Week 1 (Take 2)
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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It is week 1 as a "non drinker"
Last week I f*cked up completely.
If I drink again I will loose everything I hold most dear.
Right not the thought of giving up drink is easy.
I have no desire to drink! Why would I? It is the cause of so many problems in my life.
But it is amazing how that can fade over time and how we creep back to our old habits.
I am going to try and update this post once a week. To use it to remind myself why I made the decision to quit and to track how my feeling on the matter change or otherwise.
If you see me thinking about having "Just 1 beer"... hit me a slap please.
Last week I f*cked up completely.
If I drink again I will loose everything I hold most dear.
Right not the thought of giving up drink is easy.
I have no desire to drink! Why would I? It is the cause of so many problems in my life.
But it is amazing how that can fade over time and how we creep back to our old habits.
I am going to try and update this post once a week. To use it to remind myself why I made the decision to quit and to track how my feeling on the matter change or otherwise.
If you see me thinking about having "Just 1 beer"... hit me a slap please.
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Hi stevegl. There's no doubt that you can do this. I agree that it would help to post more often.
Remember, there's no such thing as one drink for us. You're so right - we fall back on our old habits, thinking we can use willpower to control what we drink. We can't! We've proven that to ourselves so many times. It sounds like you're ready to do this. We're here to support you.
Remember, there's no such thing as one drink for us. You're so right - we fall back on our old habits, thinking we can use willpower to control what we drink. We can't! We've proven that to ourselves so many times. It sounds like you're ready to do this. We're here to support you.
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Nice work Steve. I would also recommend posting/reading here daily. I use SR as my main support outside of my family and myself, and daily reading and posting really helped me - especially in the first few weeks. You might find you want to get other support locally too, but the key is to keep to whatever plan you make and allow for no exceptions.
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well you're braver than I am Steve - I stayed away from bars the last time I got sober.
Cingrats...but be careful - manys the time I stayed sober in a bar one night only to drink ridiculously the next.
There's got to be other places to hang out?
D
Cingrats...but be careful - manys the time I stayed sober in a bar one night only to drink ridiculously the next.
There's got to be other places to hang out?
D
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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Dee, I am used to going into bars and not drinking every time, so I do not intent to stay away form such places.
In fact, in my mind, if I stopped going to bars, that would make me more resentfully for quitting the drink and more likely to drink again.
Not sure if that makes any sense to the rest of you?
In fact, in my mind, if I stopped going to bars, that would make me more resentfully for quitting the drink and more likely to drink again.
Not sure if that makes any sense to the rest of you?
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Originally Posted by stevegl 
It is week 1 as a "non drinker"
Last week I f*cked up completely.
If I drink again I will loose everything I hold most dear.
Right not the thought of giving up drink is easy.
I have no desire to drink! Why would I? It is the cause of so many problems in my life.
But it is amazing how that can fade over time and how we creep back to our old habits.
I am going to try and update this post once a week. To use it to remind myself why I made the decision to quit and to track how my feeling on the matter change or otherwise.
If you see me thinking about having "Just 1 beer"... hit me a slap please.
Last week I f*cked up completely.
If I drink again I will loose everything I hold most dear.
Right not the thought of giving up drink is easy.
I have no desire to drink! Why would I? It is the cause of so many problems in my life.
But it is amazing how that can fade over time and how we creep back to our old habits.
I am going to try and update this post once a week. To use it to remind myself why I made the decision to quit and to track how my feeling on the matter change or otherwise.
If you see me thinking about having "Just 1 beer"... hit me a slap please.
Never let your guard down. Try and always remember how it was, look back on your old posts on here if you need to. Getting comfortable is NOT a good thing when you are an addict.
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