Was 6 days sober as of Saturday. Drank an entire bottle of Pinot during the day yesterday. Somehow I knew I wouldn’t be able to get beyond Sunday. But was the experience I needed. Hadn’t been 2 days sober for the last 12 years, didn’t know how great I could feel after 6 days. Feeling not great this morning. Now I know.
It is normal to relapse after such a log time spent being drunk. 6 days is awesome and now you have proof how good it is to be sober. You definitely CAN do this! Keep checking in
Absolutely can do this. Sometimes our true test is not what we do but how we react after the fact. I know in one of my programs which I have 13 years of sobriety in now my main test in the beginning was not staying sober but immediately getting up when I fell and not letting a slip become a 6 month relapse! I kept doing that till finally today I have not gone back to that behavior in 13 years. G-D bless!!!
13 years! that is fantastic. Its interesting how a small window of time can turn into this…I started drinking daily (during/after dinner) every day since 12 years ago when my daughter started driving, to help with irrational anxiety.
Then you get into a rut. Then you start drinking more & more. Then…poof you have no tolerance & whap… you’re an alcoholic!
I do think a pattern is being followed though…I remember my Mom having a bottle of vodka in the bottom cabinet next to the sink at all times for easy access!