# I had a slip! **URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/i-had-a-slip/156581 **Category:** Life in Recovery **Created:** [December 20, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/i-had-a-slip/156581 "2022-12-20T00:00:10Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 8
### Author: ![SinceIAwoke](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/sinceiawoke/32/195742_2.png) [@SinceIAwoke](https://talkingsober.com/u/SinceIAwoke) #### Post date: [December 20, 2022, 3:43am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/i-had-a-slip/156581/8 "2022-12-20T03:43:25Z")
It’s encouraging that you are posting looking for advice and support, not for someone to sign off that it’s okay to substitute one drug for another. You’re a rehab pro now, so unless you weren’t paying attention, there probably isn’t much more information for you to absorb. You are asking an age old fundamental question - what does it take to commit to sobriety? It is possible to act your way into improved thinking, rather than think yourself into better actions, so take actions that build that sobriety. Like no substances or booze in the house, none at all by anyone even guests, for maybe 90 or 180 days. And it is most certainly okay to impose on the convenience or habits of others living with you - you need to do this for your health and sanity. If they will not support your actions, then find other ways to deal with the presence of drugs and booze - like maybe leaving the situation if required. Do what you think is best regarding your sobriety date - you may consider restarting that as of today. A couple of helpful discussions can be found here. > [@2 years sober and what helped me to get there](https://talkingsober.com/t/topic/99392/1): > > 2 days ago I celebrated my 2 years sober again. Again, because years ago I had a long stretch of sober days too but relapsed after 5 years. My doc is alcohol. I started to drink when I was 16 year or so and it increased in my student days. I noticed I had a problem around the aged of 30 I guess. Tried to quit multiple times but couldn’t get more then 30 days sober pensive Decided to give myself an ultimatum: 1 year. 1 year to get sober myself otherwise I would go to see my doctor and ask fo… > [@Resources for our recovery](https://talkingsober.com/t/topic/52812/1): > > There are so many helpful resources available to us on our sober journeys. I wanted to share this list for those who are interested in non traditional resources. Please note: I created this thread with alcohol recovery in mind and it is U.S. based as well. As a straight white past middle age woman (SassyRocks), it is based on what resonated and helped me in my journey. Over time, I have added in resources for some other addictions (found at the end of this post), but it is heavy with resources … --- _[View the full topic](https://talkingsober.com/t/i-had-a-slip/156581)._