Those weeknd cravings
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Join Date: May 2016
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Those weeknd cravings
We all know this story, the sun's out, you finished work,its a lovely evening and the thought of a drink hits you slap bang in the face, you try to fight it but are finding it hard!
Why is so much harder over the weekend than it is during the week? I have noticed this alot recently , it really gets to me.
Why is so much harder over the weekend than it is during the week? I have noticed this alot recently , it really gets to me.
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Your addiction is making the association between drinking and having fun on the weekends. In reality, if your drinking was "fun" you wouldn't be seeking sobriety. If the thoughts have turned to cravings it might be because you've been entertaining the idea of drinking, that perhaps your problem wasn't that bad and perhaps you can resume "normal" weekend drinking.
Unlikely.
Unlikely.
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Try this & play the mental tape of your drinking when it's got to the seeking help point brother
We have the weekender thread here & chatroom mtn tonight 9pm est or you could go to a f2f mtn aa smart etc
Know it will pass and youl strenghten your sobriety by doing so each & every time
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...e-surfing.html
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-recovery.html
No matter do not drink & you won't stick it out with us you don't have to do it alone nor are you brother
We have the weekender thread here & chatroom mtn tonight 9pm est or you could go to a f2f mtn aa smart etc
Know it will pass and youl strenghten your sobriety by doing so each & every time
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...e-surfing.html
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-recovery.html
No matter do not drink & you won't stick it out with us you don't have to do it alone nor are you brother
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Join Date: Jun 2016
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I hate it too...Usually at quitting time on Friday, I couldn't get to the liquor store fast enough. And was excited to have the whole weekend to drink and do absolutely nothing else.
It is definitely hard not to "romanticize" it on the weekends.
I agree about playing the tape though. I am on Day 5 and the hell of Day 1 is starting to fade. But, I have to keep playing that tape over and over and over and over and over and over so I NEVER forget what Day 1 is like EVER again.
Hang in there
It is definitely hard not to "romanticize" it on the weekends.
I agree about playing the tape though. I am on Day 5 and the hell of Day 1 is starting to fade. But, I have to keep playing that tape over and over and over and over and over and over so I NEVER forget what Day 1 is like EVER again.
Hang in there
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Join Date: May 2016
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I can so relate to this. And I get so frustrated because all week I went through the monotony of work and life etc. looking forward to the weekend - and then on the weekend I end up sitting at home fighting the urge to drink and obsessing!!!! It's HORRIBLE!
HOWEVER - I have been sober for a significant period of time in the past and I can tell you it DOES get easier. It gets better - way better - to the point of drinking thoughts almost never showing up.
Time is the only solution I've found. Which is never the best answer for an alcoholic who constantly wants instant gratification - I know! Lol.
HOWEVER - I have been sober for a significant period of time in the past and I can tell you it DOES get easier. It gets better - way better - to the point of drinking thoughts almost never showing up.
Time is the only solution I've found. Which is never the best answer for an alcoholic who constantly wants instant gratification - I know! Lol.
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