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Originally Posted by Michael66 
Pinky. Whatever happens, stay with us. One of my biggest mistakes was not coming back here after a relapse (or waiting nearly one year). So well done on coming straight back here - you've more sense than me.
Don't give up giving up.
Don't give up giving up.
Well done you on coming back ☺
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Welcome back pinky
It was hard but I had to accept that was a lie....and every time I thought it, I accepted that I needed to do whatever possible not to follow the thought through to a drink.
Do you have a recovery plan - a kind of roadmap forhow you'll stay sober, deal with thoughts like that etc?
This is a good link to start off on
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
I think I fool myself into believing I can be a social drinker.
Do you have a recovery plan - a kind of roadmap forhow you'll stay sober, deal with thoughts like that etc?
This is a good link to start off on
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
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[QUOTE=Pinky1;6287638]Thank you we can support each other?
I'm in the same boat again myself pinkey and bluedog... We can all support each other.... My dr just faxed shoppers with a refill of my diazepam... After skipping my appointment because I was too hunover and had already dipped into the hair of the dog... Now I'm working up the nerve to get ready and go because there is a liquor store in the same plaza...that and I look like sh*t warmed over from sleeping all day... If I'm sleeping I'm not drinking... So welcome back Hun we can get through this together 🍀 🖕🏼🍷 lol
I'm in the same boat again myself pinkey and bluedog... We can all support each other.... My dr just faxed shoppers with a refill of my diazepam... After skipping my appointment because I was too hunover and had already dipped into the hair of the dog... Now I'm working up the nerve to get ready and go because there is a liquor store in the same plaza...that and I look like sh*t warmed over from sleeping all day... If I'm sleeping I'm not drinking... So welcome back Hun we can get through this together 🍀 🖕🏼🍷 lol
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[QUOTE=K66;6288001] Hi K66
Yes we can all support each other
Collect your diazepam and don't go to the store today. We can do it ☺
Originally Posted by Pinky1
Thank you we can support each other?
I'm in the same boat again myself pinkey and bluedog... We can all support each other.... My dr just faxed shoppers with a refill of my diazepam... After skipping my appointment because I was too hunover and had already dipped into the hair of the dog... Now I'm working up the nerve to get ready and go because there is a liquor store in the same plaza...that and I look like sh*t warmed over from sleeping all day... If I'm sleeping I'm not drinking... So welcome back Hun we can get through this together 🍀 🖕🏼🍷 lol
I'm in the same boat again myself pinkey and bluedog... We can all support each other.... My dr just faxed shoppers with a refill of my diazepam... After skipping my appointment because I was too hunover and had already dipped into the hair of the dog... Now I'm working up the nerve to get ready and go because there is a liquor store in the same plaza...that and I look like sh*t warmed over from sleeping all day... If I'm sleeping I'm not drinking... So welcome back Hun we can get through this together 🍀 🖕🏼🍷 lol
Yes we can all support each other
Collect your diazepam and don't go to the store today. We can do it ☺
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Originally Posted by Dee74
Welcome back pinky
It was hard but I had to accept that was a lie....and every time I thought it, I accepted that I needed to do whatever possible not to follow the thought through to a drink.
Do you have a recovery plan - a kind of roadmap forhow you'll stay sober, deal with thoughts like that etc?
This is a good link to start off on
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
It was hard but I had to accept that was a lie....and every time I thought it, I accepted that I needed to do whatever possible not to follow the thought through to a drink.
Do you have a recovery plan - a kind of roadmap forhow you'll stay sober, deal with thoughts like that etc?
This is a good link to start off on
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
I am going to keep busy tomorrow and determined and stay close to SR and read. I have wrote a daily journal before and saved it so going to read it and add to it daily ☺
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I'm 50 this year and the drinking is getting worse.
Yep, that's what a lot of us find.
The good news is, despite your age, if you quit drinking you can regain your health. I know folks who drank excessively for decades, and then quit and became health nuts, and now run marathons and such.
Yep, that's what a lot of us find.
The good news is, despite your age, if you quit drinking you can regain your health. I know folks who drank excessively for decades, and then quit and became health nuts, and now run marathons and such.
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Originally Posted by Zebra1275
I'm 50 this year and the drinking is getting worse.
Yep, that's what a lot of us find.
The good news is, despite your age, if you quit drinking you can regain your health. I know folks who drank excessively for decades, and then quit and became health nuts, and now run marathons and such.
Yep, that's what a lot of us find.
The good news is, despite your age, if you quit drinking you can regain your health. I know folks who drank excessively for decades, and then quit and became health nuts, and now run marathons and such.
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Originally Posted by Pondlady
Hi Pinky How are you feeling today? I had to make plans to stay busy on the week ends when I first stopped, so give that some thought.
How are you feeling today? I had to make plans to stay busy on the week ends when I first stopped, so give that some thought.Feeling quite good for day 2. Thank you for thinking of me
I have kept busy all day and plans for things tomorrow to do as well.Tomorrow night will be the test but I'm going to stay positive. I know I can't drink because I can't stop when I start
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I found once I got a couple of days under my belt, I didn't want to break my run of not drinking alcohol.
Here I am nearly 5 years later without a drink.
I also found having a sugary snack or drink at about 3pm to 4pm helped.
I didn't get that slump and start thinking about buying wine on the way home.
I had to keep busy too.
Now it is second nature not to drink on an evening.
At first though it was not but I just kept busy.
If you want it you can have it!
I wish you the best
Here I am nearly 5 years later without a drink.
I also found having a sugary snack or drink at about 3pm to 4pm helped.
I didn't get that slump and start thinking about buying wine on the way home.
I had to keep busy too.
Now it is second nature not to drink on an evening.
At first though it was not but I just kept busy.
If you want it you can have it!
I wish you the best
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Originally Posted by Sasha4
I found once I got a couple of days under my belt, I didn't want to break my run of not drinking alcohol.
Here I am nearly 5 years later without a drink.
I also found having a sugary snack or drink at about 3pm to 4pm helped.
I didn't get that slump and start thinking about buying wine on the way home.
I had to keep busy too.
Now it is second nature not to drink on an evening.
At first though it was not but I just kept busy.
If you want it you can have it!
I wish you the best
Here I am nearly 5 years later without a drink.
I also found having a sugary snack or drink at about 3pm to 4pm helped.
I didn't get that slump and start thinking about buying wine on the way home.
I had to keep busy too.
Now it is second nature not to drink on an evening.
At first though it was not but I just kept busy.
If you want it you can have it!
I wish you the best
I'm in bed now with a cup of hot chocolate reading some posts
Day 3 tomorrow
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Keep coming Back!!! you'll get it if you keep trying. It took me many relapses to finally surrender and convince myself I was powerless. As Dee posted earlier get a sober plan together. There are many different recovery programs. Recovery can be achieved by us all one day at a time.
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Well done Pink on day 2 and an early evening with hot chocolate and reading SR. Taking long bubble baths, fresh jammies and getting settled into my bed early, was a good strategy for me in my early days....actually it's still something I enjoy
Hang in there, you can make it...do whatever it takes to not drink today.
Hang in there, you can make it...do whatever it takes to not drink today.
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Originally Posted by Done4today
Keep coming Back!!! you'll get it if you keep trying. It took me many relapses to finally surrender and convince myself I was powerless. As Dee posted earlier get a sober plan together. There are many different recovery programs. Recovery can be achieved by us all one day at a time.
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Originally Posted by Pondlady
Well done Pink on day 2 and an early evening with hot chocolate and reading SR. Taking long bubble baths, fresh jammies and getting settled into my bed early, was a good strategy for me in my early days....actually it's still something I enjoy
Hang in there, you can make it...do whatever it takes to not drink today.
Hang in there, you can make it...do whatever it takes to not drink today.
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I had many day ones, too many to count. Then one 'event' last November threw me into an absolute hole of helplessness and I decided to head to rehab. Scariest day was driving into the hospital grounds about to check in for god knew how long. Turns out it was for 3 weeks, they would have discharged me after 2 but I wanted that 3rd week extra to reinforce what I had learnt. 66 days clean and I wish I had summed up the courage to admit I needed professional help much sooner
I find art therapy really helps me also. I'm not a big talker so expressing emotions via painting, drawing etc works a treat.
Good luck to your journey in staying off the dreaded plonk.
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I find art therapy really helps me also. I'm not a big talker so expressing emotions via painting, drawing etc works a treat.
Good luck to your journey in staying off the dreaded plonk.
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