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40 days
It's been 40 days since I started this journey. 40 days since I've stopped drinking. I had one little slip but didn't let that affect my sobriety. I only had a couple then stopped. It was more like a reminder as to why I don't drink. I didn't get drunk nor did I continue to drink on this day in question. Some of you might think that I should start over on counting my days but like I said, it was more of a reminder. Can't believe I was able to quit. Just don't want to drink anymore. I was drinking daily, everywhere I went. For years. Tried to quit for years. I thought it was going to be hard. But the reality is, it wasn't.
For the newcomers that might read into my slip as possibly being able to moderate, please don't take it this way. I had a couple and realized, this is stupid. I don't need beer to enjoy company and a bonfire. I didn't drink anymore after my little slip, it was pointless. But if I hadn't felt that way, I guarantee you I would've gotten smashed and had a horrible hangover.
So glad to be where I'm at right now. It's a beautiful day.
For the newcomers that might read into my slip as possibly being able to moderate, please don't take it this way. I had a couple and realized, this is stupid. I don't need beer to enjoy company and a bonfire. I didn't drink anymore after my little slip, it was pointless. But if I hadn't felt that way, I guarantee you I would've gotten smashed and had a horrible hangover.
So glad to be where I'm at right now. It's a beautiful day.
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Originally Posted by Jillian2563 
I had one little slip but didn't let that affect my sobriety.
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Originally Posted by strategery
You need to be honest with yourself, so you can learn from this experience versus dismiss it. I've been where you're at and yes it sucks to slip. Even if you don't want to admit it, picking up those drinks impacted your sobriety. You have made a lot of progress, but to make further progress, you need to think about what led you to picking up those drinks. I look forward to hearing about you getting even more days. Keep up the great work!
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Jillian,
i find it confusing when a person says drinking didn't affect their sobriety. drinking is a breaking of ongoing sobriety.
the idea of a couple of drinks being a reminder why a person doesn't drink is easily an invitation to more of the same and illogical.
if that were so, what would stop us/you/me from having a few drinks here and there to remind ourselves not to drink? it would be a good thing to do, for the reminder value.
my experience is that only squarely looking at and accepting the facts and not allowing myself to rationalize any return to a drink or ten led me to ongoing sobriety.
i find it confusing when a person says drinking didn't affect their sobriety. drinking is a breaking of ongoing sobriety.
the idea of a couple of drinks being a reminder why a person doesn't drink is easily an invitation to more of the same and illogical.
if that were so, what would stop us/you/me from having a few drinks here and there to remind ourselves not to drink? it would be a good thing to do, for the reminder value.
my experience is that only squarely looking at and accepting the facts and not allowing myself to rationalize any return to a drink or ten led me to ongoing sobriety.
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Originally Posted by fini
Jillian, i find it confusing when a person says drinking didn't affect their sobriety. drinking is a breaking of ongoing sobriety. the idea of a couple of drinks being a reminder why a person doesn't drink is easily an invitation to more of the same and illogical. if that were so, what would stop us/you/me from having a few drinks here and there to remind ourselves not to drink? it would be a good thing to do, for the reminder value. my experience is that only squarely looking at and accepting the facts and not allowing myself to rationalize any return to a drink or ten led me to ongoing sobriety.
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