Almost drank today
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Guess what felt good this morning!!!!!!! Waking up on day EIGHT not ONE!!! Not feeling sick 🤢 with shakes and dry heaving while brushing my teeth. I have energy, a positive attitude and love for life! Thank you everyone. Next time I’m going to post while I’m feeling like a drink. Not try to white knuckle it 
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GOOSEMOOSE.
A huge congratulations on your eight days. In early sobriety, I had drinking thoughts, but I didn't pick up because of the same methods you're employing, i.e., meetings, prayer, so I always say, as you have, by the grace of God I didn't pick up a drink today. I still get those "emotional hangovers," and I've been sober 22 years. I like you, work really hard to get my thoughts back to gratitude, that no matter what I think or say, I didn't pick up a drink, and that's truly a miracle for an alcoholic to go one day without a drink. Thank you for posting. It'll get easier, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. You truly are earning your sobriety one day at a time, like the rest of us. I wish you all the luck in the world.
A huge congratulations on your eight days. In early sobriety, I had drinking thoughts, but I didn't pick up because of the same methods you're employing, i.e., meetings, prayer, so I always say, as you have, by the grace of God I didn't pick up a drink today. I still get those "emotional hangovers," and I've been sober 22 years. I like you, work really hard to get my thoughts back to gratitude, that no matter what I think or say, I didn't pick up a drink, and that's truly a miracle for an alcoholic to go one day without a drink. Thank you for posting. It'll get easier, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. You truly are earning your sobriety one day at a time, like the rest of us. I wish you all the luck in the world.
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Originally Posted by G00SEM00SE 
Man today was hard. It took every ounce of my being to not pick up today. I just played the tape forward enough to know it was the worse idea I could ever have. So I didn’t. 
this is hard. But I’m proud of myself.
this is hard. But I’m proud of myself.Thanks for posting this, I'm 2 weeks in and trying to stay ahead so what you've wrote about playing the tape forwards gives me some ammunition when and if the time to drink comes!
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Originally Posted by G00SEM00SE
Yes thank you guys. All I wanted was for 9pm to come. But that’s not realistic. It was almost like I was taken over and nothing would help. Cunning, baffling, and powerful for gosh darn sure. Dang. Well it’s almost 9now. Going to a meeting tomorrow. As much as I’m happy I didn’t drink, I’m actually a bit depressed with how close I came. Like I actually DID fail... does that make sense?
Just work hard on your 12 step program and the frequency of the alcohol thoughts will ultimately (and perhaps slowly) dissipate.
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I was overwhelmed today with the worm. Scared me. I'm 26 days sober and it took me closing my eyes, breathing and remembering the last time I drank. Finally the worm crawled away, but I realize that I have to remain ever vigilant. So helps coming to this site.
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Checking in. I can not fathom that I have been sober for 25 days. A lot of days are still hard and I catch myself starting to romanticize a drink. Sunday’s are still the very worse. But feeling more and more alive and healthy as I keep living odat and not picking up.
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Originally Posted by G00SEM00SE
Checking in. I can not fathom that I have been sober for 25 days. A lot of days are still hard and I catch myself starting to romanticize a drink. Sunday’s are still the very worse. But feeling more and more alive and healthy as I keep living odat and not picking up.
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