Sober, fell off wagon, back 2 years later
Blue Belt
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Soberville, USA
Posts: 4,174
Suzie,
Imo...at least in my case....at 6 months I was still craving very hard.
I'm at 18 months and i still crave daily.
I drank to get drunk about 2 to 3 times a week at least.... in the end.
Normal folks don't do that. I can never drink again.
Drinking 3 beers and stopping for a month never worked for me.
My wife had half of a weak margarita in early October. That is the last time she drank. She has had 3/4ths of a bottle of wine in the fridge for 3 months.
Regardless of that, while I still crave, my health is way up.
BP normal, vision, skin, temperment, sleep patterns etc...way better.
Who needs booze. It is a slow acting addictive poisonous toxin.
Never drinking again. It is not my thing.
The only real obessing i do about it is here. This is now a habit.
This is a good place.
Thanks.
Imo...at least in my case....at 6 months I was still craving very hard.
I'm at 18 months and i still crave daily.
I drank to get drunk about 2 to 3 times a week at least.... in the end.
Normal folks don't do that. I can never drink again.
Drinking 3 beers and stopping for a month never worked for me.
My wife had half of a weak margarita in early October. That is the last time she drank. She has had 3/4ths of a bottle of wine in the fridge for 3 months.
Regardless of that, while I still crave, my health is way up.
BP normal, vision, skin, temperment, sleep patterns etc...way better.
Who needs booze. It is a slow acting addictive poisonous toxin.
Never drinking again. It is not my thing.
The only real obessing i do about it is here. This is now a habit.
This is a good place.
Thanks.
Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 8,637
Originally Posted by Suzieq17 
It's amazing to me.
Got sober for 6 months. Started to feel like I could go out and be social--I was so wrong. Now, almost 2 years later, I am back.
Got sober for 6 months. Started to feel like I could go out and be social--I was so wrong. Now, almost 2 years later, I am back.
Good news is since that time it's been nearly 3 years of sobriety and I have no desire or struggle with wanting to drink again. I'm grateful for my life and prefer sobriety to drinking for sure.
You can do it!
Blue Belt
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Soberville, USA
Posts: 4,174
Originally Posted by Suzieq17
Today is my sobriety date. Looking forward, just trying to get thru tonight.
Stay full...Eat whatever you want.
Sweet stuff tricks the brain.
Binge watch tv.
Hydrate, sleep.
It gets easier.
Community Greeter
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 51,526
Good to have you back with us, Suzie.
I did it too - had three years & thought I could have a glass of wine. Seven (yes, seven) years later I came crawling in here for help. I'm so glad you didn't let it continue - you will do it this time - keep posting.
I did it too - had three years & thought I could have a glass of wine. Seven (yes, seven) years later I came crawling in here for help. I'm so glad you didn't let it continue - you will do it this time - keep posting.
Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: California
Posts: 13,036
Hi Suzie,
Welcome back!! I have been sober for ten months, but on SR since 2012.
I am sure Dee will be around to post his link about plans, and my past failures were due to my lack of one.
I check in on SR daily. I check in to the 24 hour thread, and I am also a proud member of the January class. I find that reading about others successes and struggles helps me. I also post each day, and try to support others.
In addition to SR, I journal, read, exercise, plan things with my kids.. Mindfulness is something I have really worked on during the past ten months. I am a worrier by nature, and staying in the present helps me control that.
Looking forward to seeing you on SR!!
❤️ Delilah
Welcome back!! I have been sober for ten months, but on SR since 2012.
I am sure Dee will be around to post his link about plans, and my past failures were due to my lack of one.
I check in on SR daily. I check in to the 24 hour thread, and I am also a proud member of the January class. I find that reading about others successes and struggles helps me. I also post each day, and try to support others.
In addition to SR, I journal, read, exercise, plan things with my kids.. Mindfulness is something I have really worked on during the past ten months. I am a worrier by nature, and staying in the present helps me control that.
Looking forward to seeing you on SR!!
❤️ Delilah
Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,369
Welcome back Suzie 
LOL I was going to ask if you had a plan first but yeah, this is a good link:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
LOL I was going to ask if you had a plan first but yeah, this is a good link:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
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