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[Waving_not_drowning]

Afternoon all :-)

8 days AF and I celebrated by drinking 3 bottles of wine..

There was a full glass on the table when I woke up and I drank that and had a beer as well for Breakfast..

So looks like I'm back to Day one AGAIN..

F*#K it!

I'm not kicking myself about it but hopefully it's another lesson learned..

Hope you all have a good Weekend..

Wavey xxx

[Miss Behaving]

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Wavey,

what can we do to get you through to the other side? You have been sounding so great this week, so I know you will be kicking yourself and feeling like shit. Do you want TLC or a kick up the arse???

but BTW - great that you posted your own thread. :l

[rebirth]

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Hi Waving,
I was battle with the cravings last night but made it through. Phew. Are you gonna try again?

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

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Come on Wavy, you know the routine by now. Up and at em, sounds like you need to have a serious think about why you bought three bottles of wine and beer, you can and need to make this AF lark stick. Dont leave it till tomorrow or even later tonight, do it now.

[Waving_not_drowning]

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Missy, I'll have the kick in the arse, thank you..

Rebirth, like I said, this is day one again, so AF as of now..

[Waving_not_drowning]

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Thanks KTAB and yes, I'm right back up and AF again as of NOW!

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

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Glad to hear it, large kick in the ass ready and waiting. Next time you decide to buy loads of grog maybe stop and think I will leave it for an hour then get it etc... you dont need me to explain. Now if I could only take my own advice a bit more often... Easy to talk the talk, no so easy to walk the walk at times but bottom line is nobody puts that drink to our lips but us. I love being AF.

[Waving_not_drowning]

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I love being AF as well Ktab..

I didn't buy all the booze at once, I made several trips..

What I was thinking, I have no idea

[startingover]

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Good for you being back on the AF wagon Wavey

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

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Stinking thinking, I know it well. No logic involved here at all, it is called addiction.
Need to learn to take a step back before it happens and ask why am I about to do this, do I really need this knowing how I will feel tomorrow. Many people write a list of the reasons they never want to pick up another drink at a time when the pain is fresh and raw and refer back to it at times of weakness and cravings. Maybe try it.

I know this has been posted before but it makes perfect sense to me:

Autobiography in five chapters" from Portia Nelson:

1) I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in. I am lost...I am hopeless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

2) I walk down the same street. 
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. 
I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. 
I can't believe I'm in the same place. But it isn't my fault. 
It still takes a long time to get out.

3) I walk down the same street. 
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. 
I see it is there. I still fall in...it's a habit 
My eyes are open; I know where I am; it is my fault. 
I get out immediately.

4) I walk down the same street. 
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk 
I walk around it.

5) I walk down another street.

[Waving_not_drowning]

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Didn't spew but am AF as of Tonight!

[hazeleyes]

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KTAB;907678 wrote: Stinking thinking, I know it well.

Love Ktab's comments. Sorry, but I resemble that comment at times...

[Hippy Chick]

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KTab - I loved that little story. Have copied it for future reference.

Waving - just pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again. You can do it!

Hipster

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

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Thanks Hazel & Hippy. I like that little story too, it is so simple and straight to the point.
It is taken from this book
Amazon.com: There's a Hole in My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self-Discovery (9780941831871): Portia Nelson: Books

[johnnyh]

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Hey Waving. Straight back on the wagon. That's the important thing now. Not yesterday. That's gone. Nothing you can do about that now besides that yesterday becomes the reality of today.

Well done for doing the 8 days AF. You can do it again. And set yourself a goal and think about a REAL reward you'll give yourself. For instance, when I make it to 7 days AF, I'll celebrate by going to the movies/buying myself that CD/going for that massage/ whatever it is that tickles you fancy?!

I'ts really much more of a celebration and reward then drinking yourself to misery?!! I know to think rationally when the craving hits is all but impossible. But just think about how you'll reward yourself properly?!!