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Congratulations on 6 months 
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: southern Oregon
Posts: 365
Six months is an awesome achievement! Half a year down!
I agree that this SR site is so helpful, supportive, and encouraging! I have come here many times when I feel like giving in, life gets too hard, and reading the posts here gives me such strength.
Here's to six more months! You can do it!
Peace,
~Heartfan
I agree that this SR site is so helpful, supportive, and encouraging! I have come here many times when I feel like giving in, life gets too hard, and reading the posts here gives me such strength.
Here's to six more months! You can do it!
Peace,
~Heartfan
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 122
Mags1 that's an amazing achievement! I hope I can do the same - I am only on day 7, but I have to remind myself that you and everyone else who has managed to meet milestones was once on day 7 too!
Congratulations! xx
Congratulations! xx
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 122
I have tried and not succeeded in the past. I hope this time will be different. I feel different about it. I have spent more time reading up and researching things like the AV, triggers, reasons why people drink, how to cope with cravings amongst other things. These were things I haven't fully understood before.
I am not saying that in these early stages it's easy, because each day is different. But by having a greater understanding about addiction and by reading people's threads it is definitely making me feel more secure in what I am doing. I do not feel deprived, and I think that could be a critical factor with my success in this
thanks all!
I am not saying that in these early stages it's easy, because each day is different. But by having a greater understanding about addiction and by reading people's threads it is definitely making me feel more secure in what I am doing. I do not feel deprived, and I think that could be a critical factor with my success in this
thanks all!
Magsie
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 26,644
It's a challenge, I got to realise that it's not all my fault. It is a disease and it cannot get the better of us.
I think it gets easier with time. My aim is to follow what toffee said once. To act as if alcohol wasn't invented. That is my goal. I strive every day knowing if I pick up I will go into that dark abyss of booze.
So for now I take a day at a time and don't always think of alcohol and then it plays tricks on me so I imagine drinking till I get blitzed and embarrassing and all the misgivings and regrets that flood back. That puts me on the right track again. x
I think it gets easier with time. My aim is to follow what toffee said once. To act as if alcohol wasn't invented. That is my goal. I strive every day knowing if I pick up I will go into that dark abyss of booze.
So for now I take a day at a time and don't always think of alcohol and then it plays tricks on me so I imagine drinking till I get blitzed and embarrassing and all the misgivings and regrets that flood back. That puts me on the right track again. x
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