MaximusD

Get back on the wagon BABM. We are all rooting for you!

Sober45

BABM, I gained a lot from your posts while you were sober. We need you back here pronto! You know the steps... just do it!

Be123

You can do this BABM. What's more, you know you can and you also know HOW.

I look forward to hearing your sober posts again.

Peace

Surrendered19

Good morning BABM. Hope you are in one piece lad. Time to set down the drink again right? Your 5 months are still here man. Waiting for you to add to that time.

Steely

I hoped you've stopped BABM, but wondered if the drinking was helping?

Five months is a drop in the ocean when it comes to your life, BABM.

Hevyn

Been thinking of you BABM. Dump the poison & get back to healing. We know you can.

BeABetterMan

I did not go out and buy or drink today. I am in a meeting as we speak. Struggling badly, but sober. Ready to suffer more if that’s what it will take.

Thank you for all of the words, prayers and thoughts. Being a failure is a hard pill to swallow. It gets so old.

I will discuss my failure in more depth at a soon time.

❤️

Hevyn

You're no failure. Failures stop trying & fold up. Proud of you.

Mizz

Active alcoholism is very intense, BABM. We have all been there and do understand this.
It is so good you are in a meeting and taking the right steps. You will get back on track.

rooting for you!

advbike

Way to go man.. you've got this.

Steely

You made it out BABM. So good to know.

I'd miss you if you weren't here.

stickyone

Hey BABM when I first joined this group. This reply that you posted really helped me and I wanted to say thank you. You will get through this.

​​​​​​No one is coming to save you. You have to save yourself. Either you'll get serious or you won't. Either you'll make changes or you won't. D122y said something in a thread yesterday, "The only way out is time and suffering." Us addicts have become wussies. Any slight feeling of discontent or sadness or any damn thing and we have to use. We have to numb it. We don't want to feel anymore. We have to realize that we will have to learn to suffer first. Then learn to feel. Then learn to live. I'm still in the suffering part. Keep posting, keep being honest, and get serious about this if you want change.

owen90

You helped me tremendously in the past BABM with your support and guidance. I am rooting for you big time. You're a badass, you've got this my friend.

Owen

Surrendered19

You are not a failure bud. You are a recovering addict just like the rest of us. Do your hard few days and come back to us. As I said above, those 5 months sober and the results are still largely there.

Bethany57

You are no failure. You are human. You are one step closer to being completely free. You can do this.

Steely

I think those thoughts of "failure" are what keeps us drinking BABM.

Punishing ourselves for what!?

anxiousrock

I'm so happy your kitty came home!

I'm sorry you drank, but no one is perfect and the fact you are back at it, and here is all that matters.

Sohard

BABM - Nope, not gonna let you off the hook with the anxiety excuse. But as you know just like I know that alcohol actually causes anxiety, not cures it. You’re drinking again because your brain the neural pathways reawakened. It doesn’t seem soooo bad right now to have a drink, although you are worried or you wouldn’t be here on SR, right? I messed up after a year and a half and blew 5 months off the wagon. I am just on day four sober now. Early in the game but I’ve done it before and I can do it again. Let’s do it together? I won’t drink and you won’t drink. And then we can circle back to this thread in a year and show everyone how we’ve done it.

You have your cat, you have your new home, and you moved to be close to family. There is not one positive thing that a legalized liquid drug can bring to your life, and you know that. That’s why you’re reading this right now. If you want to drink so badly, tell yourself you can tomorrow. And then do it again. we know it gets easier. We know that. You might not want to stop drinking right now, but I know you want to want to or you would not be here. So listen to the real you. The one that wants to want to stop drinking. And look at all you accomplished sober in the past five months. Don’t trick yourself into thinking you could’ve done that growth drinking. Don’t be me that stays off the wagon for five months. I don’t want that for you. I can tell you deserve better. And so does your cat. Animals can smell when you’re drunk and drinking. They know something’s wrong. So pick up that fat chunker whenever you want to pick up a drink and think about her instead.

Sohard

Oh, I just saw this. You’re not a failure at all. You’re a fighter.

least

Sending you hugs and prayers for strength and peace of mind.