Checking in...rapping up day 12
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Checking in...rapping up day 12
I am still doing this... I had my 14 days then drank and now im back up to 12.... I almost drank today after work because i had a good day and made good money and luckily my friend picked me up to go eat right when i got out so that stopped my plan...
I hate the romanticizing of it... I just imagined getting a margarita to celebrate my good day. I hate that alcohol is??? such a lie... Need to know how to handle that intense feeling/ learned hábit and i tried to play the tape forward as they say and i couldnt imagine anything bad i just told myself you can just have 1 or 2 and then go home its fine it will be fun... 🤦🏽*♀️
Glad i diddnt do it. But there will be a next time that i crave it... Hoping to gain coping skills... Any tips??? What do u do or tell yourself?
I hate the romanticizing of it... I just imagined getting a margarita to celebrate my good day. I hate that alcohol is??? such a lie... Need to know how to handle that intense feeling/ learned hábit and i tried to play the tape forward as they say and i couldnt imagine anything bad i just told myself you can just have 1 or 2 and then go home its fine it will be fun... 🤦🏽*♀️
Glad i diddnt do it. But there will be a next time that i crave it... Hoping to gain coping skills... Any tips??? What do u do or tell yourself?
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I love that Sober Rican!
Originally Posted by soberrican 
you always gonna encounter situations like that. Good job on not boozing. For me i ruined drinking by getting sober. Thats a good thing. ✌
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First of all for me it wouldnt be just one.
Id get sloshed.
Its just not worth it to me anymore.
Its not fun, certainly not attractive, and I just cant be bothered.
The next day you feel like hell, spent money, ignored your friends/family/pets...blech.
Id get sloshed.
Its just not worth it to me anymore.
Its not fun, certainly not attractive, and I just cant be bothered.
The next day you feel like hell, spent money, ignored your friends/family/pets...blech.
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Have you read this link rsanchez - lots of ideas here
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html
when it comes down to it I didn't seek out and join a place like SR on a whim. I need to be here - and I think you need to be here too.
No matter what that other voice says - remember it's a lie.
I found I could drink - or live the life I wanted and be the person I wanted to be - but not both.
I had to pick one.
Its also helpful for me to remember its not the last drink I should regret, but the first, because that's the one that starts the madness all over again.
Find some life affirming ways to celebrate - start some new traditions
You can do this!
D
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html
when it comes down to it I didn't seek out and join a place like SR on a whim. I need to be here - and I think you need to be here too.
No matter what that other voice says - remember it's a lie.
I found I could drink - or live the life I wanted and be the person I wanted to be - but not both.
I had to pick one.
Its also helpful for me to remember its not the last drink I should regret, but the first, because that's the one that starts the madness all over again.
Find some life affirming ways to celebrate - start some new traditions
You can do this!
D
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