2 nights
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2 nights
2 nights drinking in the past week! An improvement, lent coming up so will use that to help me.
I seem to be making this harder than it needs to be. Getting to 7 days is proving difficult.
I will keep trying.
I seem to be making this harder than it needs to be. Getting to 7 days is proving difficult.
I will keep trying.
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I did have a drink after work eat a lot and was sick. Not been able to do anything today but recover. I feel very unhappy about it but need to stay positive.
It was this time last year that I managed a good long period of sobriety.
I have done done it once and I will do it again!
It was this time last year that I managed a good long period of sobriety.
I have done done it once and I will do it again!
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Speaking only for myself, cutting back or moderation is a pipe dream. Furthermore, I had no interest in moderation, I know why I drank and it wasn't to moderate.
You know what it takes to quit, and it can be done again.
You know what it takes to quit, and it can be done again.
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Originally Posted by psilyguy 
I went 7 months clean, going to the gym, all that, and then thought I could go back to just a couple.. haha.. now I'm back in the same mess
You can't reverse this thing- once you have it, you have it for good.
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Originally Posted by Stable
I decided that long ago! I am a binge drinker as opposed to a daily physically dependant drinker.
Is it more difficult for a regular binge drinker to quit than a daily dependant drinker?
Is it more difficult for a regular binge drinker to quit than a daily dependant drinker?
Alcoholism isn't about how much you drink, how often, what type, whether you only drink at night.
We are all saying the same thing. We either drink, or we don't. If you're an alcoholic like me, which is up to you to decide, then the only good option is "don't."
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Originally Posted by Stable
It’s difficult when that sudden impulse hits. Impulsiveness is a huge problem for me and I wonder if I have some degree of brain damage from my years of drinking.
All of us have different stuff to face when we quit- and I'm one who's pretty d*mn lucky I not only lived but have a pretty good package deal here at 43.
I wouldn't have another chance in me - and no one gets infinite ones.
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Originally Posted by Stable
I decided that long ago! I am a binge drinker as opposed to a daily physically dependant drinker.
Is it more difficult for a regular binge drinker to quit than a daily dependant drinker?
Is it more difficult for a regular binge drinker to quit than a daily dependant drinker?
Trying to quit by cutting down or moderating was futile for me Stable.
Trying to 'quit' by drinking doesn't work.
I really hope you'll come to accept this soon.
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OK thats good to hear - theres a few mixed messages in the thread.
Whats your recovery plan look like Stable?
maybe we can brainstorm some ideas to help you make it more effective for you?
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Whats your recovery plan look like Stable?
maybe we can brainstorm some ideas to help you make it more effective for you?
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I was trying to stay positive by saying 2 nights in the week and not seven. But those 2 nights have ruined my whole week.
ive tried all sorts of things to stay sober and feel this time the only thing that can work for me is my belief in God.
Something to make me see alcohol in another way other than desire is also necessary!
ive tried all sorts of things to stay sober and feel this time the only thing that can work for me is my belief in God.
Something to make me see alcohol in another way other than desire is also necessary!
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Originally Posted by Stable
I was trying to stay positive by saying 2 nights in the week and not seven.
What can we do to help you make a recovery plan? Are you up to trying AA again? Are you up to trying one of the other methods, such as SMART? Rehab? The worst thing you can do is do nothing.
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