have you been to a meeting yey?

yet?:)

When you get off the beam, just get back on.

No I have not been to a meeting,I thought I could do it by myself... but i WAS WRONG.

i AM so bloody angry with myself right now i COULD SCREAM I even yelled at my partner..something i NEVER DO.

I fell sick, and have a horrible headache, Im gonna have coffee, take my meds and go to bed...... and how will I feel tomorrow...like shite i BET..nite all....

Hey darl!

Stop beating yourself up! There is no growth and no recovery if you throw yourself a great big pity party and get angry and resent the mistake you made.

You made a mistake. You flushed a week sobriety down the toilet. Now jump back on da bandwagon and prove that you can do another week, then another one. The weeks turn into months which turn into years as long as you keep on keeping on. My big problem with the one night stupid decision making is that the morning after self-loathing that follows usually makes me allow that night to turn into a week of drinking. DONT do it. Jump straight back up. Go back to counting the days with the determination that this time you can go longer.

Ya know the definition of insanity? Repeating the same behaviour over and over and expecting the outcome to be different. Its not gonna get different while you repeat the cycle of pity-party, drink. CHANGE the cycle!

Loves darl, you can jump back up and get back on. Hey, I have such a teeny tiny amount of strength, and I can do it - so can you!

God bless!

Just keep on keeping on. don't look back and move forward. Keep trying. go to meetings. Focus, focus, focus on what's important and staying sober. don't let anything get in the way of that. Good luck

You are not a waster anyone who is trying to get sober is definately not a waster. So we allmake mistakes but the biggest mistake we make is continually beating ourselves up. Get up later, give yourself a talking to and get back on the wagon again. I am only 13 days dry so I am still very vunerable but hope I can keep the faith. Talk to me anytime Bx

Have you tried AA? AA is a wonderful fellowship of drunks who know exactly what you're going through.
Tomorrow is another day, you could start fresh. Take it from someone who's about to have 13 years sober; the years just fly by, it's the days that drag. "The journey of a million miles starts with the first step."

We are all at risk of doing what you did. I am only on day 23. I could not do this without AA and reading the big book. I tried on my own for 25 years to stop. It took me this long to be humble enough to go to the meeting and admit i have a problem. i've tried every other avenue...AA has helped me more than anything else. You are not a bad person!! We are sick people...there is no guilt...but you do deserve to give yourself every opportunity to be healthy. Statistically AA is the number one treatment for us. We may not like it, but does a diabetic like insuline shots? No... Do they feel guilty about needing the insuline? No...the shots hurt but they keep them healthy and whole and alive. The AA meeting may be painful but they are keeping me (us alcolholics) healthy, whole and alive. Give it a shot. (no pun intended...:)I'm here if you need me. I believe in you!

Hello, my grandfarther used to say fall of the horse get back on. Want to stop drinking keep on trying. In all honesty meetings do work. Don't kick yourself a lot of people tried and failed no one is perfect. I know if you want it you can do it just keep trying.

Reaching for the button here, means you have not given up trying, you know you have messed up 7 days, you won't be the first.

Get sober, get to meetings , seek help it really does all work.

I have slipped myself, but I am now nearly 2 years sober so I know you can do it

Good Luck

You have a week of sobriety and no one can take that away. Use this as a learning experience and get yourself another week. During that week find ways to make it become two. AA, Women For Sobriety, SMART Recovery, SOS...etc. I opened up to my sister yesterday and I am so glad I did. She accepted my decision and need for help totally and has been very helpful this weekend.

We humans are social creatures by nature. We need one another for affirmation. Reach out to the people who will affirm you rather than drag you down.

Good luck!

A friend who took 8 years sober birtday 1 month ago just took a newcomers chip. The important thing is that he's back. All we have is today.