Over the weekend, I succumbed to the temptation and broke my three-month streak of staying sober. I had managed to resist the allure of cocaine for three months, but I believe that the combination of my mom visiting for a week, staying with me because of my brother’s critical surgery from an accident last year, and my brother staying at my house with his dog, along with the fact that I didn’t take off from work did in fact overwhelmed me and led me to give in. While I am proud of myself for making it three months, I am also disappointed. However, that doesn’t mean I can’t start over and try to do things differently. I want to be honest with myself and with the people I love around me. I want to admit that I messed up, but that doesn’t mean I can’t come back stronger and stronger. So here’s to day 3! Restart! Refresh! And hopefully making it further then then the first time. 
Good for you for starting over and staying accountable! You’ve got those sober muscles from last time; you can definitely do this.
That was definitely a lot to deal with. Do you have a plan in place for next time?
I genuinely believe that I’ll begin counting the beers I consume. Perhaps that will help me set a limit instead of simply drinking without restraint, knowing that I can manage my drunkenness. Over the weekend, my neighbors hosted a crawfish boil, which I started at 11 AM and ended at bar time. I think that was the real trigger for me to start drinking so early. Therefore, I’ve decided that day drinking is off the table for me. If there’s an event during the day, limiting myself will definitely be my primary concern.
Welcome back 
You’re absolutely right, you haven’t lost what you have learned. It takes courage to keep coming back!
From my own experience with relapse, stay away from self pity and shame.
You’re aware of what triggered you, so maybe have a plan for each of those scenarios in the future.
Replay the tape and remember your why
Recovery is a miracle, a lot of people don’t make it back.
Stick with us, rooting and praying for you!! 
I love that you’re thinking through a plan! My only thought –and this is obviously only based on my experience, so take it for what it’s worth–is that once wev’ve started drinking, counting, and therefore stopping, gets hard. I could be wrong, because alcohol is my DOC and I definitely lied to myself about counting for years. If you’re able to stop, hen more power to you!
Oh absolutely drinking is not my problem. I drink to socialize so if there is an event or any type of outing that involves drinking, then I will partake other than that I don’t drink during the week. I don’t drink on Sundays. I usually just pick Friday or Saturday not both so I tend to limit myself for sure but maybe taking a break from drinking for a couple weekends definitely will help so I think since we’re approaching the beginning of May, it’s a fresh start. Take this weekend to get myself restarted in a normal routine shop for meal prep. Maybe even try the gym this weekend to stay away from drinking I feel positive. I don’t wanna feel sorry for myself. I wanna learn from my mistakes and become stronger it was very hard on Sunday to come to the app and restart my sobriety timer, but I know I needed to do that to be truthful to myself and also people that are on here that we’re all humans we make mistakes, but we need to learn how to deal with the mistake and grow from it.
I said the same thing after my first rehab. So I drank, then I used drugs, then I wound up in my second rehab. Then I said the same thing, then I drank, then I used drugs, then I ended up in my third rehab. But this time, instead of drinking, I didn’t drink. 8.5 years later and no drinks and no drugs. It’s not a coincidence.
Drinking started both of my relapses. So whether you want to admit it or not, drinking, is in fact a problem for you. Personally I recommend full sobriety rather than just abstinence from one substance, but I have been around long enough to know that people need to learn that lesson on their own.
Haven’t been to rehab yet ! Thankfully but i get Where you’re coming from alcohol does play a big part of me using and that’s why i stopped drinking hard liquor i refuse to drink it but if beer is starting to lead into temptation then that’s where i need To start looking into cutting or quitting.
There is no in between for me. I can not and could not moderate my drinking. Admitting that I couldn’t control my drinking led me to admitting that I was in fact an alcoholic. Prior to admitting I couldn’t control my drinking, alcohol was an issue. Looking back, my thought and actions clearly proved I was an alcoholic even though, at that time I was not ready to admit it. I am very sure that if I did not consider myself an alcoholic I would not be visiting and or taking advantage by participating in this forum. 
Hello and I was reading your reply. I find this to be the absolute truth. I downloaded this app and totally forgot that I had it once before in 2018. Read a topic and realized it was me. Baffled. lol. Here I am again in 2026 with another relapse after I had done so good on my own since then. Got some things accomplished actually that made me proud. A relationship with a narcissistic meth addict threw me for a loop and tore me and my self esteem completely apart. I drug myself back to my feet and keep fighting for me. Gradually got myself back together. Took some time, left my hometown, same thing different guy and here I am in 2026 different state, round 2 of treatment (inpatient) and I’m letting it all go. I have to. Alcohol plays a role in drug addiction. Cold turkey is the way for me (Cigarettes, alcohol, and the coke) gotta go. They entered my life as one and as one shall they leave. Sorry about the long reply.