got drunk again
Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: My city of ruins...
Posts: 593
Yesterday's gone...today is almost over...and tomorrow is a new day.
Put on your big, sober pants and don't dwell on what is done. You were sober. You drank. Bad idea but not the end of the road...still many miles to travel so keep your eyes on the road and your hands upon the wheel (except while drunk, of course!)
You can do this and it IS worth it. Keep fighting!
Best of luck and we're pulling for you...
Put on your big, sober pants and don't dwell on what is done. You were sober. You drank. Bad idea but not the end of the road...still many miles to travel so keep your eyes on the road and your hands upon the wheel (except while drunk, of course!)
You can do this and it IS worth it. Keep fighting!
Best of luck and we're pulling for you...
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,384
Hi act10N
For over twenty years I kept doing the same things over and over to try and stay sober...and I kept on being surprised when it didn't work.
I had to accept I couldn't be that casual drinker I wanted to be.
I had to swallow my pride a little, move out of my comfort zone somewhat, and make lasting changes in my life.
It was hard but it was worth it.
I hope you'll decide to do that too
D
For over twenty years I kept doing the same things over and over to try and stay sober...and I kept on being surprised when it didn't work.
I had to accept I couldn't be that casual drinker I wanted to be.
I had to swallow my pride a little, move out of my comfort zone somewhat, and make lasting changes in my life.
It was hard but it was worth it.
I hope you'll decide to do that too
D
Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: England
Posts: 405
Hey Action,
Don't be sorry, no need, please don't get more drink, you know it is not the solution. Tommorrow the sun will rise for a new day! Another chance.
I imagine there are many here that are fighting a similar battle right now, so please keep posting and let us know how you are doing.
Don't be sorry, no need, please don't get more drink, you know it is not the solution. Tommorrow the sun will rise for a new day! Another chance.
I imagine there are many here that are fighting a similar battle right now, so please keep posting and let us know how you are doing.
Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Posts: 15,236
How did and still do stay sober you ask......
....yes it is hard....but not too difficult. Family
did an intervention on me and was sent to rehab
where I found out i had a problem with my
drinking. I stayed inpatiant for 28 days then
they added a 6 week outpatiant aftercare
program to continue learning about my alcoholism.
It took me awhile to comprehend what alcoholism
was and how it affected me and others around me,
but wanted more than ever to stay sober so I simply
followed what everyone else was doing until I
learned it. Some lessons in life take longer to learn
but consistancy pays off in the long run.
I learned that I couldnt stay sober by myself,
so I used the meetings, SR , to guide me along
so I could be close to others just like me and
who understand me and dont feel like im the
only one struggling to stay sober.
I also got rid of anything and everything that
has to do with alcohol. It was that important
to do that because having it around me was
too much of a temptation for me. Taking care
of me and my recovery is top priority and
extremely important and wont let anyone
or anything to mess with it.
Even with 22 yrs sobriety, staying sober
today is even more important to me than
it was when I first got sober.
Once I realized that I needed to pass on my
own ESH of what my life was like before
during and after alcohol to others still struggling
with alcohol then staying sober meant the
world to me. Not only am I helping someone
else and getting out of my own selfishness,
it also helps me stay sober another day.
I was glad to have the "oldtimers" as they
call them, to be there for me when I first
got sober just as it is important for me to
be there for the "newcomers" just getting
sober. I help them the same way I was helped.
I dont know if you are married or have a
little family like I did, but being sober and
having a program of recovery to live by
helped me alot. I realized that being a
sober role model for my kids was important
especially with all the new drugs and alcohol
that is available out there in the world. What
better person for them to learn first hand
what alcohol or drugs can do to someone
than with me. A mom and wife.
Being sober for me is also important. Not
for anyone else, even tho it is important, but
for me because no one can keep me sober
and happy but me.
Hope that helps.
....yes it is hard....but not too difficult. Family
did an intervention on me and was sent to rehab
where I found out i had a problem with my
drinking. I stayed inpatiant for 28 days then
they added a 6 week outpatiant aftercare
program to continue learning about my alcoholism.
It took me awhile to comprehend what alcoholism
was and how it affected me and others around me,
but wanted more than ever to stay sober so I simply
followed what everyone else was doing until I
learned it. Some lessons in life take longer to learn
but consistancy pays off in the long run.
I learned that I couldnt stay sober by myself,
so I used the meetings, SR , to guide me along
so I could be close to others just like me and
who understand me and dont feel like im the
only one struggling to stay sober.
I also got rid of anything and everything that
has to do with alcohol. It was that important
to do that because having it around me was
too much of a temptation for me. Taking care
of me and my recovery is top priority and
extremely important and wont let anyone
or anything to mess with it.
Even with 22 yrs sobriety, staying sober
today is even more important to me than
it was when I first got sober.
Once I realized that I needed to pass on my
own ESH of what my life was like before
during and after alcohol to others still struggling
with alcohol then staying sober meant the
world to me. Not only am I helping someone
else and getting out of my own selfishness,
it also helps me stay sober another day.
I was glad to have the "oldtimers" as they
call them, to be there for me when I first
got sober just as it is important for me to
be there for the "newcomers" just getting
sober. I help them the same way I was helped.
I dont know if you are married or have a
little family like I did, but being sober and
having a program of recovery to live by
helped me alot. I realized that being a
sober role model for my kids was important
especially with all the new drugs and alcohol
that is available out there in the world. What
better person for them to learn first hand
what alcohol or drugs can do to someone
than with me. A mom and wife.
Being sober for me is also important. Not
for anyone else, even tho it is important, but
for me because no one can keep me sober
and happy but me.
Hope that helps.
Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Canada. About as far south as you can get
Posts: 4,768
Originally Posted by ACT10Npack 
yea im sorry
Now may be the time to take ACTION.
Get more involved in AA, commit to the program, take your commitment to sobriety to a new level, do what you haven't been doing, do what the oldtimers did... and tell you to do.
Do God's will and not your will.
I only have 23 yrs in AA and have felt like I'm standing still lately... stagnant.
Yesterday I asked one of the oldtimers with 34 yrs to come over and sit on my porch with me and have a coffee. We talked about what we were doing, what we had done, and where we were headed. It's good to sit in the shadow of a hard-working AA oldtimer and compare notes.
GOD works through people !
I wish you the best but sobriety doesn't just happen, you have to commit to it.
Bob
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