So I had a blip. Nothing too major but it made me realize I really do prefer being sober. Feeling a bit tired today, happy to keep going and definitely getting to a meeting. Definitely not perfect but making huge strides towards a life of sobriety!!!
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Life is full of "blips". What matters is how you recover.
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If it takes a blip to propel you forward, then so be it. Keep moving forward.
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I had a break last week. Reached out. Made a few new great friends. Feeling better today. Added new tools to my toolbox. Reflecting on why?? Reach out if you need an accountability buddy. We can do this! 
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Keep coming back 
it’s another experience to build your foundation and to help another . I’ve had lots of blips, no judgment . You got this 
Just add that realization to your Playlist for the next time you are tempted.
It was almost like a combo of mourning being able to go have a beer and a release of just giving in after a super challenging weekend… I have to think it over a bit
… but truth is that I feel so much happier without it, especially in the mornings. It’s the anxiety during my witching hour that kills me
Sometimes I wonder, just so you remember, if you’ve been sober over a year and you’re alone on a business trip bored have a couple few beers just to remind you it tastes like soap, feeling dehydrated sucks and your head feels like dookey
Great perspective
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Blips happen. Now you know one more thing not to do.
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It was so much easier to just continue along sober after that night, I have a really good string of sober days now (11 out of 12, which is HUGE)… I slept amazing last night too. If I can get through 4-7 pm I’m totally good.
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Sounds like a great time to work out, go for a bike ride, hit a meeting, join a yoga or marshal arts class… so many other things to do.
4 - 7:00 pm is also my trigger. I am thinking part of mine is habit not addiction when it comes to that particular trigger.
I am stuck doing my chores at that time. Cooking, dishes, making the bed cause I don’t make it in the mornings. My chores always went easier with a drink in my hand. The problem was that I would not quit at a couple. I would drink an entire pint
Great job for reaching out!!! It’s just a lapse, you are thriving!!
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Yeah, mine correlates with dinner/kid/chore time too, can’t take “me” time then, so maybe that’s why I drank. I’ve been trying to do an N/A beer or chai and just keeping my hands busy!
How are you doing today??
I am doing amazingly well for 4 days. Not back physically so much. But doing the work. I have made an amazing new friend that has helped me put so many new tools in my bag. Books, meetings, podcast. What I was doing repeatedly for years was definitely not working! Total 180 for me. How are you?
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