Dee74

Happy birthday for 2 days ago.
If nothing else, maybe some regular posting here could help?

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ChloeRose63

It helps to remind yourself that nobody wakes up the next morning thinking "I'm really glad I drank last night!"
The mornings are so much better when you wake up sober.
Together we are strong!

Mary88

Thanks. Yes, that's a good idea.

PalmerSage

That's so awesome that you prevailed and stayed sober! One of the biggest changes I made this time (after MANY fall starts at true sobriety) was to try my hardest to never, ever, allow myself to get to the point of romanticizing drinking, especially at the beginning. The second I noticed the thoughts popping up, I shut them down, sometimes in my head and occasionally out loud. By the time my AV had convinced me that drinking would relax me and make me feel better, my brain switched to "deprivation mode" where it was something I desperately wanted but wasn't allowed to have - short-circuting the thought process immediately was really helpful. Keep it up!!!

Gabe1980

This is exactly it......very well said. That is unfortunately what has happened to me and it's exactly because I started to entertain those thoughts again. The minute they take hold you feel that you have lost something important.

8 months is awesome and such an inspiration. I am really glad for you that you didn't end up back on day 1

Mary88

Thank you for the kind messages. Yesterday I was thinking life is just as bad when sober so I might as well drink. Today I realise how wrong those thoughts were. Life is a lot better without alcohol. There will be challenging times but they will pass.