ValThistle

I'm on my way out to dinner with my husband and son. All I can think about is ordering alcohol. Any kind. It has been a wonderful 12 days but MAN, am I having a hard time right now. Not sure how I am going to do this. If I can just get my "go to" drink of seltzer, cranberry juice and a lime in front of me, I will be ok. Please let me be strong enough for this......

Soberwolf

Your strong enough

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entropy1964

Well if you're an alcoholic I sure hope you don't. Grab a Starbucks mango/green tea before and bring it in with you. Or whatever suits your fancy

Volshen

Don't do it ... I had 11 or so days .. most I had ever had and drank.. it's been so hard trying to get back there ... not worth it ..

ZenLifter

Hang in there . Think ahead to what will happen if you do drink, and how you'll feel later. Never worth it.

least

Don't blow it now! It gets better, and easier, the longer you stay sober. Just stay strong and keep your eyes on the prize.

luvmygirls

I'm right there with you at 12 days. Mentally, skip over the first 1-2 drinks to that awful, familiar feeling of just wanting MORE. It's so awful, and not worth it at all.

SoberJohn

Gets some food in your belly. Bread, appetizers, anything and that should shut dow the AV long enough to enjoy the seltzer.

Winslow

Days 11 to 15 were always hard during my many quits,I dunno why,my advice is eat,eat,eat,drink water,water,water! You'll be too full for any alcohol

ValThistle

I made it. Had my seltzer and it was refreshing. No booze. BONUS: Going out to dinner is so much cheaper without alcohol!!! That was my first post, but I have been glued to this site every night. It really helps. Thank you for the support. It means the world to me and keeps me strong.
Valerie

earlyriser

Happy day! Glad to read this!

Earlyriser

D122y

Valeriee,

This place works. Stay clean for a few more days and the anxiety will really ramp up.

After a few months, your av might think...I have done great..I can have a few...

......that is a relapse....it resets your progress to below 0...it gets harder and harder to quit...

Humans we're not designed to drink booze. It damages our brain for a long, long time.

Stay clean.

BaldDaddyO

Seltzer and cranberry is key. Do it for your kids....

Mountainmanbob

12 days sober is a lot of sober days to give up.
Be strong and you'll feel better about your discission made tomorrow.
I still remember when it was hard to get 12 hours.
Mountainmanbob

ValThistle

That is very true...one is too many and never enough.

thomas11

Glad you passed the test. It demonstrates you are serious about quitting. There will be more, so be prepared.

ValThistle

Been here before. Put myself in rehab in 2013. Stayed sober for 4 months after I got out. Since then, I have made 2 more attempts in which I lasted about 30 days each. I gave up on myself after that. Finally, after trying to drink my way out of rock bottom last Friday (this never works, as we all know) I put the poison down. I am tired of lying to myself. Tired of waking up sick and repeating the insanity over and over again. Right now, I am truly present. That is pretty great.

lovetolisten

Good job, and thanks for the inspiration. I too tend to lose steam after about the 2 week mark. But it gets worse and worse everytime. There is no such thing as one or two anymore. Ordering that "one little glass of wine/cocktail" is as good as 7, 8, 9, 10 drinks and a spiral back into madness/disappointment/self-loathing, etc.