# Need to end this

**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/need-to-end-this/11226
**Category:** Life in Recovery
**Created:** [April 19, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/need-to-end-this/11226 "2017-04-19T21:07:08Z")
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### Author: ![JohnSee](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/johnsee/32/4658_2.png) [@JohnSee](https://talkingsober.com/u/JohnSee)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2017, 12:01pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/need-to-end-this/11226/17 "2017-04-21T12:01:38Z")

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@Andy Really try to just focus on **_today_**. Forget yesterday now, and don’t worry if you will drink tomorrow. Wake up and say “I will not drink today”. The only drink you have to not have is the _ **first one** _, then there won’t be a 2nd or 9th. Please don’t give up.

**This is what I posted on another thread yesterday:**

Anyone resetting frequently has to ask themselves…

Have I fully committed yet?  
What can I do differently this time?  
What support or mental tools can I add in besides the forum? For example…  
inpatient treatment  
outpatient treatment  
Dr. consult maybe with medications  
AA and other fellowships  
books  
worksheets  
websites  
videos  
meditation  
daily self-care

Also I would recommend spending some time studying relapse prevention and how to deal with cravings. Some good resources are in these posts:

([Different Aspects of Recovery - #28 by Melrm](http://talkingsober.com/t/different-aspects-of-recovery/6571/28))

([Different Aspects of Recovery - #36 by Melrm](http://talkingsober.com/t/different-aspects-of-recovery/6571/36))

I am in no way implying that I am “above” relapsing - far from it! I’m working at it all too.

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