Things are better...
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Things are better...
As you know there are no guarantees with trying to dry out - it's an unpredictable process...
I had a few drinks this morning and into the afternoon to try and wean myself off a bit - wasn't drinking to get drunk but to stave off the horrible feelings...
I feel much better today and I think I'll be able to make it through the night without getting drunk...
If I manage that, tomorrow will be much, much easier and I will not have to drink tomorrow, the next day and so on...
Yesterday was grim, but I'm beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel!!!
I had a few drinks this morning and into the afternoon to try and wean myself off a bit - wasn't drinking to get drunk but to stave off the horrible feelings...
I feel much better today and I think I'll be able to make it through the night without getting drunk...
If I manage that, tomorrow will be much, much easier and I will not have to drink tomorrow, the next day and so on...
Yesterday was grim, but I'm beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel!!!
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Originally Posted by Reubena 
Keep at it RK. I am glad things are better for you today.
I'll keep at it if you will...
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Originally Posted by Astro
Keep posting, persevering, and checking in RK. Glad to see you're making an effort to stay sober.
Haven't drank since this afternoon and normally I get really anxious but not today, and that's usually a sign that I'll make it through the night without booze...
If I make it through the night, there will be no problem for me with tomorrow but a different battle will take place to try and convince myself I can never touch a drink again, because I know at some point or other I will trick myself into thinking I'll be able to get away with one or two drinks like a regular user of alcohol...
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It's the mental obsession and the insanity of the disease that tells me it's OK to have just one or two. The problem is, that was never enough. I now understand that I can never safely take another drink again, to drink is to die. No thanks.
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Originally Posted by Astro
It's the mental obsession and the insanity of the disease that tells me it's OK to have just one or two. The problem is, that was never enough. I now understand that I can never safely take another drink again, to drink is to die. No thanks.
Those 1 or 2 drinks almost always turn into a vicious circle that can last for weeks and is getting harder and harder to break...
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Originally Posted by RK2007
because I know at some point or other I will trick myself into thinking I'll be able to get away with one or two drinks like a regular user of alcohol... 
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Originally Posted by Reubena
I can relate to that fear, too. That has been my m.o. in the past. I have stayed sober for a week a few times, but then I think that I can have a glass of wine and be ok. Well, one glass of wine for me ALWAYS equals a bottle or two. I do not plan on drinking tonight and that will be VERY beneficial for me in my struggles tomorrow.
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