tinyowl

Just been reading about people's accounts of falling off the wagon and it gave me the urge to drink. Logged into the chat room but no one's about. Feel like I'm being bloody tested... Grrr!

Meraviglioso

Don't do it tinyowl. I can tell you from experience it sucks big time. Stay strong. Stay strong. Stay strong. YOu will thank yourself later.

least

Don't drink!! For me it's the opposite. When I read of others falling off the wagon I'm even more inspired to stay sober.

Charlie117926

Stay away from it tinyowl. I fell off last night and I feel horrible today. The disappointment is wretched. Stay on the good path today. If I could take it all back from last night I would.

MIRecovery

There is always a reason to drink but none of them are good reasons. Just stay sober today and deal with tomorrow tomorrow

aasharon90

For each person that came into the rooms
of recovery, admitted they had an addiction
or drinking problem, to go back out and
test the waters or do some control drinking,
reappear to let me and others know that
alcohol still didn't work for them. That it's
just as live and well and kicking butts big
time.

With 24 yrs sobriety, each time I hear
this, it only confirms that alcohol hasn't
changed over the yrs. since I stopped
drinking and nor ever will.

I take it as I'm glad I don't have to go
out and try some control drinking because
and I learned how to live a sober life and
continue to live in recovery enjoying the
promises set down for us to enjoy for a
many more one day at a time I remain sober.

I also learned not to take all those folks
inventory who have returned to the drink
because that could have be me.

Today I choose not to drink.

So can you.

Nuway2fly

Hang in there, tinyowl. It's not the real YOU that has an urge to drink, or you wouldn't be here. It's just a trick from the old addictive mindset, so tell it to take a flying leap. You will be glad you did.

Nonsensical

Really? They are usually so full of misery they strengthen my resolve to stay sober.

Of course, in early sobriety the sun coming up in the morning was all my AV needed to give me an urge to drink. It gets better, hang in there!

mapp

Tinyowl, we're with you. Do something different fun or distracting....you know it's not worth how you'd feel afterward....

PurpleKnight

Hang in there tinyowl!!

Dee74

How are you doing tinyowl?

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tinyowl

Just woke up. It's morning here. I didn't do it. Logged onto the chat room a bit later. Distracted myself. Ate some food and watched Breaking Bad. Uff. Tough times. I don't even feel proud of myself (what's that all about?). Just a heavy sense of relief.

Thank you guys, if I would have been totally by myself I'd have been waking up with a hangover today. Thank you so much.

Dee74

Glad you made it through

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jezza

Well done Tinyowl.... That's a great feeling waking up knowing you didn't cave & not feeling like poo!!.. Keep at it!!

IOAA2

Hi. When I was drinking I could think of many reasons I wanted to drink because I wanted to drink more than I wanted to be sober. I needed sober motivation and it was pointed out, by example that continued drinking would end up in prison or hospitalization, death and or the continued feeling of despair. I don’t suffer well and was motivated to just stop drinking, simple but not always easy because if I’m drinking or not life still happens.

BE WELL

firstymer

Well, even if you are not proud of yourself for not drinking, WE are proud of you. Your strength gives strength to us. Thank you.