Madrone1

Sober for 14 days and drank a six pack after work last night. I was so mad at myself, that I made myself stay up until I was sober so I couldn't go to sleep drunk. Stupid! This is where the self sabotage usually kicks in and I say "well you screwed up, too late now, may as well keep drinking." Not going to drink today. Just thought I'd share/vent.

Anna

Hi Madrone,

Welcome! Good for you for getting 14 days of sobriety. Hopefully, you can add something to your recovery program to help you stay sober for good.

Femaleboss1980

Similar situation here too but well done on not continuing
Day 1 for us both buddy x

Madrone1

Here we go again. Funny, a sober friend just asked me to help her pick out some herbs at the garden center. Somebody's got good timing!

SimplyFree

Madrone, Female boss, thanks for getting right back here. The struggle happens each day so find your triggers and keep fighting.

D122y

The binge reprimes your brain.

Drinking may not have been as much stupid as a chemical imbalance your brain needed to not go into fight or flight.

I believe this obsessive and anxious time is why folks relapse over and over. It takes a long long time to develop sober muscles to resist these relapses.

How long...maybe a year...

Thanks.

PhoenixJ

Stuff happens. Lots of resources here to learn from.

Dee74

Welcome to SR Madrone - this place helped me get sober and stay sober. It's a good place to find

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MsCooterBrown

I am happy you are back on track. You got that right..the worst thing is getting in the mindset that you already blew it ...and keep drinking. Sobriety is a very tricky thing. You can tell yourself all kinds of garbage to talk yourself back into drinking. It has happened to me! Glad you are here.

Gottalife

Or a few weeks, depending on which solution you choose.

SteveAlex

Welcome Madrone. Glad your here. Way to get back on the wagon.

Soberwolf

Good job starting over you can do this

Shitzupuppy

Brush it off and move forward. You are worth it!

neferkamichael

Madrone1, you know you can do it. We are all rootin for ya.

Vinificent

On a positive note...our slips point out the feelings and situations that get us. Everyone has different triggers, so we need to keep in mind what does it for us and make avoiding those situations part of our plan. I find it helpful to keep a diary of my slips to remind me where my thought process was at that point so I can try to avoid it going forward. Good luck to you and everyone else recover ing from a slip today 😎

August252015

This was my experience- fortunately, I've been in the BB category that promises will be fulfilled, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly - of "quickly" on this and others.

Glad you made it back. Relapse does not have to be part of recovery and this absolutely can be your last start.

What's your plan this time?

Delilah1

Glad you came right back here and posted. You can do this, one day at a time. The next time the thought of drinking pops into your head log on here and post!