Triggers...what are yours?
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Triggers...what are yours?
1. Dating. I came off the dating website I was on last night. I'm lonely and would love to meet someone but I know that I'm not strong enough at the moment to turn down that drink.
2. Drinking buddies - Meeting my lovely best friend is one too, we have grown up together, drinking heavily. She is very supportive of my desire to be sober but is not at that place yet herself. I would rather not see her for a while just to protect myself.
3. Christmas - massive trigger. Can't avoid but putting a plan together today to make sure I'm very busy!!!! Christmas can pass me by this year!!
2. Drinking buddies - Meeting my lovely best friend is one too, we have grown up together, drinking heavily. She is very supportive of my desire to be sober but is not at that place yet herself. I would rather not see her for a while just to protect myself.
3. Christmas - massive trigger. Can't avoid but putting a plan together today to make sure I'm very busy!!!! Christmas can pass me by this year!!
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it seems a lot of things for me. drinking buddies is a huge one. it seems not only christmas but winter is also a big one for me. I'm more of a warmer weather guy haha.
still early in my recovery so I'm sure I'll find more as time goes on. I just have to remember to not succumb to them!
still early in my recovery so I'm sure I'll find more as time goes on. I just have to remember to not succumb to them!
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Seeing wine or champagne glasses. Empty or full. I have to take some deep breaths and look the other way. Because however much you filled them up, it wouldn't be enough.
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People sat drinking on TV, drinking buddies (as said before), a stressful day at work, finishing work at 5pm and not being in the next day till 2.30pm. Friday nights and getting paid. A big one is any contact with my mother or sisters so stressful xx
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Not accepting people, places and things
just the way they are suppose to be.
Family.
Resentments, anger.
Becoming complacent in my recovery
program.
When my spirituality is weak.
My selfishness thinking, wants and needs.
Living sober with the right tools and knowledge
of my alcoholism and how it affects me and others
around me allows me to live a more complete,
happier, honest life in recovery a day at a time
for the past 22yrs. and passing on that knowledge
of hope to newcomers.
just the way they are suppose to be.
Family.
Resentments, anger.
Becoming complacent in my recovery
program.
When my spirituality is weak.
My selfishness thinking, wants and needs.
Living sober with the right tools and knowledge
of my alcoholism and how it affects me and others
around me allows me to live a more complete,
happier, honest life in recovery a day at a time
for the past 22yrs. and passing on that knowledge
of hope to newcomers.
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Chiang Mai Thailand
Posts: 251
Triggers, mine, not having any stress, having lots of time on my hands...sounds like a dream...it can be and for the last 78 days I've been sober, it's been wonderful.. I'm retired and do live in a land where drinking is cheap...but so is riding my bicycle, going to the gym and swimming...it's my choice....
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My biggest trigger at the moment is complacency.
I'm doing so much better, feel good, everything calm and happy. I can cope with stress. I can brave drinking crowds. I'm not unduly worried about Christmas....
So, am I really an alcoholic??
Cue re-reading of old posts!!!
I'm doing so much better, feel good, everything calm and happy. I can cope with stress. I can brave drinking crowds. I'm not unduly worried about Christmas....
So, am I really an alcoholic??
Cue re-reading of old posts!!!
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Originally Posted by Jeni26 
My biggest trigger at the moment is complacency.
I'm doing so much better, feel good, everything calm and happy. I can cope with stress. I can brave drinking crowds. I'm not unduly worried about Christmas....
So, am I really an alcoholic??
Cue re-reading of old posts!!!
I'm doing so much better, feel good, everything calm and happy. I can cope with stress. I can brave drinking crowds. I'm not unduly worried about Christmas....
So, am I really an alcoholic??
Cue re-reading of old posts!!!
I second that. I normally can make a week or two quite easily (did 7 days last week) But then I start to think "I don't have a problem" blar blar etc etc
Cut to me a few days later waking up with a hangover, hating myself and so it begins all over again.
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Imagery of people using, like in vid/tv, the sight of needles, straws, etc.
Pain I can't deal with or help others with, emotional or physical
Feeling antsy
Talking on the phone (weird, I know)
When I want to "reward" myself
I'm sure I will be identifying lots more as time goes on.
Pain I can't deal with or help others with, emotional or physical
Feeling antsy
Talking on the phone (weird, I know)
When I want to "reward" myself
I'm sure I will be identifying lots more as time goes on.
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Great lists! Knowledge is power.
Family.
Conflict, perceived, anticipated, or real
Failure, perceived as real
Physical pain- biggie for me. Didn't realize that I had chronic low level pain that I was self medicating.
Holidays
PMS-- sorry guys for tmi. Totally huge trigger that once recognized, can be dealt with appropriately
20 months in, I have gotten through all these triggers and more sober. Thank you SR!
Family.
Conflict, perceived, anticipated, or real
Failure, perceived as real
Physical pain- biggie for me. Didn't realize that I had chronic low level pain that I was self medicating.
Holidays
PMS-- sorry guys for tmi. Totally huge trigger that once recognized, can be dealt with appropriately
20 months in, I have gotten through all these triggers and more sober. Thank you SR!
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