Just went on two weeks of sobriety and then for

32/F Just went on two weeks of sobriety. I was staying home and spending time with family. Just quit a full-time job, I’m getting my masters, dealing with multiple medical issues and a pretty toxic breakup. I decided impulsively today was the day to say F my sobriety (unintentionally/self sabotage).

I don’t even know for what purpose I felt an urge to use- Boredom? Loneliness? I literally kept trying to talk myself out of it the whole way I was going but just succumbed anyway- while I was doing it I was like, “that’s enough”, but it didn’t stop me. I feel rotten and disappointed in myself.

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Do not give up. This is not easy. We have all slipped in 1 way or another. Dust yourself off. Learn from the trigger. Keep reaching out. Recovery is not supposed to be done alone.

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I agree with Craig. Hop back on. The sooner the better :heart:

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Good Morning Laura! That’s how I relapsed back in 2016. I knew what I was doing, but I didn’t care. I felt like my life was so f’ed up and out of control already that I just didn’t care anymore. Self sabotage is so demoralizing. Ughh it hurts just to think about it. Like you, the reality was that everything was pretty much ok…at least on the outside. In many ways I had a good life. Yet I continued to F it up time after time. I knew I had no one to blame but myself. That’s such a horrible feeling. All I can offer you is that there is hope Laura! Im 5 1/2 months away from drinking/drugging, and acting out with compulsive addictive behaviors. I feel like a completely different person today. It started by going cold turkey from everything, and going to meetings. I got connected with a great support group. I started to feel. It was extremely painful and scary to face my reality. However, I knew I had to if I was going to recover. With the help of the fellowship of AA, my sponsor, a therapist, marriage counseling, and my family, I’ve been able to dig out of the black hole. You can’t do this alone. I suggest you find a support group. Find some women who have been in the black hole, that can reach down into the darkness and help guide you out of it. I can’t explain it, but there’s something magical about connecting with other human beings who have experienced similar issues and understand what you are going thru. Those that have been where you are and have been helped out of it by others, are waiting to help you. They want to help you. They need to help you. You just need to find enough strength and courage to go to some meetings. You are not a bad person. You just suffer from this disease. There are many of us out there with the same disease. There is a solution. Now is a great time to get help. You already know you have a problem. It’s time to stop barely surviving, and start living again. We are all here to support you :peace_symbol::pray:

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Thanks that was a nice message. I myself screwed up been in and out of rooms for years never made 3 months. Really sucks

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Oooh, I love this response!

What SoberinSoFlo Lee said is what I was thinking and he expressed it perfectly! Unfortunately relapse is part of recovery and it can be really difficult to identify the subtle clues that led us to use. By placing new preventive measures in place along with what we already have will add protection for us! Once we make up our mind to use for whatever reason and we feel our decision is solidified, still, call your sponsor! We’re like-minded and we can help each other. Today is a new day to begin again!

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You are just a person trying to do your best. Two weeks is amazing! If you were on a diet, would be beat yourself up over one bad meal? No. Give yourself some grace. Learn from this decision to,drink and write down how it made you feel.

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It sounds like you have some stress in your life, so no matter if you don't feel super stressed- those things are still there. Plus, you're dealing with a highly addictive substance, so don't beat yourself up. Find a way to move forward, you can do this!!

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I thank you for sharing this. This reminds me of my journey. I have relapse after relapse in my story as well. The obsession of the mind is powerful for us alcoholics. Especially in the beginning of recovery. There are three things that are missing or in need of repair in us Alcoholics.
Mind, body and spirit.
The mental obsession-mind
The physical cravings- body
The spiritual malady- spirit
I had all three of these on the verge of depletion if not completely depleted. It took me every bit of energy to get sober and stay sober. I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to spend the first 90 days in out patient treatment and residential treatment. I need this cause I was also going through a separation/divorce. If I can mustard up the courage by giving into the idea that my life is unmanageable and I’m powerless over alcohol, came to believe that a power greater then myself could restore my sanity and that I turn my life over to the care of God as I understand him. Once I really truly believe these three steps the cravings stopped and were removed from self. I was still a miserable person. I sat in this misery for about 18-20 months with the first 12 months flatlined due to Lexapro (meditation). This helped me combat my extreme highs and extreme lows by not having them be so extreme. I was pretty much just flat a crossed the scale. Once I got off my meds, the mood was starting to show signs of improvement. I can feel again. This time I was able to lean in to this side feelings instead of stuffing them. I could cry for the first time and not hide it. I’ve since then learned to let my tears fall. It’s a beautiful release of my built up emotions that I don’t know how to express any other way.
Also, during this time I’ve met some of the amazing people who I can call friend today. My sobriety support group is amazing. The love that’s in the rooms of AA is beautiful. Reaching out to my friends in recovery has helped me find a solution to my problems/challenges. Asking God for wisdom/guidance/courage to make a change has been so abundant that it’s hard to believe at times.
Alcoholics Anonymous has helped me become the man I am today. Have a blessed day filled with love and peace within my friend.

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You can get back!

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Brush it off and get back on the horse. I did the come and go thing for 15 years. One day I decided enough. 75 days ago I simply started making my recovery the most important thing in my life. I haven’t got 75 days clean in years. I feel like a new person. YOU CAN DO IT, YOU GOT THIS

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I feel the same almost every time I’m headed to get my stuff. I don’t know how to stop.

It is so easy to give in to the urge. We lie to ourselves and say we can stop at one. We want so desperately to feel “normal.” There is times I feel like Odysseus. I know the sirens are there and that they lead men to their destruction, but the song they sing is so alluring. Sometimes I have to tie myself to the proverbial mast and hold on for dear life. I’m pulling for you. Get a support system, and keep moving on your journey. You can do it.

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Pick your self up & try again you never fail until you stop trying & NA deals with all addiction go to a meeting get a sponsor & support group do 90 meetings in 90 days don’t use no matter what it’s a simple program for complicated people keep coming back we will love you until you love yourself