meowychristmas

Hi All - Back here feeling a little shameful, but hopefully posting this will help. I was sober from alcohol for three months. The first month was really hard, but each month after got a little easier. Then I went to Italy...and the wine...Just a little sip I told myself...And actually I didn't drink in excess while I was there, but when I returned home, I was back to my binge drinking ways...with the most recent being last night. Of course now I have somewhat of a hangover, but most of all, I'm pissed at myself for not sticking to my sobriety. I didn't realize how just a few sips would allow me to spiral downward...again. Ugh. Anyway, thanks for reading and I'm happy to be back here. I'm happy that God has blessed me with another day to try again.

DangerZone

Well 3-months is a decent amount of time so clearly you can do it.

Just learn from your mistake and next time remember no alcohol at all. Not even a sip.

Remember for us alcoholics alcohol is like cocaine or heroin. Imagine if a cocaine/heroin addict said after 3-months clean when visiting another country 'I'm going to just do a small line, I'll be fine.' Or a heroin addict say 'I'm just going to shoot up a little. No big deal.'

We all know what would eventually happen.

stephengb

You tripped up on a new situation very easy when you think you are doing ok day to day. How are feeling, physically good or bad? Was it worth? Ingrain the negatives about the relapse into your thoughts.

january161992

awesome !

our choice is between miserable unhappy drunken drinking or not taking 1 drink

its the 1st drink that gets us drunk not the 10th or 20th

we cant get drunk if we dont take that 1st drink

and

IT GETS BETTER !!!

ardy

you can do it I know you can... Stand Tall and Hold that Line...

Frank14

This was probably a good thing, to be honest. It should reinforce the fact that most all of us can't drink even a little bit. You can draw on this experience down the road when you're in a similar situation, say 1 or 2 years and contemplating taking a drink.

BrandNewLife

Happened to me too. 2 months sober, then I went to visit from friends and had a few sips of beer - I should’ve recognized that I was in trouble and reached out. AV rationalized it as “Just a few sips! You’re not even buzzed! You HAVE to try this new pumpkin ale!”

Then the following weekend was my sister’s out of town bachellorette party. I really shouldn’t have gone. It was a whole weekend soaked in booze. I had 1 glass of wine each night, so AV slipped in and said, “see! You can moderate!’”

Got home and the binge drinking started again. Nothing too crazy, but the night before my day 1 I just kept opening them, 1 by 1 and downing them like water.

Never again. No more sips.

Hevyn

Hi Meowy - good to have you with us.

I did it too - thought I could have a few sips. I went right back to where I was before getting sober - only much, much worse. I vowed I'd never allow it to happen - but I lost control with that first experimental sip. You learned something - welcome back to your sober life.

Dee74

Welcome back

have you thought what you might do differently this time MC?

D