Tailai

sobersophie

That is understandable. I don't really have any advice but I know you can do it.

Look after yourself. Eat something delicious. You have got this x

Dee74

You know how they say we have nothign to fear but gear itself? that's pretty much true.

I used to drink all day everyday - I had no confidence I could stay sober - but I did, day after day - I worked at it and I made decisions that reflected my desire to be sober.

(Over time it got a lot easier too )

It really is true we never have to drink again if we don;t want to - you hold the reins Tailai

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Tonymblue

Congratulations. Great job on 7 months. I know the feeling. I’m always afraid of another slip up. Hang in there. You can do it.

FlawedNFntastic

I messed my first real go at sobriety up at 7 months. And then when it came around again I was afraid of it. But it's just a day, or a week, or a month. Do whatever you need to do to get through that day, week, or month sober. You can do it. And then when it's in your rearview mirror, hopefully you'll be like, "Hey, it was just a day. I didn't need to worry about it. I've got this!"

Have faith in yourself and know that others have faith in you, too.

Best of luck, and congrats on your sober time!

August252015

That's great and thank you for sharing! Both the accomplishment and the concern - because we all have some fear, anxiety, whatever it is specific to us, at times.

I apologize if I missed it but I can't recall what you are doing to stay sober this time? I have found that in times of any challenges (mental, or literal, or self-imposed for sure since that's how my alcoholic brain can work ) doing MORE of what I do to be in recovery is the best way to stay that way, and to calm my worries down along the way. For me, that means reaching out to more people or more (AA) meetings, or telling my husband specifically what is going on, or napping or yoga or....ice cream for dinner even

Glad you are here!

Robbie64

Is there some trigger at about 7/8 months that you can think of?

The usual common triggers often seem to be the 3s - 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months. As you are able to do 7 months I'm curious what happens at that point. It's a long period of sobriety to give up.

Anna

I think you will find that, each day of sobriety, will give you a bit more confidence. Remember how far you've come and what you've accomplished.

WhoDeyPI

7 months is great. But not good enough. You don't want me to catch up, do you? Just don't drink. You got this!!!!

Tailai

Thank you all - what's helpful here is it's getting me thinking as you say - what is it about 7 months? What is happening? How are you staying sober for a decent amount of time and then BAM? I have to go back to the concept that rings the most true to me - exercise. I must keep up the exercise routine.

Dee74

staying fit is good but what if you you get injured or something?

I think it's likely it's not just slacking off of exercise that gets you drinking again??

what things do you do specifically for your recovery and to stay a non drinker?

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