# Relapsed again ! why this not work for me like others

**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/relapsed-again-why-this-not-work-for-me-like-others/186817
**Category:** Relapses
**Created:** [September 5, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/relapsed-again-why-this-not-work-for-me-like-others/186817 "2024-09-05T14:31:51Z")
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### Author: ![anon10035965](https://talkingsober.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anon10035965](https://talkingsober.com/u/anon10035965)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2024, 6:51am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/relapsed-again-why-this-not-work-for-me-like-others/186817/3 "2024-09-06T06:51:14Z")

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I can only say what have worked for me Sarath, you find it here:

> [@2 years sober and what helped me to get there](https://talkingsober.com/t/2-years-sober-and-what-helped-me-to-get-there/99392):
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> 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…

In your situation I would wonder: what can I add?  
Can you go to a rehab facility ore your doctor?  
Do you have a sponsor who you can call when you want to pick up a drink?

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