SoberLeigh

How are those cravings going, Stewy.

Hope you give the drink recipe that CreativeThinker posted - it sound so refreshing.

Nyah30

Thankyou, the cravings have passed and I'm eating some fruit now 😀

Nyah30

Hope your ok stewy. This is a horrible time of evening for cravings.

SoberLeigh

Stewy?

SoberLeigh

Syewy, your silence is unsettling.

Stewy84

I'm drunk, just write me off for now

Be back soon

Hevyn

Maybe if you had kept posting during that difficult time of day, Stewy.
No, we are not writing you off.

SoberLeigh

We are not going to write you off, Stewy. We won't let go until you are sober.

SoberLeigh

See!!! Two of us said the same thing at the exact time . . .

CreativeThinker

Nope...we're not going anywhere Stewy!

SoberLeigh

sorry; wrong thread.

Stewy84

Well it's just ridiculous now, I'm a lost cause, stuck, lonely and ****** up. Please just forget I ever came to the forum guys

Dee74

It was a major revelation for me when I realised I didn't have to act on my cravings and that they would disappear on their own without the application of alcohol.

It was NOT a pleasant experience - it was uncomfortable - and that made it made worse ..

I was used to drinking my discomfort away.

I felt as weak as water...but I REALLY wanted change.

so...

I got through my cravings - I ranted I raved I kicked the wall, I screamed into my pillow...but I didn't drink...and the cravings passed.

and each time I did it got a little easier.

great tips here

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html

D

SoberLeigh

Nope, we can't do that, Stewy.

I thought I was a lost cause - I was wrong.

You think that you are a lost cause - you are wrong.

Please pour out what is left.

Start again tomorrow.

Recognize that you may very well be uncomfortable.

Recognize that you may have cravings - some of them strong.

Recognize that the path that you are on may take everything from you - your health, your job, your sanity, your self-respect (I shudder to think it but even your daughter).

Recognize that the path to sobriety may not be easy but it is path well chosen.

You are worth it, Stewy.

Don't give in to alcoholism; it can promise you nothing but misery.

2muchpain

The sad thing is that you continue to refuse to do the things that might make a difference. You continue to do the things you have done before to stop drinking but end up drinking again. I don't know why this surprises you. If your really serious about getting sober, then maybe you should take seriously some of the suggestions mentioned here but for some reason you choose to ignore them. I think you know by now what you need to do. IMHO, if you keep doing what you've been doing, your going to just end up with the same results. This makes no sense to me, but maybe it does to you. John

SoberLeigh

How has your day been, Stewy?

CreativeThinker

Hey Stewy...I was wondering the same thing as SL. Did you get a workout in today? I did. It's hotter than h*** here in New England but I managed to powerwalk 2 mi. Felt fab when I finished! Boo Yaa! Tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter so I'll need to go very early.

Hope you're doing well my friend! Send us an update when you can.

Anna

Stewy, I do hope you check in and let us know how you are doing.

Delizadee

Stewy I think you are writing yourself off.

It takes most of us more than one ride to figure out how to get off the merry-go-round.

SR doesn't give up on anyone.
The important thing is you don't have to give up on yourself.

Also, it's tough to realize that staying sober means NOT numbing the feelings and having to actually experience. But just like staying sober and living in recovery gets easier with time, so does learning how to go through the feelings and learning how to cope with life on life's terms.

You have all the control on your drinking and your sobriety.
Grab it back!! We're here to cheer you on and for you to lean on

gatorman

Come back Stewy...you can do this.