I took myself off house arrest
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I took myself off house arrest
It's been a little over 2 weeks since my last drink. I have spent the last 16 days in my house or my office period. I put myself on house arrest because I was afraid I'd buckle and buy alcohol if I drove anywhere. Today is Halloween and I don't have any candy so I drove to the store. They all know me there. I got my candy and I did not feel compelled to go to the liquor aisle at all. I don't know if that means the worst of the cravings are over but I actually did not struggle. The cashier who has watched me purchase alcohol every day , sometimes twice a day (sometimes 16 glasses of wine just wasn't enough) did'nt even blink.
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Well,Freefall I thought about before I tried it. I talked to myself while driving. When I parked the car I waited and looked at the entrance. I sat there and remembered all of the times I walked out of there with a sack full of wine or whiskey. I waited for an urge. Nothing. I wondered if the employees would say anything like "No wine today?". They said nothing. Before I went in I remembered that sluggish clumsy sloppy drunk feeling. My immediate reaction was repulsion. So I did it. I always have handed out candy. There are only a few of us left on my block who do. I think thats just awful. Poor little kids. I might be a drunk but I still have a heart.
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Glad to hear you take your sobriety seriously. I didn't go out other than work at all for 6 months and for the first 3 months i didn't even look down the alcohol aisle in the supermarket when doing the groceries .
Stick with it , Bestwishes, M
Stick with it , Bestwishes, M
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Congratulations on your 16 days escapist. It's good to test the boundaries every once in a while but don't feel like you have to keep doing it. It will only cause complacency. You're doing well. 
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Correction, you are an ex-drunk! Some of the kindest people I've met have or had addiction problems. That is probably one reason it is so heart-breaking to watch someone in active addiction. Congrats on avoiding the booze isle.
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Originally Posted by ru12 
Correction, you are an ex-drunk! Some of the kindest people I've met have or had addiction problems. That is probably one reason it is so heart-breaking to watch someone in active addiction. Congrats on avoiding the booze isle.
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Good for you! Unfortunately where I shop two or three times a week, the beer is piled up in the center isles. I have been pretty good at ignoring it, but the last time I was there, I actually look at it and hissed in my mind! I wanted so bad to put a shoulder into the stack and watch them fly!
Hang in there, good step you took.
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Hang in there, good step you took.
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Wow great job! So very happy you were able to go in the store and come out without any alcohol.
Also as someone who took my little sister out trick or treating we thank you for handing out candy. One out of every 10 or so houses handed out candy this year. Even houses that decorated didnt answer the door:/ I remember how awesome it was as a kid and feel horrible how sad the neighborhood looked with all these kids and hardly anyone answering.
Also as someone who took my little sister out trick or treating we thank you for handing out candy. One out of every 10 or so houses handed out candy this year. Even houses that decorated didnt answer the door:/ I remember how awesome it was as a kid and feel horrible how sad the neighborhood looked with all these kids and hardly anyone answering.
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