Day 9
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Day 9
Day 9 is done, no cravings at all, which pleases me to no end. Every day is another opportunity to drink, or to be sober. I know I only have control over that first beer. On my bike ride home from work this AM I "played the tape forward", and it is obvious, that, even if I didn't really overdo it (which really doesn't happen), I would feel like garbage the next day, physically, mentally and spiritually. So.....why do it? Easy for me to say now, I know, without cravings. Maybe they will never come...but if they do, I'm working on being able to quash them.
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Hi Fortress. I agree with you in that even on the days when I had some controlled drinking with the help of medicinal cannabis, I still felt out of it the next day. Plus, the addiction was set forth and I eventually had a day of out of control drinking and did crazy, unacceptable behavior. The key is to avoid that whole cycle by staying away from the first drink. After time, I know from my previous sobrieties that it gets easier to stay away. I am just vulnerable to restarting that cycle because I am only on Day 10 today, and so I have to stay vigilant.
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For me, relapse always came when I started feeling good about my recovery. Started thinking that if this time I just have a pint or two, I can keep it at that. Never worked, of course.
I think now the trick for us is to never let ourselves get complacent. Never let ourselves think "ooh, I've got it nicked now, a couple won't do no harm". That's the point the cravings start, and from there its all over but the puking.
I think now the trick for us is to never let ourselves get complacent. Never let ourselves think "ooh, I've got it nicked now, a couple won't do no harm". That's the point the cravings start, and from there its all over but the puking.
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That is awesome, 9 days without a drink.
When I think back to that time, I remember beginning to see all the triggers for drinking that I never realized existed.
Once, early in sobriety, I felt confident about my ability to stay sober.
I made the mistake of thinking I could visit friends in a bar on a Friday night. It turned out a very brief visit. I left that bar understanding the incredible power of addiction.
It is the first drink. One is too many and fifty aren't enough.
When I think back to that time, I remember beginning to see all the triggers for drinking that I never realized existed.
Once, early in sobriety, I felt confident about my ability to stay sober.
I made the mistake of thinking I could visit friends in a bar on a Friday night. It turned out a very brief visit. I left that bar understanding the incredible power of addiction.
It is the first drink. One is too many and fifty aren't enough.
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