Today is day two after having a three day slip up. I sit here and am filled with regret and shame because I also had to miss work because I couldn’t fight this feeling of anxiety, regret, shame and fear of what may happen if I don’t stop. I don’t have a car right now so getting to in-person meetings is kind of tough. But I refuse to give up, even if I have to restart my day count yet again
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Don’t let the shame and regret take the best of you. I’m proud of you for refusing to give up, even though I don’t know you personally.
Restart, why not? It requires courage and willpower to do so. And here you are, once again making the right decision.
If you can just get up and distract yourself with whatever you feel like. Maybe take a pen and paper to draw or write whatever comes to your mind.
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If it would be helpful, there are online 12 step meetings like AA or NA thru the Intherooms app. They run at many diff hours 
I find them helpful
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Perfect time to do online meetings. Search “online AA meetings” or “online NA meetings” or “online SMART Recovery meetings” or any similar search for a recovery program, and you will find a list of online meetings.
The list of recovery programs is here: Resources for our recovery
Welcome to Talking Sober!
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There are online meetings ,when i got sober there wasnt any internet as such so i ran to meetings and made new friends who had transport and most off the time they offered to pick me up the effort payed off im coming up for 39 years sober wish you well
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How are you doing?
Thank you for this! I have a roomate who’s been struggling with his sobriety as well and we’ve been friends for so long we try to help each other so sometimes I’ll go to meetings with him. I need to get to some online ones though because right now I really need a sober community
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I’m doing a bit better today. Still sick and exhausted bc the three day bender included other substances besides alcohol. But I’m trying to get some work done and just go home and rest after work. I’ll tell you the hangovers and withdrawals in late 30s suck!!!
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Take care of you today my friend. It will get better.