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Relapse perspective
I see some of you have now relapsed after what I would consider a significant length of time.
I think the main thing is not to beat yourselves up and start really feeling deppressed that will just accelerate the spiral down. Just say to yourselves I made a mistake I wish I had not done it but it has happened and can't be changed. All I can do is say I know I can do it again and get sober because I have done it before. Try to think positive!
I think the main thing is not to beat yourselves up and start really feeling deppressed that will just accelerate the spiral down. Just say to yourselves I made a mistake I wish I had not done it but it has happened and can't be changed. All I can do is say I know I can do it again and get sober because I have done it before. Try to think positive!
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My longest ive ever been sober was 34 days and that was 2 years ago.
on day 34 i was so adamant and enthusiastic. On day 35 I worked hard in the Yard on a hot day and happened to find a beer stashed away deep in the vegetable drawer. This beer was probably about 6 months old and i had completely forgotten about it, so it was not a setup, or a "just in case beer"
put simply that one beer knocked me off my sober wagon for 2 years.
I didn't drink afterward for 1 week, but the damage was done, I suddenly found myself in the
" i can be a normal drinker now, one won't hurt on a friday" stage.
And I also found its not as easy as "drink today, quit again tomorrow." I guess the shock of all the hard work going to waste over one beer puts a person into a " whats the point" mentality.
Those 2 years after that were the worst binge drink periods in my life. Just goes to show how dangerous the "stop and start" cycle can be,
on day 34 i was so adamant and enthusiastic. On day 35 I worked hard in the Yard on a hot day and happened to find a beer stashed away deep in the vegetable drawer. This beer was probably about 6 months old and i had completely forgotten about it, so it was not a setup, or a "just in case beer"
put simply that one beer knocked me off my sober wagon for 2 years.
I didn't drink afterward for 1 week, but the damage was done, I suddenly found myself in the
" i can be a normal drinker now, one won't hurt on a friday" stage.
And I also found its not as easy as "drink today, quit again tomorrow." I guess the shock of all the hard work going to waste over one beer puts a person into a " whats the point" mentality.
Those 2 years after that were the worst binge drink periods in my life. Just goes to show how dangerous the "stop and start" cycle can be,
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It's a sad truth that often when someone starts again they become worse than they were before. Dare we admit that perhaps we stayed sober a while in order to heal the liver a bit for another spell on the beer?
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Originally Posted by Highercall 
It's a sad truth that often when someone starts again they become worse than they were before. Dare we admit that perhaps we stayed sober a while in order to heal the liver a bit for another spell on the beer?
I don't want to come back out of the hole anymore. Which is why I'm not giving in should my AV come knocking.
Sucks to see good people fall off here.
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Originally Posted by Highercall
It's a sad truth that often when someone starts again they become worse than they were before. Dare we admit that perhaps we stayed sober a while in order to heal the liver a bit for another spell on the beer?
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