Fell off the wagon.

[FatOldMan]

Yesterday was a real downer, Friday evening I fell off the wagon after feeling so pleased with myself for achieving five days sober. Just a glass of red wine turned into so much more, as it always does. So yesterday was huge hangover and a roller coaster of emotions angry, depressed and feeling sorry for myself. I have started today feeling a lot better and thinking that I want to feel like this every day. So here I go, stopped drinking AGAIN.

[Orangeskys]

can totally empathise with you! Full bottle of red drank yesterday 😞hopefully today will sober

[LilyAnnepuppy Ambassador]

Just keep trying. A sober life can be achieved. There are many resources available. I use Alcoholic’s Anonymous. Forty-five years ago I admitted I was powerless over alcohol and my life was unmanageable. I gave up. I surrendered. I admitted I had (have) a disease.

My life sober has been so worthwhile. I have a purpose: To stay sober and help another alcoholic to achieve sobriety. It gives me peace and serenity that is missing in a drinking life.

Whatever path you take, I wish you well. We can’t do this alone. My willpower is useless in the face of my disease. It’s like trying to cure cancer or diabetes by yourself. Treatment is needed. IMO.

Keep posting. And let’s stay away from a drink today, together

[FatOldMan in reply to LilyAnnepuppy]

Thanks for your continued encouragement and support.

[LilyAnnepuppy Ambassador]

We help each other.

[chloe40]

Don't beat yourself up about it FatOldMan

You're here today and starting afresh, you'll get there, you really will.

<3

[FatOldMan]

Thanks for your support.

[Jacay]

we’ve all been there! good that you came back and many of us are here to support!

[Hammered]

so you got knocked down but you aren’t knocked out. Get up and start the fight again. Keep your guard up. You can do it big man. I nearly fell but managed to get through the weekend. 👍🏻

[Jimbo92]

I personally find the weekend harder to quit the booze. All week I can last without a drop but it’s the mentality of the weekend. finish work, like you’ve earned it drink that knocks me off. Keep trying you’ll smash it eventually. Try and put plans in place, hobbies, anything that doesn’t involve a drink. 👍

[JamesScot]

Weekends always toughest... Especially Friday after work i find.Know its always trotted out, but very important to keep amused and avoid boredom. I try to walk home from work... 3 miles... Gets my head away from things and by the time i am home, feel more relaxed and refreshed.

Take care and good luck

[Isinatra]

I did it my way for decades until my ways didn’t work anymore. Truthfully, they never did work. My addiction was telling me it did work until I accepted that all that time my addiction was lying to me. Nothing would change unless I did something I’d never tried before. I joined AA and they showed me their ways of staying sober. LilyAnnePuppy is spot on. I needed and wanted proper treatment for my disease and I got it .

[LilyAnnepuppy Ambassador in reply to Isinatra]

”My Way” by Frank Sinatra was my anthem. Lol.

[chloe40 in reply to LilyAnnepuppy]

Exactly LilyAnnepuppy

Love it!

<3

[Isinatra in reply to LilyAnnepuppy]

lol. Yeah….Frankie did it his way all the way to the bank. My way got me an out of order sign at the ATM. 😁

[fauxartist]

You know.... there's a saying in meetings.... 'the door is always open'.....we can only count today.... yesterday is over, and tomorrow isn't here yet. I believe, especially in early days of working on sobriety, you have to have a support system.... I just could not have stayed sober without it. Guilt, regret, anger, sorrow, grief, and beating yourself up for what is done is not productive and only leads to being stuck... move forward... and know.... we really cannot do this ourselves....

[Isinatra]

🤙🏼

[Isinatra]

And sometimes a lot worse. You wake up and you see a trail of wreckage that wasn’t there before.

[Isinatra]

Aloha ( that’s all the Hawaiian 🌺 I know ).

[Isinatra]

Ohana…..I like that. 🩵