When I relapsed a few times, I took it as end of days shi!. What's kept me sober now is I truly stopped counting. Counting was putting extra pressure, like I was competing. I realized a relapsed wasn't starting over, it was just part of the recovery process and journey. Hope that helps the folks who beat themselves up over relapse.
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Forgot, the follow up to the relapse is congratulate yourself for being able to become sober. Look at what caused relapse, improve on how to deal with those issues in a better way and move on. I believe you never start over, your just continuing to improve. Congratulate yourself on the hard work prior to the relapse.
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