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4 years ago 0 +0 / -0 39

Thanks Lynn , im still here at my familys house but will be leaving tomorrow . jsut working on some stuff may paint. painting helps with my anxiety . still feeling really crappy but i did get my answer but i think deep down i already knew that i cant drink

4 years ago 0 +0 / -0 347

Vie,

I can hear your frustration and am glad you came here for support. So your Day 1 begins today. Do you have any plans for the day?

Lynn

4 years ago 0 +0 / -0 39

Thank you everyone. sooo i came up here again and well guess what , i drank and drank too much again. nowim sitting here ffeeling shame and all that comes with that . it has just proved that i am right i cannot drink . only bad things have happened when i drank because of my decisiions . i dont like who i become. and a whole bunch of other stuff im sure maybe some can understand . so now its my really day one. day one . no alcohol today .

4 years ago 0 +0 / -0 347

Hello Vie and welcome back. Good luck to you on your new journey. You've done it before, you can do it again!

Lynn

4 years ago 0 +0 / -0 11214

Welcome back Vie,

I am glad you are preparing to tackle this again. You are so right, you did it before, you can do it again. Plus, we will be here to support you every step of the way. It will still be challenging but all you learned three years ago is still with you. What helped you to stay away from alcohol when you quit before? What worked and what didn't work for you?

Ashley, Health Educator

Here to help :)

4 years ago 0 +0 / -0 557

It is worth giving it a try. You are probably more important to them than a drink...

4 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1562

Vie,

Most dont know about our condition. There is issue with the mind and also after taking that first drink, our body wants more. And when you are away from alcohol, our mind is always considering drink. Many think few days of abstinence, we will get better. In most cases yes, but few of us are wired different. So look at the past, see how we slipped back into that vicious cycle of not wanting drink and drinking and being caught in that vicious cycle. Making a firm resolution not to drink again. But again we let our guard down. Once more time and we try to start our journey again.

4 years ago 0 +0 / -0 39

Hi Hors Controle and Foxman . I dont have drinking buddies anymore I cute them out but its the family that is hard . every function there is alcohol and everyone saying cmon just have one . when I was sober for the 3 years it was hard and I avoided functions but its hard in my family they get offended easily and a respect factor is high . but I also wasnt open about how the fuctions made me feel maybe they would understand more im not sure . and yes foxman its very true doesn't matter how long same vibes kick in

4 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1562

I had gone 3 years no drinking and somehow thought all was good. this summer i drank lots at my fams house. its normal for them and was for me.

Yes, we dont think of the consequences. You can find similar stories in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Where a man of 30 takes a drink after 25 years of abstinence. A man who that he can mix whiskey in milk on a full stomach. And an accountant that he will just have a couple (after few months of sobriety). Unfortunately or fortunately however you take it, we may belong to a small percentage of population who cant drink safely, worse thing is, we cant stay way from it.

4 years ago 0 +0 / -0 557

Welcome back vie. It is certainly hard to be around drinking people which maybe, cannot control themselves either but will not talk about it.

I have cut down on old drinking buddies. I don't have may of them but I told all of them that I am sober since September 1st. It is funny how people react. One of them invited me for dinner last Friday and he said he did not care about having a boozeless dinner BUT he never reply to let me know what time we were supposed to meet.lol

You stayed sober for 3 years and you seemed determined to quit again. During those 3 years, were you meeting your family? How were they reacting?

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