Hey Hoppo....we all have had slips.......and we resolve to not let it happen again.....my strategy is to forgive myself first and then start over, fresh, the next day......my goal was to cut down my drinking and for the last 14 days I have done that.....used to drink a bottle of wine at a time and recently I have been able to have a glass or two by just reminding myself of what my goal is.
Checked my chart and discovered I have had 10 drinks in 16 days and if you eliminate Xmas and New Years, where I had two each I've only had 6.....feeling really proud of myself.....have to feel good about me first. So far so good.
Hi Sadie.....I too was just like you...could drink and not have any side effects at all the next day......I tried something once and it has seemed to work because it made me sick and feeling like crap for two days....had that bottle of wine and then 2 shots of straight rum right after......haven't had a drink or the desire for a while, everytime I think about how I felt then, I don't want to go back there........wine was also my downfall so my husband starting getting me coolers, which I really don't like, so I don't drink at all or not as often and I always only have one......
Hey Andy......congrats to you for your admission...I too suffered from panic attacks for years until the right doctor got me on some anti-anxiety meds....been on them for 40 yrs.....it helped a lot to finally know what was going on......I still drank but the anxiety was gone.....good luck with the program....
Hey Jacq.......just look at my picture and take what it says to heart....I too was always worried about what other people thought until I realized that was part of the problem. I decided to moderate my drinking, not quit altogether, and I must say I'm really proud of myself 9 drinks in the last 21days, used to be 9 drinks in 2 days. I'm proof it can be done and IT IS HARD...but YOU ARE WORTH IT and I do mean YOU. It doesn't matter what other people think. I do still struggle with that but I have come to realize I have to like myself and do it for ME, not everyone else. Keep posting.......and keep on it, one day at a time.
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