Starting over again!
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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Starting over again!
So I blew it again. I had a drink on Wednesday and felt horrible on Thursday. I Haven't one since and it is now Saturday so I have 2 1/2 dys on my belt. I need to get through the weekend. It is hard for me to stay sober when it is sunny and beautiful outside. It reminds me of all the beer and BBQ's. I am hopeful I will get through another day though. I am dissapointed with myself for doing this for soooo long. This off and on thing is infuriating me. I am also greatful that I have the opportunity to make it better one day at a time.
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: UK
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Hi Bliss,
Even 1 day sober means you've done it, so 2 1/2 days is excellent. You are already a non-drinker, so now you need to work on staying that way. Try to shift your perception away from one of 'getting through'; if you're 2 1/2 days down the line and not feeling too bad you're already 'through'. From now on you only ever need to stay sober for 1 day and that's the current one.
My best wishes are with you. Good luck.
Even 1 day sober means you've done it, so 2 1/2 days is excellent. You are already a non-drinker, so now you need to work on staying that way. Try to shift your perception away from one of 'getting through'; if you're 2 1/2 days down the line and not feeling too bad you're already 'through'. From now on you only ever need to stay sober for 1 day and that's the current one.
My best wishes are with you. Good luck.
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: western canada
Posts: 1,441
Hi Bliss...
Love your pseud.. ;o)
I am multi addicted... and when I started the program I could never get back to back abstinance on anything...and I was almost to the point of giving up when an oldtimer suggested I start marking my abstinant days on a calendar.
He told me to make my focus my successes and not my failures. So I went out and bought a bunch of little stickers... angels and such..
Every day... I got to put a sticker on for each of my addictions I was clean from.... around food, drugs and booze. It was a visual reminder of my goals... and as elementary as it sounds... some days the only thing that kept me clean was knowing I could put another sticker on my calender... lol
Anyway.. my point is ... it's progress .. not perfection... and every clean day is a day of honesty and growth. Cherish each one...
Love your pseud.. ;o)
I am multi addicted... and when I started the program I could never get back to back abstinance on anything...and I was almost to the point of giving up when an oldtimer suggested I start marking my abstinant days on a calendar.
He told me to make my focus my successes and not my failures. So I went out and bought a bunch of little stickers... angels and such..
Every day... I got to put a sticker on for each of my addictions I was clean from.... around food, drugs and booze. It was a visual reminder of my goals... and as elementary as it sounds... some days the only thing that kept me clean was knowing I could put another sticker on my calender... lol
Anyway.. my point is ... it's progress .. not perfection... and every clean day is a day of honesty and growth. Cherish each one...
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: God's Grace
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Helo Bliss. Beer and BBQ were big for me too. Now its just great to wake up on a sunny morning, feeling great, smelling the fresh moning air. Are you involved in any sort of recovery program? When I tried to stop on my own, I found myself in the cycle like you described. A few days or even weeks of sobriety, then drunk again....
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