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Day 4
Slept very poorly last night. Exhausted this afternoon and having a bad day at work. I feel like every bit of willpower is being tested today i just want to go home and get tanked.
Slept very poorly last night. Exhausted this afternoon and having a bad day at work. I feel like every bit of willpower is being tested today i just want to go home and get tanked.
You can have reasons, or you can have results, but you can't have both.
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Don't do it!
Do you have strategies for fighting cravings?
Don't go back to Day 1! If you don't quite have all the anti-booze tools you need yet, let's get you some more. But in any case, using is not an option.
Can you post back and let us know how you're making out?
Do you have strategies for fighting cravings?
Don't go back to Day 1! If you don't quite have all the anti-booze tools you need yet, let's get you some more. But in any case, using is not an option.
Can you post back and let us know how you're making out?
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Congratulations on 4 days csaw
If you get tanked up you KNOW you will feel ten times worse Friday morning. You only want a drink, you don't need one. Suggest you do something to take your mind of booze this evening, movie etc
If you get tanked up you KNOW you will feel ten times worse Friday morning. You only want a drink, you don't need one. Suggest you do something to take your mind of booze this evening, movie etc
You can have reasons, or you can have results, but you can't have both.
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You're T. The T in HALT (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired).
You don't need alcohol to address the T (though that's what we tend to reach for). You just need relaxation and rest.
You don't need alcohol to address the T (though that's what we tend to reach for). You just need relaxation and rest.
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Hang in there csaw. No matter how hard it is, avoid that drink. You will eventually stop needing it, and then you will stop wanting it. It takes time, but imagine what it would feel like not to care that booze exists because it is irrelevant to you and your life. Hugs to you.
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Man this has been the hardest day yet by far. I got pretty emotional as I drove past the liquor store on the way home. I hate what alcohol was doing to me, and I'm not turning back, but still...it kinda feels like I lost my best friend.����
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Four days is great, I am sure you do not want to start over, as noted above it gets easier, recovery is not easy or everyone out there that knows or feels they have a problem would do it, those of us like you have good and bad days but we fight for our lives and we stay sober and we eventually give thanks waking up with a clear head and ready to fight the day. My last bout took probably ten days before I felt normal, still have crap happen but I have grown strong enough and my tool box of resources overflowing, I fight it off and it has little to no impact, we are all proud of you for what it's worth, it gets easier just hang in there and play the tape through.
You can have reasons, or you can have results, but you can't have both.
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Originally Posted by csaw1112 
Man this has been the hardest day yet by far. I got pretty emotional as I drove past the liquor store on the way home. I hate what alcohol was doing to me, and I'm not turning back, but still...it kinda feels like I lost my best friend.����
You and I both know that this friend/lover was out to get us. Sexy as hell, fun, charming, but never did us a bit of good. We gotta harden our hearts, walk away, and never look back!
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Everyone asks if i have a plan or strategy to stick to. So far I'm just keeping my distance from alcohol or any situation that might expose me to it, and its working. Sooner or later I know I will have to face it. I cant hide forever. Hopefully I will have it figured out by then.
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Hi csaw 
Some loves are toxic and so are some relationships - me and alcohol are one of them.
As for plans - please don't wing it.
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
It's not a great strain on mind body or time - just read the links and get an idea of what you can do - right now - to stay sober
Put a little time and forethought in - you'll be SO glad you did
D
Some loves are toxic and so are some relationships - me and alcohol are one of them.
As for plans - please don't wing it.
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
It's not a great strain on mind body or time - just read the links and get an idea of what you can do - right now - to stay sober
Put a little time and forethought in - you'll be SO glad you did
D
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4 days- you can do this. Don't think about tomorrow only think about Today. Today is NO different than the last 4 and you didn't drink then. On Day at a Time. I'm sober 31 days and am NOT drinking today. Tomorrow will take care of itself.
Commit to not drinking one day-Today. Make a plan now to do something after work or when you usually start drinking. It has worked for me. Maybe an AA meeting.
Commit to not drinking one day-Today. Make a plan now to do something after work or when you usually start drinking. It has worked for me. Maybe an AA meeting.
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You can do it but willpower is not something you can depend on. If it was willpower lots of addicts/alcoholics would have been able to stop on their own throughout the years. Its ok not to be into meetings, let this sie be your meeting. Let all the great people here be your support when you feel that you are close to going back. Best wishes John.
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