well, I"ve started over 3 times since March. I"m a newbie. Temptation is always there and last night , I was organizing my late sister's photos... um.. well,, had to stop,, wanted to drink.. but I held off.. I'm hoping all this gets easier. There is so much temptation with all the new alcohols being.advertised on TV, and with the emotional stuff I"m going thru. It is a battle now,, but ,, I will win.....
well, I"ve started over 3 times since March. I"m a newbie. Temptation is always there and last night , I was organizing my late sister's photos... um.. well,, had to stop,, wanted to drink.. but I held off.. I'm hoping all this gets easier. There is so much temptation with all the new alcohols being.advertised on TV, and with the emotional stuff I"m going thru. It is a battle now,, but ,, I will win.....
Remember you only do this one day at a time and half of that time you are sleeping. Just take it one minute at a time is need be. I have been there myself and know how difficult it can be. I had the compultion the first two years of my sobriety and didn't think I could make it, but I did. I will soon be celebrating 27 yrs. of continuous sobriety. How did I do it? One Day at a Time. Hang in there, you got it.
It was May of 1985 and I had serious thoughts of hurting my wife and infant children. I remember going into the bathroom of the motel my wife and I were at and I was so scared I saw the devil in the mirror. At that point I woke my wife and told her my thoughts and please watch over me. I was doing a lot of drugs at the same time (snorting all kinds). It happened a second time a month or so later. That "fear" has always been with me. Certainly after all these years I would say to myself "Oh, you can have a glass of wine to be social". Hundreds of times and after the first year or two I would say "You've come so far. Why screw it up?" Like all addictions - the urges don't come as frequent; but when they do............."Be PREPARED" I do envy those that can have that glass of wine with dinner; but it's just the way I'm wired. EVERYTHING I enjoy.....I go off the deep end.
It was May of 1985 and I had serious thoughts of hurting my wife and infant children. I remember going into the bathroom of the motel my wife and I were at and I was so scared I saw the devil in the mirror. At that point I woke my wife and told her my thoughts and please watch over me. I was doing a lot of drugs at the same time (snorting all kinds). It happened a second time a month or so later. That "fear" has always been with me. Certainly after all these years I would say to myself "Oh, you can have a glass of wine to be social". Hundreds of times and after the first year or two I would say "You've come so far. Why screw it up?" Like all addictions - the urges don't come as frequent; but when they do............."Be PREPARED" I do envy those that can have that glass of wine with dinner; but it's just the way I'm wired. EVERYTHING I enjoy.....I go off the deep end.
well, I"ve started over 3 times since March. I"m a newbie. Temptation is always there and last night , I was organizing my late sister's photos... um.. well,, had to stop,, wanted to drink.. but I held off.. I'm hoping all this gets easier. There is so much temptation with all the new alcohols being.advertised on TV, and with the emotional stuff I"m going thru. It is a battle now,, but ,, I will win.....
Hello @trellg132. I'd like to invite @jim1208, @luckonetj, @johnwhitfield who have recently discussed their sobriety as well. If you are comfortable sharing a bit more, and only if you are comfortable, would you mind sharing with the other members what you are sober from?
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well, I"ve started over 3 times since March. I"m a newbie. Temptation is always there and last night , I was organizing my late sister's photos... um.. well,, had to stop,, wanted to drink.. but I held off.. I'm hoping all this gets easier. There is so much temptation with all the new alcohols being.advertised on TV, and with the emotional stuff I"m going thru. It is a battle now,, but ,, I will win.....
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3 ReactionsI've been sober 20 years but I find that a much more important question is to ask myself every day "What are you doing to stay sober today?"
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3 ReactionsRemember you only do this one day at a time and half of that time you are sleeping. Just take it one minute at a time is need be. I have been there myself and know how difficult it can be. I had the compultion the first two years of my sobriety and didn't think I could make it, but I did. I will soon be celebrating 27 yrs. of continuous sobriety. How did I do it? One Day at a Time. Hang in there, you got it.
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4 ReactionsThose type of excuses bought me a new liver. Stay sober! All addictions are facilitated by an excuse.
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1 ReactionIt was May of 1985 and I had serious thoughts of hurting my wife and infant children. I remember going into the bathroom of the motel my wife and I were at and I was so scared I saw the devil in the mirror. At that point I woke my wife and told her my thoughts and please watch over me. I was doing a lot of drugs at the same time (snorting all kinds). It happened a second time a month or so later. That "fear" has always been with me. Certainly after all these years I would say to myself "Oh, you can have a glass of wine to be social". Hundreds of times and after the first year or two I would say "You've come so far. Why screw it up?" Like all addictions - the urges don't come as frequent; but when they do............."Be PREPARED" I do envy those that can have that glass of wine with dinner; but it's just the way I'm wired. EVERYTHING I enjoy.....I go off the deep end.
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4 ReactionsOne day at a time 21st of this months I've been sober 6 months that god for keeping me
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3 ReactionsYes you have came to far but congratulations
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2 ReactionsI took my last drink April 6th, one week after being told I had cancer.
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1 ReactionCan it be treated? I hope so.
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