4th day no alcohol and already craving for that drink. My mind naturally goes to “oh I should go out tonight” or “oh I should get some alcohol to relax.” Then I stop and think “Wait what am I thinking? I can’t!” I think a meeting would be good tonight instead. Please pray that I could get through this cause I know it’s only the beginning.
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Do you really want to do day 1 or day 2 again? Keep strong focus on your goals and targets and those people who mean the most to you. One hour at a time. One minute if you have to. You got this.
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What saves me when I get like that is wanting to never feel as awful as I did when I hit bottom. And I know I will and then some if I give up this fight for even one minute
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Never let yourself forget why you quit. You can do this. You ARE doing this.
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The beginning is ALWAYS the hardest… I should know, I’ve begun several times a month for almost the last 16 years lol. But what I FINALLY learned was that the only thing tougher than the beginning of sobriety is beginning again after another relapse. I don’t know why, but every relapse it gets harder and harder to begin again and stay sober. Think through the drink. Play it out in your head until you can mentally feel your hangover, then thank YOU for sparing YOURSELF that physical feeling. Be gentle to your body, its probably been through a lot with you 
spare it the work of dealing with a hangover, let your body heal, give it time.
You can do it! It’s not easy, but it’s WORTH IT! You’re worth it!
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@Naturehippy Good to know. I hear people say how they can’t survive another relapse in meetings, but usually I’m like, yeah yeah.
@Vfgtmt08 congrats on 4 days! It’s definitely going to take a while before these feelings/habits you’ve developed over time subside. Like @Naturehippy aturehippy said, be gentle! One day at a time, you got this!
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