Im 34 days in to sobriety. I just got my mammogram results. They found something but its not supp to be cancer( mom had breast cancer twice). Im worried this could develope into cancer one day. Waiting on drs now and all i feel. Is the urge to drink. Im not going to but the urge is so strong. Im afraid i cant fight it. All ive done is worry about the what ifs?
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It’s not worth it, don’t drink. Stick around here, read up for support.
Something that can help is to do something that is a concrete step forward. Just as an example Derek did this a few years back - what he did is a more athletic kind of thing but keep in mind there’s a lot of ways to do this, like people have hundreds of charity walks you can join too (search for them online and you’re sure to find some):
You know alcohol will only make it worse. You can do this. You can ride this wave and you will come out the other side wiser and happier.
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Drinking is known to cause cancer.
Don’t do it
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Diagnosed with breast cancer at 7 months sober. I know my prior drinking was a huge factor. This is a great podcast to listen to and specially talks about the link to BC and alcohol towards the end. I’m 18 months sober and never been better. Cancer free.
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Im fighting the urge. Still waiting on the drs to call back.
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The serenity prayer is helpful in these situations.
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
You can’t change the outcome of your tests, but you can change how you react, i.e. not drinking.
The unknown can be scary and hard to deal with, but if you think about it, literally everything ahead of us is unknown, we only take for granted that its not. And when you really think about it, theres no need to drink over that.
Wish you well.
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