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Originally Posted by Cornishman 
Welcome. I'm also new to the forum and similar to you in terms of past relapses. I'm currently on 7 days and just about getting my sanity back after a very rough week. Just keeping busy is the best thing to do, as you seem to be. I think my main mistake in the past has been that 'I'm fine now - I can have one glass of wine, one beer etc.' That can be true for that day, but the next day it happens again and then it's two, three, 20...
I know now, I can't have ONE drink. Not saying I won't mistake again, of course.
I know now, I can't have ONE drink. Not saying I won't mistake again, of course.
I believe in miracles :)
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: Europe
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Originally Posted by Aellyce
Congratulations, Velvetee! I always love to see people like you, coming here for support at start, using this site and other resources for a while, then just going and living your life with many sober projects and improvements. Hope you can get back to the gym soon. Onwards!
Gyms have been closed since October here, so I am very excited to go back at the reopening!
Originally Posted by Cornishman
Welcome. I'm also new to the forum and similar to you in terms of past relapses. I'm currently on 7 days and just about getting my sanity back after a very rough week. Just keeping busy is the best thing to do, as you seem to be. I think my main mistake in the past has been that 'I'm fine now - I can have one glass of wine, one beer etc.' That can be true for that day, but the next day it happens again and then it's two, three, 20...
I know now, I can't have ONE drink. Not saying I won't mistake again, of course.
I know now, I can't have ONE drink. Not saying I won't mistake again, of course.
Originally Posted by Free2bme888
Welcome velvetee😍
I believe in miracles :)
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Join Date: Nov 2020
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Originally Posted by advbike
Great job on your recovery, that's the way to do it Velvetee!
Thanks for coming back and sharing!
Thanks for coming back and sharing!
Originally Posted by FinallyLucid
Congrats!! I think we might have the same quit date of 11/7/2020.
Let's be twinzzzz!
I believe in miracles :)
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Originally Posted by TroubleAfoot
Thank you for sharing your experience. Reading these stories are helping to motivate me on my latest attempt at sobriety. I'm am only on day 2 this time around. Please keep coming around when you have time!
Originally Posted by TroubleAfoot
Exactly! I am the biggest self-sabotager. Every time I get on a good, positive, and healthy roll where I am feeling good I think it is okay to dabble in bad habits because "hey, I'm doing good. I got this." Except I don't and the next thing I know I'm at the bottom of the slippery slope, in shambles, again. I've had to go through this several times to where, now, I think I finally understand this and can never go back to such negative behaviors again. The biggest one is, of course, drinking.
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