So many times have I done this! The worst is when some bits were missing from the tracker 
u might be a alcoholic if the boys of summer come on and ur slerring ur charioky
If you wake up in the morning and see your swimsuit in the shower and only then know that you went for a swim last night
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You went to the casino and played blackjack in a total blackout, managed to get served drinks and win money, have no clue until finding money in pocket
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If you wake up and remember drunk you thought it’d be funny to hide your wallet because he knew sober you wouldnt be able to remember where it’s at.
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this is so true
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Drunken karaoke is seriously the worst. I think I will die of shame right now thinking about it.
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Great thread! I can relate to SO many of these. Like others said, it reassures me that I am not the only one experiencing these things and that I am 100% on the right track!
- Waking up and a wave of overwhelming anxiety rushes through you trying to remember the night before.
- Grabbing your phone in a panic to see if you drunk called or texted anyone.
- Panicing hoping your child didnt pick up on any of the drunk behaviour and you can’t wait for them to wake up so you can have a conversation with them to see what they say (and you have anxiety until then).
- You remember walking your dog and the neighbor struck up a conversation with you and you remember slurring your words in embarrassment. Feeling like-why cant they just leave you alone so you can get wasted in peace?
- Running to your bottle hiding spot (winter boot in the closet) and seeing its empty and being in disbelief you polished the whole thing off.
- Running to your bottle hiding spot and the bottle isnt there so you panic wondering where it is because you dont want anyone else to find it.
- Realizing you drove and you absolutely shouldn’t have.
- Swimming in a neighbor’s pool by sneaking on to their property at 2am.
- Waking up with black and blue marks everywhere, cuts, chipped teeth, and most recently a concussion from losing balance and falling and hitting your head. SCARY and eye-opening.
- Getting in viscious fights with loved ones.
- Feeling like throwing up as you read through your texts from the prior evening.
- Eating everything in the house after drinking and finding your kitchen a complete disaster in the morning from whatever it is you “made” and ate.
Whew, feels good to get all that off my chest. I’m on Day 19 and am so THANKFUL that I haven’t had to deal with ANY of those scenarios during my sobriety. The alcohol induced anxiety and depression was debilitating. I’m very thankful for everyone’s input in this thread. I haven’t posted much on here but have done a ton of reading. This app has been a game-changer for me.
Onward we go on our journey of sobriety! 
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If you go out with “friends” for a few but you are still out alone 8 hours after they all went home.
If you woke up worried the police might be visiting in the coming days.
When you come home and your wife makes sure you get upstairs without your kids seeing you, who are sat eating there breakfast.
If you sit in bed the next day and you are shaking from head to toe and your thoughts are so random and frantic you think you might be going mad.
If the thought of dying enters your mind during detox from the binge.
I could go on and on …
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oh god… lol
i thought i was doing gr8 untill every1 was gone
…you always say you’ll go up to the bar and get the next round, so you can sneak a shot or two before heading back to the table with everyone else’s drinks.
…when the alcohol portion of your band’s rider/guarantee is more important than the actual money.
OMG. I did that so many times. Hid my wallet. Hid my car keys. Got angry with my husband and hid his wallet. Hid money.
So glad to be sober. Just need to stay that way. One day at a time.
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@LabLover222 I also have done about 3/4 of them. The one about worrying about the kids I know all too well. Originally I didnt want to read the thread as I thought it would be discouraging, but it has been really insightful. I am not alone!
Welcome to the forum. Congrats on 19 days. Check in here A LOT… it makes such a difference. This app is a life saver to me. Keep checking in. We are all here. You can do it. One day at a time. One hour at a time.
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You drink Guinness instead of eating food
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If you wake up feeling like shit, regretting the bullshit (if u can remember), closing yourself from the world in shame, giving excuses to the same old same old
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Get excited to see multiple bars in a venue so that you can rotate between them so you’re less likely to be cut off
Proclaim to be a gold medal gymnast before swan diving face first into a metal bike rack
Wake up under random trees or in a field at 4 am with no phone or wallet
Climb off a 3rd story balcony because your roommate wasn’t letting you leave to party more
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You are in a perpetual state of ‘waiting for the next opportunity to drink’.
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If you are reading this thread, and you get a phantom hangover. (Seriously). God bless, folks.
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The promise to just have one turns into a blackout and missing teeth.
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Those mystery bruises are the worst, I had so many! I used to just think it was because I bruise easily but I don’t seem to get as many any more! Friends would tell me I would literally just fall into roads while drunk, kinda terrifying we got those injuries without knowing why! I don’t feel as scared anymore though knowing it won’t happen again! 
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