freedomfries

Thanks Thomas

DaisyBelle7

I’m proud of you ff!

newhope01

ThatWasTheOldMe

Good on you, freedomfries.
One day at a time. The only thing at the bottom of that bottle is misery. Treat yourself to a tasty snack or healthy beverage you enjoy instead.

Steely

When you asked in your OP what you might do. I was going to say, remember that last bender. Remember the empty wallet.

Well done Freedom.

Dee74

BackandScared

Day 6 is very good! Remember the feeling of waking up happy you did not drink the day before. Make sure it is how you start day 7.
The most difficult dates are behind you. Every day is easier from now on.

thetrout

Well done. That's a big achievement

freedomfries

Another 10:30am looms (9:38am now) but I feel confident I won't drink. Just back from the gym so got the day off to a good start.

PeaceManic

Great. Each day sober is like an exercise in growing self disciple imo too, because what I hate about addiction is you're a prisoner of it. It may feel like it opens the world up at the start, but it's just an illusion.

I end up doing the same stupid stuff, left broke and feeling awful. Meh, better things in life.

Reid82

BlueWellies

freedomfries

AV is saying "just get a couple of cans, no one will know". Trying to ignore it

Tinkerbeau

Stay strong freedom, i have those thoughts but the problem is if we drink, we will know and the guilt and disappointment we feel in ourselves and in our heads we can't get away from

freedomfries

Thank you TB

BackandScared

You will know it. You will know you have not made it past day 7. You will wake up tomorrow on day zero or worse.

Sit on your hands, call a friend, write here and tell us something funny about you (or not funny/or not about you).. Just make it happen again. Make sure you can come back tomorrow to let us know about day 8.

jr67

So ff, how's it going?

freedomfries

Ok. Still sober

MLD51

You asked yourself "who will know?" YOU will know. I got so tired of letting myself down, day after day. It was doing so much damage to my self-esteem and confidence. I was one miserable person, feeling like a failure every day that I chose to drink. I was letting other people down, too, but really, mostly myself. When I stopped drinking my self esteem and confidence started to build, and now I barely recognize the sad, miserable person I had become 5 years and 3 months ago.

Don't let yourself down, FF. You can do this, one day at a time. One hour at a time for now, if that's what it takes.

Hawkeye13

Yes to what everyone else has said. You have to be able to trust and rely on yourself.

You earn that through making good choices and acting on them.