So another hectic day, but I went for my food in a pub, a bigg one for me, had no intention of drinking and never, I looked around at people with drinks and the craving came in, but I made myself think of how much I’m enjoying food without getting wasted, and how bad it makes me which worked, and kept holding on to that, one more day and night sober, I’m very grateful
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Youve done well but id advice against putting yourself in those situations so early in your recovery, its like putting a kid in a sweety shop
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Advice taken 
thankyou I shall think more
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Ahh Laura i keep feeling like im telling you what to do like a flea in your ear ha, its all because im trying to help i hope you know that its all meant with the very best intentions i just want u to get better because ive been where you are xx
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No it’s all good, I’m quite an open minded person, so really no badness taken, it’s good, I really am thinking about it, as I know it’s very easy to slip, and staying on here helps millions and keeps it real, really really thank you, another day done another one tomorrow xx
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Your welcome, im super proud of you xx
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Happy sober Thursday people 
stay strong, take care of yourself one day at a time 
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Happy sober Thursday Laura how u feeling?xx
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Stronger by the day, just making sure I’m listening to my emotions so I can make sure not to slip, hope you are well too 
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Good yes im fine thank you
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And day 10, wow when I thought I couldn’t get this far, feeling good and staying focused another Friday sobe another night sober
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Wow day 10, amazing!! Stay vigilant Laura the weekend is approaching keep yourself safe from temptations and remember to keep saying no, i know its hard at the moment but it will get better in the long run
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Laura, you should be really proud of yourself for what you’ve achieved. Every day I log on to TS I go looking for your post, praying I’ll see you here having smashed another day
I found it got a lot easier after day 10. A word of warning though, strong urges might still strike and you have got to be ready for them. You have got to want to be sober a lot more than you want to get fk’ed up. Watch out for weekends, etc. You have to say NO to parties because you’re still very early in your sobriety. You have to protect it fiercely.
After over a year of sobriety, I made the massive mistake of thinking I could moderate, because I thought I’d ‘reset’ my tolerance to alcohol. I wasn’t just wrong, I was plain stupid. That notion sent me down the alcohol hole for 14 months, and here I am again on the sober road. I’m on day 63 now. The hardest, most soul destroying days are your first days of quitting alcohol. I’d much rather keep going sober as this is a hell of a lot easier than trying to quit again. It’s bloody painful, but you know that.
Well done getting 10 days done! This is huge. How do you feel about joining us on the 100 day challenge? I have found it really helpful. I think you should challenge yourself, do it!! 
Save this card below, and then follow the link to the thread to get started. You are well able for this 
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Day 63 Binx massive well done to you!! So proud of you, im so glad your here with us xx
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Brilliant thank you, love your posts and yes I’m taking more into thought, as I know the cravings will come, thank you for your words:heart:yes the 100 day challenge sounds good
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Thanks so much Kelly
Yep, ticker still ticking away. I see you’re almost ten months now, that has got to feel really good. Before you know it, you’ll have done a whole year - it’s in sight! Xx
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You’re more than welcome Laura
Looking forward to seeing you on the 100 day challenge thread xx 
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Thanks Binx, it feels great yeah although im always cautious of complacency, i still crave but its getting a bit less so now, i have good days and bad but i know il be on this journey for life, overall my life is so much better and thats what i really want for u and Laura…everyone struggling really thats why i come on here to try and help, i know the utter despair of not being able to stop, its like a prison. I did all my tooing and froing with relapse before i came to this site, i only got here out of sheer desperation and at my rock bottom and ive been sober since, thats no coincidence…the people on this site are lifesavers xx❤
Hey Happy sober Saturday, feeling good with another sober night, hold the vision trust the process, and look after yourself, much love to you all, off to work shortly will check in later x
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Whoop whoop Laura!!! Have a great day xx
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