I had quite a day feeling like an ice cold beer would help me drown out everything you now what I mean
But I now it does no good but the addiction in me is like no it doesn’t it will help you Wind down but I now if I do it I’ll really regret it in the morning because I’ve been Silber for
2 years 04 months & 6 days
So I now id regret it but the other half of me is like give yourself a break and have a little fun but thing is I now for a fact it would not be fun and my poor husband would probably have to pick me off the floor because I haven’t done it in so long and that’s so not fair to him or me
So the reason I’m saying all of this is I gust need some support and some solid reasons to make me realize that I now for sure that I’m doing the right thing of not doing it because I’m gust struggling right now I gust need to hear it from someone you now
Its definitely not one ice cold beer that you are craving. When I crave a beer I am craving escape and oblivion, not a drink.
This is a good way to talk yourself out of it. Mentally take yourself through one drink, two drinks all the way to your usual stopping point. Picture the regrets and poor choices. Picture the hangover.
Feeling like a bad person for having a craving because when I crave I crave hard
Because in a way I’m a impulsive person when it comes to cravings
But as of right now I’m hanging in there but it’s really hard because I don’t want to do it but the other side of me does so it’s very complicated for me to deal with these feelings that I have
First of all you’re not a bad person for having cravings! Show me one addict that has never had a craving…
I guess we all are impulsive when the wave of craving washes over us. Can you do something to distract you? E.g. Get an audio book (personally I’m hooked on suspense books) and go for a walk? Clean the house? Listen to your favorite music? That does wonders for me!
Keep hanging in there!
I recently had a slip and it was not worth it. We idealize this idea of a drink and that thought builds in our minds. I gave in to peer pressure and I regret it. It helps me to write down the reasons I choose to not drink, even if I’ve written them down before a bunch of times. For some reason that makes things a lot more solid in my mind. Give it a try. It’s really good you came here to share your thoughts, too. Hang in there.
You aren’t a bad person. You are a human. I know it is hard. Especially if we still think there is something ‘fun’ we are missing. It may be different for you, but for me the fun was long gone. Every night in bed I wept that I would be free from the hell of my drinking. Every day I wished for sobriety. For me it is important to remember why I stopped.
You have obviously worked hard to get so much time and I know that can be exhausting. Can you get outside for a little walk in nature? Get out of the house, walk off some stress? Or nap? Warm bath? You deserve some calming and peace and I know 100% that isn’t found in a bottle.
Sending strength and care. So glad you reached out!
Keep going forward. There is no fun to be had with booze. If you’re like me your “fun” times are far in the past. The cravings stop eventually. Remember booze for what it really is and why you stopped in the first place.
I had a relapse after 5 years sober. It took me one and a half year to become sober again. And I felt so bad about it.
So I hope you are sleeping and will wake up sober with a proud heart.
You asked for solid reasons not to do it…for me (over 2 years alcohol-free), the reasons are clear: I cannot go back to drinking because I don’t know if I have another recovery in me. I have no doubt that one glass would quickly turn into 10, one night would turn into a week long binge, and I cannot do it to myself and my family.
Simply put: there is nothing good that comes out of a drink for me, and there is potential of really damaging my health, my family, my job…
Hang in there…go for a walk, read a book, call a friend, and the craving will go away. Sending love your way.
Can you get outside for a little walk in nature? Get out of the house, walk off some stress? Or nap? Warm bath? You deserve some calming and peace and I know 100% that isn’t found in a bottle.
