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Old 01-02-2015, 05:00 PM
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Ready to fall off the wagon, need some help.

I'm not very good at giving advice to people right now but I am always a giving person. So it seems like I'm here when I need help. Tomorrow morning at 8:00 will be 21 days if I don't fall. I'm feeling the depression bad again after some of my worst holidays ever. I just know a few drinks will numb the pain for now.
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:02 PM
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Stay and chat on this site....it will help you get past the craving. 21 days is amazing!!!
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:02 PM
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Numb now, but the depression will be back with a vengeance tomorrow. Please don't drink. We are here.
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:05 PM
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Hang on, daveycrockett; the urges and cravings will pass.

Drinking provides a fleeting and temporary 'reprieve' but invariably ensures regret, anxiety, worsened depression and hangovers which last well beyond any 'reprieve'.

You can do this, dc; you have 21 days to prove it.
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:07 PM
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Put on your PJs, and if you have any alcohol in the house dump it. Then hang in there and maybe read Stories of Recovery so you have something to look forward to.
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In 50 minute, there should be a Recovery Meeting in the chat room. I hope you will attend.
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:09 PM
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:11 PM
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:14 PM
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Crockett, you got this man. We are all here with you.

We're having a meeting in about 50 minutes in the chat room. I plan on being there, why dont you join us? Many of us are having rough holidays, trust me on this.

I hope you do!
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:16 PM
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Thanks for posting- nice to see a fellow New Englander here!

Holidays can be tough for many for a bunch of reasons. And, the fact that you're nearly 21 days is tremendous and underscores your commitment.

Lets do this together! You have a number of really great folks with great ideas and experiences behind you. How can we help?
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:18 PM
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Hang in there Davey Crockett
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:25 PM
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I hope you choose not to drink Davey. I'm sorry to hear you had a rough holiday. I know how you feel because part of mine was rough too. Drinking won't help anything. You will feel worse tomorrow. :-( Thinking of you...
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:33 PM
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Thanks everyone. I know I'll hate myself tomorrow, I know I can never just have a night drinking and then not do it for a while.
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by daveycrockett View Post
I'm not very good at giving advice to people right now but I am always a giving person. (
So give yourself some credit. You can get through this.

Bad holidays are nothing to drink over...they've past. And drinking won't change what happened. But sobriety can go a long way in improving the holidays a year from now.
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:34 PM
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don't drink.

you can make it through tonight.

come to the chat room!!
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:35 PM
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Tomorrow is 21 for me too let's do it together. Just remember why you quit!!!
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:36 PM
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It will feel great wake up sober and victorious tomorrow morning, dc.
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:36 PM
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Hang out with us tonight, alright?

Don't put yourself through the misery of a drinking episode. You deserve better than that!
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:39 PM
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Ten members reached out to you in thirty minutes. We are here for you!

Strategies that work for one person sometimes don't "connect" with another. Since there are a bunch of us pulling for you I bet someone will have some advice that will really resonate!

Can you give us a little more insight into your situation?
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:44 PM
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Yes, DC! Way to post. We all 'get it' here. Tote your laptop everywhere with you and stay logged in. Make sure you are well hydrated with water. Eat some toast. Or ice-cream if you have it. Trach here on SR is really pro ice-cream and he's right. It works! You will get through the night and feel like a million bucks in the morning. Visualize it. Talk it out with the peeps in the Friday meet. You've got this.
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:51 PM
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Davey Crockett,

Nothing is so bad, a drink won't make it worse.

Expect Miracles.

You can do this.

Do not pick up the first drink.

We're here with ya.

TOGETHER.........................
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