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Old 05-13-2016, 07:38 PM
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Lurker for a while. Just failed on day 2.

Had a hard time last night and this morning not drinking. Broke down again this afternoon.
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Old 05-13-2016, 07:41 PM
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I thought I passed the original garbage feelings. I actually got 4 hours of physical activity today. Then went downhill fast.
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Old 05-13-2016, 07:46 PM
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You'll find a lot of help here. The May 2016 class could really give you a lot of encouragement and direction.
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Old 05-13-2016, 07:47 PM
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I have flipped thought the forums but it sure is hard to say no. It's everywhere.
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Old 05-13-2016, 07:49 PM
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I worked so hard today I awarded my body with a booze buzz. How pathetic.
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Old 05-13-2016, 07:50 PM
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You're human. Addiction sucks. I still feel like I'm so new here, I hesitate to give advice. But I'm great at listening.
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Old 05-13-2016, 07:51 PM
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Keep trying. You will get there. Try and learn somthing from this.
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Old 05-13-2016, 07:52 PM
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Perhaps you could participate in posting more or join the weekend thread? Do you have any local support options you could try to help get started?
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Old 05-13-2016, 07:53 PM
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Any more suggestions on how to get through day 2and 3 ??? It's hard.
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Welcome ktm, You've found the right place if you want to quit drinking.
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Old 05-13-2016, 07:54 PM
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I have been lurking. If I am in the wrong spot. Tell me. I just signed up today.
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Old 05-13-2016, 07:54 PM
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I Need to stop drinking
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Old 05-13-2016, 07:56 PM
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I only ever make a day 1 or 2. How do I get over the hump?!?!?!
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Old 05-13-2016, 07:59 PM
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One day at a time. I'm 50. Had been drinking for a long time and trying to quit for years. When I realized I didn't have to think about anything more than just not drinking today, things got easier for me.
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Old 05-13-2016, 08:00 PM
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In sure you believe me.
Just looking for some advice for an older, newly divorced man.
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Old 05-13-2016, 08:02 PM
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How old were you with the divorce? I am 42.
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Old 05-13-2016, 08:05 PM
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The separation drove me right back into booze. Pathetic I guess
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Old 05-13-2016, 08:06 PM
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I can't eat,or sleep. Brutal.
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Have you been to an AA meeting?
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Old 05-13-2016, 08:14 PM
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Hey if the separation is new (less than 2 years) there might be a lot of stuff in your head and heart weighing you down.

Start filling up some big notebooks on how you are feeling, what's going through your mind, what drives you to the point of - yep I'm drinking.

Record the date and time of each entry. You will start to quickly see a pattern and the way of thinking you are caught in. Let the books fill up... Empty your heart and head of the old and current stuff to make space for new ways of thinking and feeling.

From this you can build a plan..

When ex texts - I grab a drink.. Now I turn phone off
When on my own I feel like crap so I grab a drink - now I go for a run/Hoover the house/clean the bathroom... Etc etc etc..

You are at the start... Make a plan my friend.
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