Boy, was that hard...
Resetting my sobriety date.
I went from over 10 years to less than a month.
It makes me so disappointed, but I am taking accountability and that is what will keep me sober.
I can do this!
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After 10 years…. What made you relapse?
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@nicole349757 Yes, Nicole... Share your experience. What made you relapse. You just might save someone else from doing it.
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Absolutely you can do this....you already proved you can hit that 10 year mark,keep it going everything will be Rose's
I can imagine that was hard but, hey, you got back up on the horse. You got this!
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S.L.I.P = Sobriety. Lost. It’s. Priority
Our sobriety MUST come before everything, or We lose everything….. job, family & friends, children, etc.
No less than 3 meetings a week. Connecting each morning throughout the day & night with the God of our understanding. Daily meditation readings. Continuously working the steps in all areas of our life.
Three things to ask yourself after a relapse occurs….
- Was I checking myself daily for anger, resentments, fear and selfishness? (Step 10)
- Am I praying & meditating to start and end each day? (Step 11)
- Am I carrying the message and working with other alcoholics? (Step 12)
“What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent upon the maintenance of our spiritual condition”?
BB p 85
Remember a relapse begins weeks or months before we actually pick up. It’s our behaviors and starts in the mind.
WE don’t have a drinking disease, we have a thinking disease.
Best wishes 
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What about non AA people??
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You messed up it happens. You're holding yourself accountable. That's what matters. You don't owe anyone here or anywhere an explanation. They can say it may "save someone's life" but in reality that's on them, not you. You can go down the the checklist of the big book or this or that book. Again in reality its all up to you. I think it takes courage to make a post like that. 10 years is a long time. But so is five days to some people. I think you should be proud of yourself.
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You still have that ten years. This is just a reminder and will help you to continue sharing your experience. Never stop celebrating your own sobriety right in their faces! That's how they gain their desire!
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Dwell on the fact that you achieved an entire decade. Many people, including myself, have never even come close. It doesn’t matter how many times you fall. What counts is how many times you get back up.
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I'm not sure about your area, but in SC we have an AA alternative groups called FAVOR. They have tons of meetings,groups, events, activities for whole family.....it's not faith based or 12 steps.
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Thanks for the info!
I was told it's ok along as you stop you got all those years you did that
Nicole, You got this!! You may have relapsed, but you stopped, and you're sober again!! You can get to 10 years again!! One day at a time!! You have support here!!
Adam…. A drug is a drug is a drug. It doesn’t master if it’s alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, pills, etc. They’re are ALL used to change the way we feel. At least that’s what the treatment center told me many moons ago.
I believe everyone of us started with alcohol in our teens because it was the first drug available.
Yes you can
If you feel alone, you’re not so many of us Battle this addiction everyday and all it takes is that first sip to lose even if it’s by mistake. You got this I’m so glad your back, time will add up again I promise.
Storytime:
I met a gal a few months back and she had ordered a non alcoholic beer and the waitress brought her an alcoholic one by mistake and she had not realized it was alcohol until she drank the first sip, After that she couldn’t stop took her two years to come back, she now has 15 years of Sobriety.
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Ummm, sadness, loneliness, huge life changes. I had weight loss surgery and have now lost 149lbs, but it took a lot of changes and they warn you if food was your comfort, you might find a different addiction. I had actual pain, and then couldn't stop the pills. I still have pain, but am trying exercise, yoga, chiro and massage to stay clean.
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