I’m struggling with feelings of guilt, I had a lapse about one week ago. Ever since then I have been struggling with intense feelings of guilt combined with fear that I’m going to lose everything I worked so hard for, such as regaining custody of my son. I could really use any advice or words of encouragement.
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Hi Rosey, Guilt is very hard, it can eat you alive… have you told anyone about your lapse? If you haven’t I suggest you talk to someone you trust about it- even if it’s just 1 person, it helps take the power out of it. I had a lapse not too long ago after almost 2 1/2 yrs clean. It’s very hard to pick yourself back up but it is possible and YOU CAN DO IT. Your lapse doesn’t define you, and just because you lapsed doesn’t mean you lost your clean time. Some people say a relapse is part of recovery, I feel it is, at least for myself. I got complacent and I stopped thinking about how important my sobriety is. Like I said, you can bounce back from this, and you will. Reach out, I’ll add you as a friend so you can message me. I’ll be here for you. Try not to beat yourself up girl- it is what it is, it happened and now you get to move on from it 
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