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Day 9. How do I keep my guard up?

Old 05-12-2014, 03:24 PM
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Day 9. How do I keep my guard up?

I am feeling good. Headaches are gone and I have no cravings. Still feel kind of strange mentally though. But no big deal.

I can picture a great life without drinking. I only worry that I could forget what it does to me, and I may underestimate it one day and fall in the rabbit hole again. I'm afraid of feeling confident and comfortable. Where do you find the balance between stress and comfort zone?
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Old 05-12-2014, 03:49 PM
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I'm afraid of that also. I just keep moving on with the one day at a time thingy. I don't know how else to do it. I wish there was something magical someone would come up with.
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Old 05-12-2014, 03:50 PM
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Staying connected to SR helped remind me that I had a problem and it was an ongoing one.

Apart from that, remember - any thought you have that drinking is a good idea is a lie.

That's a good baseline to start from.

I wish there was something magical someone would come up with.
It won't always be a day to day struggle Raider. That's when the magic happens

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Old 05-12-2014, 03:56 PM
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Just remember JS, how you feel now
vs when you were drinking. You have
to remain vigilant. What brought me
down continuously was after a short
period of not drinking, I thought that
I could just drink a couple of beers,
No such thing. Every time that I quit
and start again, I would return to
the same drinking routine, sometimes
even worse. Like I mentioned in a
previous post, I feel like hell while
recovering, but I feel 100% better
than when I was on the sauce.

Hang in there JS.
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Old 05-12-2014, 05:43 PM
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I agree with the statement of taking it one day at a time. It does become easier the longer I stay sober. I was unfortunate and did fall in to the rabbit hole after many years being clean and sober. It took me 8 years until I became sober again. I lost ALOT during those 8 years. Perhaps practicing being grateful for what you have would help.
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Old 05-12-2014, 05:45 PM
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The magic is that we are sober and clean today
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Old 05-12-2014, 05:51 PM
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I love committing every day to 24 hours in the 24 hour club (under newcomer support threads). I'm not struggling right now so I feel confident while making my commitment--but still it makes sure I reaffirm everyday and don't just forget to think about sobriety.
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Old 05-12-2014, 06:00 PM
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''The magic is that we are sober and clean today''

YES!
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Old 05-12-2014, 06:51 PM
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Coming here reminds me of where I came from... and how I can go back there again if I drink.
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