So first I did 37 days without a drink, stress got the better of me then I did 17 days without again because if stress. Today I am on day 2, little bit ansxious and sweating a lot. How do I over cone the stress? It was an argument over a plastic bag in a supermarket with my oh that stressed me out.
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Were you working any type of program? AA, SMART, outpatient?
No programs no rehab
Sorry I dont want to just pop up on Jakee post with my own question.
I googled smart. Can you explain alittle more about what smart is. Thank you!
We all go through stress. Hell I’ve gotten pissee off about a candy bar and went stone cold with my wife, but instead of picking up a drink I went to a meeting and talked about it, listened to others and you know what, I was relieved of the burden of thinking I’m the only thing that matters in this world. Promptly made amends with my wife and all was forgiven.
You’ve put together a few periods of sobriety doing it your way, perhaps a more actionable program like IOP group therapy, SMART recovery or AA can take you further and help you learn to handle lifes frustrations without taking the easy way out.
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Finding better coping mechanisms is probably your best bet
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