Realy should be proud I hope I get there one day x
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Wow that was amazing. I love that.
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One day at a time is a good start! You’ll get there. 
How are you doing today?
Thank you for such a helpful thread.
I’ve been sober 28 days, and the craving tonight is strong. I feel like saying fuck it and pouring a big glass of vodka with a splash of hard seltzer. I’m bored. I’m frustrated in my marriage. I’m exhausted. I’m gonna have to start facing things in my personal situation that I’ve been real good at ignoring when buzzed or drunk.
nothing changes, if nothing changes … I’m gonna have to take that seriously, or I might as well shut off my sober timer right now.
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Thank you Dan, I really appreciate you sharing this message, I can relate. It gives me hope.
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One day at a time! I found that no matter what I feel right now, I won’t feel that way tomorrow. If you can wait just one day before hitting the “fuck it” button, you will make progress.
I’ve had many frustrations in my marriage and many nearly led me to drink. I realized that when I came close, it was out of spite. I wanted to say “look what YOU made me do”. It is misplaced anger on my part. Which leads me to my catch phrase, and I use this all the time; the person responsible for all my problems, is myself. i remind myself of this whenever I get upset, angry, disappointed, or when I start to complain about stuff.
Hang in there, sobriety gets better! Congrats on 28 days!
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Yes!! We are worth it. Sober living means being actually present for every moment of our lives and it’s so incredible.
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Thats exactly what happened to me. I loved the lifestyle and tried to quit for others. I
Dont think this will ever work. Slowly i started growing out of the lifestyle and prefering myself clean and happier now. Looking back now i cant believe i thought the BS i did in the past was fun.
I speak for myself but i believe it can get easy to quit once you truly want to stop and dont romaticize the usage, dont fool yourself that you can control it. I called it “best of both worlds” (i believed in this bs for years)
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Thank you for this reply a couple days ago! I didn’t hit the “fuck it” button and now today my timer says 30 days 
Learning to examine myself - rather than looking for someone to blame - when unpleasant feelings surface is a skill I definitely need to work on.
Thank you for caring and taking time out of your life to share wisdom with those of us in the early days of recovery. 
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@sondey4195, Yvonne well done for not hitting that button and a massive congratulations on reaching thirty days . 
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I’ve used that blame game so many times after a slip up or relapse. Never works
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Fantastic post brother! I got sober at 40 too. There’s so much more to life! Keep up the good work!
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That is most excellent news! Good job!. 
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This was a great read. Thank you very much for the info. I feel the same way
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I needed to hear your story. I relapsed yesterday and just feel ashamed. My pride is getting in my way of my sobriety.
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Relapse happens to best of us, it’s never easy but you can get past it and your here, so that is a huge step in the right direction. Welcome to the community!
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Some days I just need to read things like this. Thanks for the share. Much respect. May your sober journey continue forever.
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Thank you for this❤ im quite new to this & your story really helped
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