Eight months and I blew it all last night. I'm going to try and remember how bad I feel today emotionally and physical being positive for the incident to be a good education.
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Don’t beat yourself up. 8 months and working it is incredible.
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Just remember you still have 8 months under your belt. That still counts. 
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That was about when my last relapse was at 8 mo. (Christmas 2022) to July 23....
I got to a detox very quickly this last time and I'm already on a 2 1/2 mo. new sober stint and feel better than ever. All is not lost my friend.
I would recommend getting your @ss to a detox stat....I know it's grip gets tighter with each passing day of drinking ...don't let it get any more of a hold on ya brother!
Good luck 
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Don’t forget - you never have to feel this way again. Go to a meeting and get a sponsor.
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Completely keep remembering how
sh-t y y you feel about relapsing, Francis.
I have not had many urges, cravings this time around - while the few times I did - I thought about how much I hated myself after relapsing ( many day ones for me )…I became so disgusted with the cycle.
Glad you posted…shows that you do care about getting and remaining sober, Francis.
Keep us posted on how it is going, please-rooting for you!
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I understand we can often have setbacks in recovery but they don't define our journey. Take pride in what you achieved and achieve to make progress one day at a time, I'm glad you're back!
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Please pick yourself up and start over my last relapse ended me in a hospital because I was so physically addicted that I needed professional help. It was amazing because I was given the right meds and just celebrated 3 years this week. Go to meetings and keep reaching out. This is such a hard thing to do but so worth saving your life.
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Remember that you aren't starting over from scratch. You're starting over WITH experience
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Don't beat up on you. Drop the bat, make a meeting. Raise your hand. Try again today.
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Give yourself some grace. I applaud you for seeing the positive side of this and taking it as an opportunity to learn and grow.
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We’ve all been there. Focus on the 8 months of sobriety and just start again. You did it before, you’ll do it again. Feeling bad means you now know how good it feels to be sober.
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Thank you
Thank you .
Just start again..it’s ok..it’s the nature of the beast..remember drinking alcohol comes very naturally to us..it’s what alcoholics do..so it’s not that strange..it took me 5 mos to get 30 days..going to AA and drinking. I have 5+ months. So happy looking forward to 1/2 a year. Think about it; it always comes down to misery. You don’t want that. It doesn’t have to be like that..for the next 24 hrs, don’t drink for one day..
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Wasn't a good experience the next day. Realizing how sneaky I was while I drank, the small amount of vodka, how fast my brain/body reacted. IDN know what happened and I DONT WANT TO BE
in that position anymore.
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Doing good again thanks
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Hi thanks . Totally not a good experience 🥲
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