"Sober for 6 months. Last Friday had a couple drinks then last night escalated to a full on bender with the snowy stuff. Feel like shit today "
Don't let one blip knock you down, sounds like you've been doing great, you've got this x |
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"Sober for 6 months. Last Friday had a couple drinks then last night escalated to a full on bender with the snowy stuff. Feel like shit today "
My therapist once told me that getting better is just like a car journey. Sometimes there will be detours and roadblocks to navigate, sometimes the car will break down and you have to repair it, and sometimes you have to double back on yourself and try a different route.
But you'll get there. Don't beat yourself up for one slip after all the hard work you've done, just make yourself a promise to not let it keep happening. And then keep that promise to yourself |
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You've acknowledged it, you’re sat with the feelings you get as consequence. You can’t change what’s done but you know you’re capable of going sober- you've just proved it to yourself by doing 6 months. Ok so you’ve had a wobble but those 6 months still happened and you did that. That’s a huge achievement. Pick yourself back up and go again.
Maybe try reflect on the triggers that tempted you back in. How can you minimise them going forward?
These things are marathons, not sprints. Recovery is not linear, there are ups and downs you’ll learn to navigate but you’ll get there. You got this! |
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I have been sober for 11 years and i know it’s not easy especially in the early days.
You have managed 6 months and that’s a miracle so you know you can do it again.
See it as a chance to learn about your condition and it might be the bender that leads to long term sobriety.
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"You've acknowledged it, you’re sat with the feelings you get as consequence. You can’t change what’s done but you know you’re capable of going sober- you've just proved it to yourself by doing 6 months. Ok so you’ve had a wobble but those 6 months still happened and you did that. That’s a huge achievement. Pick yourself back up and go again.
Maybe try reflect on the triggers that tempted you back in. How can you minimise them going forward?
These things are marathons, not sprints. Recovery is not linear, there are ups and downs you’ll learn to navigate but you’ll get there. You got this! "
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By (user no longer on site) 4 weeks ago
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I was dropping my daughter off at her friends this morning and I'd bever been there before. On the journey I turned down the wrong road and had to turn around to get back on track. So I did. I was miffed that I didn't know the area as I thought I did and made a mistake. But I still got to her friends house and she's having a great snow day.
The moral of the story is that a small error or mistake doesn't have to ruin the whole journey...
You got this bro... |
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