Truly feel awful for the people that relapse. I remember being in that state for years and it was getting tougher and tougher to face myself but i never gave up hope and neither should anyone else. My suggestion is to firstly be completely honest with yourself. Then move on to the people that can and will help you. Be 100% open about your struggles and leave nothing in the dark. We all deserve to live better lives. In order to do that we have to be truthful. Holding back and hiding certain things kept bringing me back into that vicious cycle of drinking until i almost drank myself to death. Open up. Reach out. Start getting the work done to get where you need and want to be.
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Great advice. Been on a relapse merry go round myself. It really hurts when others relapse.
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What has helped me break the sober/ not sober life is the fact it took longer and got harder to stop each time. It got to the point where I didn't feel like I could stop anymore. Now, I really think through the relapse. If I drink, when will I stop?. Will the reason I relapse (feeling stressed,hopeless,angry about life) be gone?will drinking help the current issues or make them worse?how will I feel mentally and physically about relapsing again? I try and repeat a mental message that things will be OK and I'll remain sober instead of dwelling on thoughts of escape and booze. Usually going through the questions is enough to remind me that staying sober is in fact easier than relapsing.
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This is such good advice. I tried getting sober for years before it actually stuck, and I think it only stuck because I was completely honest with myself, my family, and my close friends about what I was doing.
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Well said
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