martinl3

I have been in recovery for about a week and already relapsed I feel like a failure

biminiblue

You only fail if you give up.

Get rid of all the stuff - start again. It's not over till it's over.

You can do it.

doggonecarl

Welcome to Sober Recovery.

I made a vow to quit drinking in August of 2010. Two weeks later I relapsed.

How did I feel? Like I had a problem more serious than I realized and I tackled it accordingly. Been sober ever since.

Don't let this keep you down. Get up and continue to your goal of sobriety.

SparkyMcSparky

Pain in an awesome teacher.

Think how you feel right now, and use that as motivation not to feel that way again.

Quitting drinking is like learning to ride a bike for some - you need to fall down a few times to learn what not to do and get the hang of it.

And word of advice - if you feel like relapsing again, come here. Always someone around to talk you down and make you feel better about your sober choice.

Anna

You have come here and posted and that's a positive step. Try to figure out why you relapsed and then come up with a plan so that it doesn't have to happen again. And, be kind to yourself.

dwtbd

Great job posting, keep checking in, post some , ask . SR is a really great resource.

Quitting is the biggest mind game there is. It got alot more managable for me when I realized that.

When I decided to quit for good, I had to use new rules. I had to get rid of rules that said relapsing was inevitable. I noticed you said 'already' , it sounds like the rule book you use has that as a viable option. Mine used to have that rule in it too, had to get rid of that one.

wish you well and hope to see you around

lunar

I can't remember how many times I've relapsed.
I'm not proud of it, it angers me,
but I'm not giving up.
You, my friend are not a failure.
Don't give up.