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Stable 04-10-2019 01:26 PM

Very stressed
 
Very stressed today at work got very wound up by bad family relationships.

On the the plus side I am 3 weeks sober today and have not resorted to drinking alcohol.

A stressful day would always in the past lead to drinking. This would make a stressful day into a bad night and a terrible morning and even more stress.

Thank god I no longer use stress as an excuse to drink.

Anna 04-10-2019 01:32 PM

I'm glad you got through that. Stress is easier to deal with in recovery. :)

Maudcat 04-10-2019 04:01 PM

Glad you haven’t had a drink. Alcohol really doesn’t help, though it seems as though it will.
Hang in there.

Dee74 04-10-2019 04:38 PM

There are some good ideas about dealing with stress here Stable :)

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...44-stress.html

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Action 04-10-2019 05:53 PM

I think of the picture of the cat hanging from a stick and the caption says
"Hang in there"
today is an accomplishment congrats!

kinzoku 04-10-2019 07:50 PM

I totally feel you!

Good for you in facing reality head on :)

Hawkeye13 04-11-2019 01:06 AM

Great job Stable!

Guener 04-11-2019 02:13 AM

I am bumping up against plenty of stress at work now, too, so I feel with you. I tell myself that this wave will soon be past, and things will go as well as I can try to make them happen. Not drinking definitely helps.

Dee74 04-11-2019 03:56 AM

Hows it going Stable?

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Stable 04-11-2019 03:50 PM

It’s going good. That was a horrible intense burst of stress yesterday but I did not drink and boy am I grateful for that today.

thomas11 04-12-2019 09:58 AM

Sounds like you passed a major test with flying colors.


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