Kablume

I got a few months sobriety and then started drinking again. I am now 4 days sober. I am hoping you'll have me back and help me do this right. I can't do this alone. I am reaching out for any help. Thanks.......

least

Welcome back! Glad you're back on the wagon trying again.

KenL

Welcome back, Kablume. I hope you stay and become a regular part of SR so that all may benefit from what you have to contribute. Congratulations on your 4 days of sobriety.

Taking5

Welcome back. There is great support here, however I highly recommend AA as well. Have you looked into AA?

CarolD

Good to know you are making a fresh start....
Welcome back to both SR and sobriety.

Emily2002

I've learned that part of what's kept me going on this path to sobriety is knowing that as embarrassed as I might be to eventually slip and fall, people here on the boards are just as willing to welcome me/us back into encouraging and understanding arms.

If we don't keep trying -- honestly putting everything we have into this, we'll never make it.

Hugs,

Liz

Anna

There is so much support and inspiration here, so keep reading and posting.

Tazman53

Welcome back Kablume. So what do you plan on doing differently this time to stay sober?

In AA we learn that doing the same thing over and over again leads to the same results over and over again! What ever you were doing for those 4 months was pretty good, but it would be a darn good idea to add to it to where you can go longer then 4 months this time.

keithj

'Right' is what keeps you sober and removes the desire to drink. I found that as long as that desire was tucked away in the back of my mind, there would always come a time when drinking either made sense (despite the inevitable consequences), or the consequences never crossed my mind.

So, 'right' for me was a spiritual awakening as the result of AA's 12 steps. It didn't matter that I didn't like the religious overtones, or didn't like the required confession of shortcomings, or didn't like making amends to those I had harmed. It doesn't matter that some of the required actions can still make me uncomfortable or I'd rather not do them.

'Right' is what works. After exhausting all of my other options of counseling, therapy, doctors, drugs, rehab, willpower, I was willing to try what others had shown to be succesful for them.

And sure enough, it worked for me as well.

Kablume

I am going to try AA this time. Thanks to all who posted.