Sobriety is easy until something goes wrong...help.

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01-18-2015, 01:10 PM

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SoberLeigh

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Originally Posted by gleefan

Adding alcohol to difficult emotions never solved my problems. In recovery, one of the most useful things I've learned is that it's NORMAL to feel uncomfortable when experiencing difficult emotions. Take a deep breath and keep moving forward, sober. This too will pass.

^^^^. What glee said.

01-18-2015, 01:48 PM

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messyliver

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Thanks for all the help guys. I managed to avoid it with little temptation once i had calmed down. I ended up going for a walk and popping over my friends for a cup of tea, a chat and a lot of chocolate lol. It's amazing how that urge just flares up in me as soon as something winds me up. But the best thing is that i realised how quickly it went away again once i tried to surpress it. xxxx

01-18-2015, 02:10 PM

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Dee74

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Good job. Wine won;t solve your problems and certainly won;t solve other peoples problems ML

I had to work on my boundaries a little - people were used to venting to me, and sober I found that stressful. It was one of my many 'reasons' to drink.

I had to step away from Mr Fixit for a while and focus on my own needs...

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01-18-2015, 02:16 PM

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JadedGirl

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Don't do it! I'm in the same boat tonight but won't let it win! We r stronger than that :-( x

01-18-2015, 02:27 PM

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messyliver

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Keep strong Jadedgirl. Managing to avoid it feels so great. I did eat a lot of food to compensate though but i tend to do that every sunday anyway lol xx