21 day Salute

Today is officially 3 weeks. I tested myself with a wlak down the wine aisle. I even picked up a few boottles, but had no urge to take any home! I am hapily bakimg and crocheting instead of destroying my progress. Yay me!

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Congratulations on 21 days, though I was tested very early on in my recovery I wouldnā€™t recommend testing yourself but itā€™s your journey and I wish you well :pray::pray:

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Congratulations on your 3 weeks! Thatā€™s amazing progress. However, I would highly highly recommend against doing the wine isle ā€˜testā€™ again. Drinking at home used to be my thing, so I used to spend loads of time in supermarkets staring at wines and to try and pick one. Iā€™d tell myself I deserved a nice glass of wine with dinner. Of course, the nice glass turned into a bottle and the bottle would turn into 3.

Nowadays I avoid the drinks section unless they have the soft drinks and waters on the same isle, some places do. I donā€™t linger around them. I donā€™t spend time picking up bottles to see if Iā€™m tempted. I already know Iā€™m tempted.

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A huge congrats on your 3 weeks :muscle:t4::muscle:t4:
.love that you are doing well and enjoying a sober life :blush:. Great work on not getting urges but that is one hell of a test. I am going on 23+ months and wouldnā€™t do that to myself. Even if you donā€™t get triggered in the moment the mind can be funny and replay that moment as a ā€œhuh ā€¦were we supposed to want that? Oooh yeah I do want someā€ā€¦then the urges could hit hard

No need to add stress or triggers to our journey (believe me- we will have plenty to work through without any help).

You are doing greatā€¦ keep rocking this momentum :confetti_ball::muscle:t4:

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Congratulations on 3 weeks!

Out of curiosity, why test yourself? Especially in early sobriety. Thankfully you passed the test this time, but what if you didnā€™t? Iā€™m sure youā€™d feel awful today and who knows if it would have stopped there. Itā€™s easier to stay sober than it is to get sober. Avoid putting yourself in situations that could lead to regret later.

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