Rest today and sleep it off. Tomorrow, get up early and work out. Forgggive yourself and jump back on thhe wagon. Don't make it a month bender!!!! Be kind to yourself!

Today is new, so forget what went before. You are well aware that you need to exercise and make new friends - get up and out!

Wishing you a peaceful and happy weekend and 4th of July.

Here's hoping you are totally hungover and feel like shit.

Whether you acted like the fool to your family is secondary -- you acted the fool to yourself.

But that's over, and you know drinking doesn't work for you and you've proved it. Hopefully that's a relief -- you never have to feel this way again.

Come on back up on the wagon.... there is always room for one more.

What will you do to stop it happening again?

Drinking to calm the nerves from the drunk the night before is pretty common. That can eventually become a daily routine and one very difficult to get out of! I speak from experience.

If you're done questioning whether or not you've got a problem, now you can do something about it.

Yes rest, sleep it off, drink liquids and then == get into recovery. Hopefully you feel crappy enough to be willing to do whatever it takes to stay sober tomorrow.

Hello Magpie2,

You are not a fool, just suffering from an illness. Take a walk, do yoga, read a book, write a journal, make solemn promises to yourself and to your family that you will never drink again. Then go out and buy a decent supply of hangover medication because it will probably happen again, and again and again.

I could suggest a remedy that will solve your problem for good and give you a great life and you wont even have to fly to Florida to get it. I could suggest it but I dont want to accused of pushing AA.

Thanks to all that commented this weekend. No one said anything to me about being drunk. Which is good because I didn't want to feel any worse. No one can punish me more than myself. I went to a friends house on sat because I had some time to kill. It helped talking to her. It was the first time I admitted to a friend that I have a drinking problem. I cried a little.
I realize the circumstances that lead to this slip. Because I realize this it is my extreme hope that I won't let this happen again.
Trying to look at the bright side. I 40 something days sober. Which is huge for me. I slipped. But I picked myself up after 2 days. Not a month. I could have easily stayed off the wagon.
But I know I don't want to be that person. Drinking is bad for my health and for running a business. I didn't get a thing done friday.

So glad you picked your self back up. I cant stay out long anymore either. It eats me alive! Why I do it again is because my sick obsession tells me I can do it different this time. But it always ends the same! Guilt and shame. I always pick myself back up too. But I'm beginning to get tired. I'm 45 years old and getting very tired. It's getting harder to find the fight. I have a 16 year old daughter and she is one reason I keep trying. I know I have to do it for myself, but I just ache when I see her hurting. The things she says when she finds me drinking are heartwrenching. I want to see her future and be a part of it. I do not want her parenting me! This disease is just mind-blowing!