You don't have to do it forever, just 1 more minute,just 1 more minute,just 1 more minute. It really is better, you just have to do the best you can for 1 minute at a time. Good luck and God Bless

its true. one minute at a time sometimes. it is worth it. "This too shall pass". i was told and it does for me. i kept following direction from outside others even when i didn't feel anything really working. it did move me forward because I stayed sober. Good luck i wish you well

I'm in the same boat , but theres somthing keeping me sober , and i dont wanna be sober lol, but like my sober buddy says you know you dont want things to get any worse....so I hang in there n try to let go heh my mind is constantly arguing the futility of it all.....

thank u... i am still sober. Minute by minute... i don't want to throw away my 9 months... it was so hard to get this far, but when will it get easier? It seems like it gets harder and harder.Anyways, i will keep trying...

You're right on schedule. :)

Nine months is one of those awkward stages, like 60 days. At 30 days, I was a kid with a new toy, the novelty alone kept me sober. At 90 days, I was a swaggering old-timer. But at 60 days, I was a freeking deer in the headlights. LOL

At nine months, it seemed I'd been sober forever, the novelty was LONG gone, it was getting old, so where the hell was my cake???

For me, I guess it was at some point after a year, that the months just started racking up incredibly fast. I hardly ever thought about drinking. Recovery just started to flow. When I would get an urge to drink, I didn't fear it any more, I accepted it as a signal that there was something for me to add to my program, a positive something to make it even better.

It doesn't just get easier, it gets INCREDIBLE! Life starts dropping amazing good things in your lap that you never could imagine before.

I see in your profile you're in AA -- read pp. 83-84 in the Big Book. (Here's a link: http://www.aa-uk.org.uk/publications/Promises.htm ) The Promises WILL come true for you!

God bless you!

Phil

Do you go to AA? Have you worked your steps? They say anyone who does not finish their forth will drink a fifth. White knuckled sobriety sucks. YOu need to get to the root of the alchoholism. that is what the steps do in most cases

staying strong emotionally is very important in your sucess,I have had the same emotions in my recovery and still have them. but your strength will carry you through.

it's just life, my friend. some days, weeks, maybe months can be difficult to get through. we'd be robots if we could be happy, happy, happy all of the time. life is not like that. still, i don't think alcohol will be the answer in any quest for self-fulfillment. ride it out. the tide will turn as it always does.

If I can make it you can too! Is there a meeting anywhere soon that you can go to. If so, you need to go there ASAP.

if getting drunk is gonna help, it's your call. For me it didn't help to get drunk just,makes the problems go away for a time, but they come back with a vengance. We are people who can never safely take a drink.The quick fix is the ome least likley to work.How happy is it to wake up with a hangover,remorse even guilt nah! bin there done that, got the t-shirt etc.

Takes time Dear,,, usually something very life altering has to happen. I have been where you were at hundreds of times despite the consequences.. I even drank when I was facing eleven years in prison.

CUNNING, BAFFLING AND SO VERY POWERFUL!!!

Not drinking does not treat alcohol. If you were uncomfortable in your own skin and used alcohol to take comfort in, guess what, you will be back to where you started when you stop drinking.

What you now need is a way to be comfortable in your own skin without drugs. Peace of mind is a precious commodity for us alcoholics.

True sobriety rides on the coat-tails of serenity. Abstinence is but a start. Use the 12 steps to treat your core issues;
(anxiety, frustration, guilt & despair).

We all have off days, or times if thats better. It is very hard to work through them sometimes, but if we take it one day at a time and one thing at a time we can work through it. We have made it this far, so lets do a little more and it will become an enjoyable journey.

We all have bad days and this is when we need something to do like paint or pull out weeds, something you love doing will help keep your mind focused on good positive things. You are in a tough period of recovery but it gets better. Don't rush anything it will happen in small amounts so make time your friend. One day is all you need to concern yourself with because it is the only day we have to live life to the fullest before bed time. You can do this because your life may depend on it.

Have you tried AA???????????????