OMG, I used to get that one fairly often the first 10-15 years, too. I would ponder whether I should come clean and change my date or go on lying. In the dream, for me, I would be in situations where my surroundings felt out of control, so I would pick up and drink. And then the quandary.
I finally learned to take the message from it, which for me was that I did still have the disease and that I never wanted to have the relapse in waking life, but I was only a drink away from living that dream.

what a sucky dream, maybe God wants you to work on some things in your recovery. That's 4u to discover with your sponsor tho.

Though its been a while in the first 5 years I would have those dreams 3-4 times a year in the next 5 years it was once and awhile in the next 11 years maybe only once. I don't know whether it was because i was doing a lot of meetings earlier and listening to people that where new and those who where around for a while and had picked up a drink.

Though no-one who was new a struggling or those that did pick ever said it got better they all said it got a whole lot worse. My dreams were all similar somewhere in the dream i would pick up a drink and then i would start lying about it and all that stinking thinking would start because i would be lying and hiding it from my wife and children the people I worked with and those i new in AA.

And some times when i woke I felt hungover and wasn't sure if I had picked up a drink or not and it wasn't until later in the day when i realized I hadn't drank and went awwwwwwww thank God.

I personally believe for me those drinking dreams were Gods way of letting me pick up a drink/drunk and go through what would happen without actually picking up a drink because He knew what would happen to me if i did physically pick that drink/drunk. I say drink/drunk because i don't know if I ever pick up a drink I always picked up a drunk.

And yes it lets me know my disease is progressive while I am doing what I have to do to stay sober my disease is outside doing push ups . And it also tells me not only is my disease progressive so is my recovery from it. And that its no good for me to rest on my laurels I need to be active in recovery .i need to use all the tools that are available. The steps, the traditions, study the BB ,carry the message of recovery so on.

I am so grateful I haven't had to pick up a drink yet.

Thanks for your post and the other reply's I like to hear about others experiences. They are a great help to me.

God Bless...


Lionel

Your drinking dream doesn't mean you are doing anything wrong. IT's a good reminder of your alcoholism. I've had those dreams where I realise I've been sneaking drinks for quite some time, and have to admit I'm not really sober. It's a horrible feeling, in the dream, but when I wake up I am relieved. It's a good reminder that I can't take the first drink, and that i need help, that I haven't got it all sewn up!

Awesome to wake up, right!

In my experience many people have drinking dreams around their birthday time. It's just a little leak from the unconscious to remind us. It's really no big deal, even though it might feel like it.

So long as we keep in fit spiritual condition we have nothing to fear from a little reminder here and there. LOL

It's a dream that can't hurt you, unless you act on it. As KK said, nice to wake up. Congrats on 14 years and many more.