Why so hard to avoid relapse?
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The tipping point into a relapse generally starts well before the consumption of the actual drink. Two weeks ago, as I soberly drove at night down the AC expressway and saw lights of the casinos approaching, it was all over for me, and I knew it. Gulping my first vodka over an hour later was just merely the playing out of an already lost hand....
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Originally Posted by Raptor
...I convinced myself that 3 glasses of wine was ok and that I can handle it...
...I planned, scheemed and excicuted a binge session till 3AM and am back to square one.
...I planned, scheemed and excicuted a binge session till 3AM and am back to square one.
What helped we was to choose a new direction to go in. Being convened, with no shadow of doubt what so ever that drinking is no longer going to be in my life.
But it didn't happen by chance or instantly. I put myself to learning how to react to life in a new improved way. I wanted to make sobriety a part of my life and I made it happen...and so can you Raptor
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relapse generally starts well before the consumption of the actual drink
This is true. And by you saying, Raptor, that you 'managed to avoid relapse' leads me to believe that this was inevidable. You said you got complacent and thought you could handle it...these are mistakes you will need to learn from for the next time. Never take your recovery for granted. Keep pushing, keep learning, keep thinking you CAN NOT drink.
You need to convince youself you CAN'T drink not that you can handle drinking. Change that mindset.
Wishing you peace and strength.
This is true. And by you saying, Raptor, that you 'managed to avoid relapse' leads me to believe that this was inevidable. You said you got complacent and thought you could handle it...these are mistakes you will need to learn from for the next time. Never take your recovery for granted. Keep pushing, keep learning, keep thinking you CAN NOT drink.
You need to convince youself you CAN'T drink not that you can handle drinking. Change that mindset.
Wishing you peace and strength.
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