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Old 08-20-2010, 12:48 PM
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Cheers Dave, I made it five days too!
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Old 08-20-2010, 12:50 PM
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well done phillips, how do you feel?
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Old 08-20-2010, 01:59 PM
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Congratulations Dave
You too Phillips

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Old 08-20-2010, 10:08 PM
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Yeah, good, thanks.

Saturday morning... Thing is, as we have young kids, AND I'm a light sleeper, I wake up very early most days. Now, when drinking this was not a good thing, ann I would envy anyone who could lay in bed all morning... well perhaps not envy (what a waste of time!), but I sure could do with some rest.

Point being that even sober I feel worn out let alone hammering myself with drink.
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Old 06-27-2011, 09:56 AM
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hi just popped in and read my old posts, makes me sad that i wrote so many positive things but whats happened since is just 1 drink after another, really hoped i could beat it and still want to but i dont know what it will take
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Old 06-27-2011, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by davewilson33 View Post
really hoped i could beat it and still want to but i dont know what it will take
First of all, don't be hard on yourself, just give it another go! It's an exceptional alcoholic who sobers up permanently on the first try. That's part of why it's such a bitch of a disease.

People are still here to listen and support you, if you are willing to keep coming back!



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Old 06-28-2011, 01:02 AM
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day 1 again!!! think i'll try my ginger ales again as they were really nice last year and as its so hot here in england it'll be better than tea!!!
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Old 06-28-2011, 01:21 AM
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Sorry about the day one....but glad you're back Dave

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Old 06-28-2011, 01:48 AM
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Hi Dave, so glad you are back and I'm so sorry about your Day 1 but as Laylady said, it's exceptional for any alcoholic (or any addict) to get it right on the very first try. It's been 10 long years for me struggling with everything from heroin to alcohol to pills. But I haven't lost hope, I still believe it is possible. I'm back to Day 3 myself going thru opiate w/d's so don't beat yourself up. You CAN do this and you are worth it.

I hope you have found a new dr. since...pissed me off to read that.

Anyway, I truly hope you find your recovery. We will always be here to listen and support you.

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Hey Dave, welcome back...
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I am with you Dave. Your story is my story man. Today is day one again for me. It's tough but not impossible. I will pray for you because I need all the blessings I can get.
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Old 06-28-2011, 07:55 AM
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thankyou every1, i went to the shop today and bypassed the beer and managed to get some ginger ale and lemonade, wasnt easy but i managed it !!
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Old 06-28-2011, 03:33 PM
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Welcome back - just keep taking it one day (hour) at a time and one ginger ale at a time ...... I couldn't think about not drinking forever and ever (didn't even want to quit, really), but I knew that I could get through the next minute and I just tried to keep it simple like that.

I spent a lot of time here and gave myself a break from worrying about all the crap I had to do. I also found that treating myself to something wonderful to eat each day gave me a little reward to focus on. I had tried every trick possible to keep drinking, so I decided to put my trickiness into getting sober!

Just glad you're back!:ghug3
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Old 06-29-2011, 08:11 AM
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doing ok 2day, had a few cups of tea and about 5 glasses of ginger ale and lemonade, suffering a bit from bad back pains the same as before, but apart from that feeling fine, heres to day 3 tommorow
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Old 06-29-2011, 08:32 AM
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Welcome back, stick around this time, it might help. Are you doing any recovery program like AA? When I tried to quit on my own I wasn't very successful at it.
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Old 06-29-2011, 09:00 AM
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no just trying on my own at the moment
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Old 06-30-2011, 03:30 AM
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doing well today, not many thoughts of drink, just stocked up with 4 1 litre bottles of ginger ale so ive plenty to get through
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DAY 5
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Old 07-02-2011, 12:40 AM
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Congrats on day 5. Keep growing in your sobriety!
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Old 07-02-2011, 10:52 AM
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sitting here with a lemonade looking out onto the garden, trying to rid my brain of drink thoughts and at the moment i win!!!!!!
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