Recovery from alcohol relapse

[GrumpyPoet]

I'd be interested to hear other tales of how people have dealt with relapse. I was in rehab for 4 weeks in August, rode that wave of positivity in September, then slipped back in October. Currently back on the wagon, 3 days clean.

[Rita1404]

Morning GP how are you well done you despite having a relapse you are still trying and that's the main thing don't give up.

I have noticed I had increased my usage so have attempted to scale back so far not had a drink in over a week.

Contact your local AA they might be able to provide you with tips

keep positive

R

[Isinatra]

You didn’t mention if you have any support outside of the rehab. Before you left there,they should have given you all the information you would need to stay in recovery. A twelve step program would probably be included. Nothing I did before I adopted my twelve step program,AA in my case, kept me from relapsing. Once I started my program, I had many relapses until I “got” it. When I relapsed, I would take a deep breath, go to my meeting of choice and raise my hand to receive another 24 hour chip. Everyone there had relapsed and they knew how I felt. Keep coming back and don’t give up, they’d tell me. 🍀