to feel in the morning? Miserable, tired, defeated? I doubt that....do you want to feel proud, strong and hopeful?....one way to do that...don't drink!
You can do it...just please don't pick up...you are worth the fight!
You can do it...just please don't pick up...you are worth the fight!
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 8,637
hey.... well done, 'picking up the phone'.
You reached out and that's one of your greatest weapons with this thing.
A) Don't do it
B) Read the "One Good Sober Thing" thread...
C) Add One Good Sober Thing.
D) Repeat
We're here with ya.
You reached out and that's one of your greatest weapons with this thing.
A) Don't do it
B) Read the "One Good Sober Thing" thread...
C) Add One Good Sober Thing.
D) Repeat
We're here with ya.
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: liverpool, england
Posts: 1,708
if you still have doubts about being an alcoholic or that you have a drink problem then please go ahead and drink and come back when you think or feel you have reached a point were it is a problem in your life, then you might be ready for the help people would give to you
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 3,062
It won't be worth it because tomorrow will come and you will be hungover and feel like dirt physically and mentally. Go to bed and let this day end. It's always worse at night and sooooooooo much better in the morning.
bona fido dog-lover
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: SF Bay area, CA
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Originally Posted by desypete 
if you still have doubts about being an alcoholic or that you have a drink problem then please go ahead and drink and come back when you think or feel you have reached a point were it is a problem in your life, then you might be ready for the help people would give to you
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: San Diego
Posts: 4,451
Listen to AlliH; pretty much says it all. That would be you tomorrow. Me, too. Folks like us can't enjoy a drink, because we know it's a one-way ticket to regret. The good news? That means you're not missing anything. The whole concept of "enjoying a drink" is an illusion, the remnant of a memory that our addictions use to trick us into doing something we really don't want to do.
You and Alli both deserves kudos for being here tonight, for doing exactly what you're both doing.
You and Alli both deserves kudos for being here tonight, for doing exactly what you're both doing.
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: fl
Posts: 84
Your name says it all, stay strong!!! The craving will pass, it's not worth it. Guilt, regret, and misery don't feel good. Strength, clarity, and triumph feel way better. So good that you posted first. You got this
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: liverpool, england
Posts: 1,708
Originally Posted by least
Advising someone to go back out and drink isn't very helpful. We're here to promote recovery, not relapse.
i will help anyone who needs help but there is not point in pussyfooting around if someone isnt ready
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Richmond VA
Posts: 10
I don't like a lot of the sayings in AA, but I find "play the tape to the end" to the helpful. Think about what happens when and after you drink. The bad decisions or actions you may take, the hangover, the regret. Hang in there!
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: German Village, Columbus with my love ♥
Posts: 88,375
Originally Posted by ReadyAndAble
Listen to AlliH; pretty much says it all. That would be you tomorrow. Me, too. Folks like us can't enjoy a drink, because we know it's a one-way ticket to regret. The good news? That means you're not missing anything. The whole concept of "enjoying a drink" is an illusion, the remnant of a memory that our addictions use to trick us into doing something we really don't want to do.
You and Alli both deserves kudos for being here tonight, for doing exactly what you're both doing.
You and Alli both deserves kudos for being here tonight, for doing exactly what you're both doing.
I can only say ditto, to every single word!
Proud of you StayStrong ~ you reached out. And rode the wave.
Sleep well. (((hug)))
Love Venus xx
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,313
Originally Posted by desypete
if they dont want to stay sober my friend then nothing you can say will change it with all the best will in the world you can not keep anyone sober they have to want it themselves and if they dont want it then there just not ready
i will help anyone who needs help but there is not point in pussyfooting around if someone isnt ready
i will help anyone who needs help but there is not point in pussyfooting around if someone isnt ready
People are here because they want to quit.
They want to hear our experience, our stories, our hope.
They want to be inspired and helped and understood.
If you feel you can make a call on who's ready or not, then you're a better man that I - but hey thats not unlikely...
maybe just don't post anymore to anyone who you feel will 'waste your time'....
D
: Good for you for reaching out for support and encouragement instead of reaching for a drink.
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