Wish me luck. Today is day seven!
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Your doing great! No complacency, relapse is NOT an option 
find another way and stay strong you wont regret it 
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Thanks for your support. Means a lot!
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Damn, I caved … no excuses, just regret. Starting over. Again.
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Why did you cave?
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Good question. I guess overwhelm. Yesterday was the first time in 4 days that it was safe to work outside, due to Canada wildfire smoke, air quality was super bad here. Climate change, pollution, politics, bad news all around… just got to me. Husband left a glass of wine on his nightstand from previous night, I was cleaning, and rather than dump it out I drank it. That’s all it took. I knew better but just wanted to numb out. So it’s back to square one.
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There will always be a reason ul find to drink…things are stressful…u deserve it… its raining outside…its a bad day…its a good day…its sunny today…anything really
Its always a choice to pick up that drink regardless of what is going on, youve got to find another way of dealing with life
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You’re absolutely right.
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And so because you had that drink did it make anything better?
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Of course not! I felt crappy. It was totally not worth it.
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He gal! Keep accumulating nuggets of sobriety from this community. We believe in you. You deserve a peaceful sober life.
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Thank you for not judging !!! I know I can do this. Just gotta pull up my big girl pants and face my demons and deal with life better!
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I absolutely wasnt judging thats not what im about at all i was trying to point out that turning to the drink never helps, it always makes matters worse in the hopes that it helps you to not pick up again which is what your trying to do, i come from a place of wanting to help not judge
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No, I didn’t think you were judging at all… I appreciate your help and candor
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Hey Patricia 
I didn’t know this was your thread.
Hope you don’t mind me getting caught up here.
I’m thinking about my favorite daily reader Courage To Change. It’s Al-Anon. But it’s basically a daily reader for any kind of recovery. Maybe you’ve seen it on the other thread.
I thought I’d cherry pick one of my favorites I took a screen shot of in my early recovery when my wife was still drinking gang busters!
It really hit home for me.
I’m glad you found us.
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Thanks, Eric! Love this page. I will keep it as a reminder. I have the Al anon book, One Day at a Time, I think I’ll check into Courage to Change as well. I’m so glad I found TS too. And I’m glad you got caught up on this thread. Probably wouldn’t have even gone back to read it, glad I did, cuz I have made good progress since then thanks to folks like you! 
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Your doing amazingly Patricia and such a bright light here too 
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Kelly! You’ve been so helpful and kind! I appreciate you!
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I think I got all the Al-Anon books. And that one is my fave. I have it on my kindle too. It makes a great daily reader. Been using it for years. I’m glad you could check back and see your progress. Good for you.
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