Popcorn123

Hi All,

I have lurked on these forums for years. I was a career drinker for over 25 years. This summer I went to outpatient rehab for my husband. I kept telling myself I needed to quit.

Since OPR, I have stayed sober for 2-3 weeks at a time. Then my brain tricks me into thinking I am fine. I am not fine.
Thank you for having me in this forum. I am 2 days sober.

nez

Hi Popcorn123 and welcome. I can relate to staying sober for 2-3 weeks and then thinking I was fine. Early on I remember hearing that a pickle can never be a cucumber again. Somehow that rings true for me. Recovery has taught me how to live happy and free with knowing that I will never ever be a cucumber again. :~)

GeoGo

I was a lurker for years, also, Popcorn. I learned a lot from reading on the forums. Also learned a bunch from thinking I was OK after many brief "quits", then falling back into the usual drinking patterns again, but deeper every time. Finally got it into my thick head that it's only going to get worse if I don't stop. You've heard all this before, but I think the "practice" of the quit/relapse cycle eventually proves that giving up the booze is the only way out.

Coldfusion

Two days is great! I hope this is the beginning of a permanent recovery. This forum is a great source of support. Read around and post often--it works if you work it!

Here's some good threads to join (I see you've already found the "Class of November, 2020"):

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...ml#post7539265 (24 Hour Recovery Connections Part 506)

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...er-2020-a.html (Welcome to Weekenders 06 - 09 November 2020)

Dee74

welcome to posting Popcorn

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least

Welcome to the family. What was told to me, early on, was that in order to stay sober, I had to want to be sober more than I wanted to drink. It took me a while to get to that point, but I did get there and am almost to 11 yrs sober.

I credit my sobriety to the support I found here. I hope we can do that for you too.