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[Sunlover]

Today was day 7 af....tonight I messed up. Just got soooo frustrated with something today and marched out at 7:30 p.m. and bought a 6 pack and drank 4. Didn't enjoy them quite as much as before. (That's something!) Feeling very weak and wondering how/if I tell my friends. I didn't think it would be so bloody hard to go 30 days af.

:-(

SL

[jessie]

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Don't give up. Just keep trying, it will get easier and you'll manage longer AF periods. Slips are common. Take heart.

[happydog]

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Hi sunlover:welcome: aboard,

7days af is good dont give up...i never thought i could do 30days but did 67days af and slip, so dont be hard on yourself pick yourself up and dusk yourself down and start again.
Feeling weak and tired is normal take the supps they help a lot and drink lots of water, plus keep reading and posting, the people here are great with all there support.

wishing you all the best of luck.x

Love
Teardrop.x

[vlad]

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7 days AF - that's good! Just try again and aim to beat your record this time!!!

[gyco]

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alchohol is like anything else,you can take it or leave it ,its up you train the mind and youll succeed,were here for u good luck

[caysea]

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Hi Sunlover
7 days is a great start to getting al under control.If you asked the people who have been successful they will tell you they failed in the beginning.The one thing we did do is learn from each slip.You said you didn't think it was going to be that hard .Well you learned that yes it is going to be hard.In the beginning I told myself it would be as hard as climbing Mt Everest [I hadn't climbed anything except up on to the bar stool]any slip could mean my death.In the past I had slips. This time Viewing it as life and death my plan became much more important .
Stay Healthy and Keep Fighting

[Carmac]

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Sunlover......ok, you messed up. Now just move on to that next AF day! You can do it!

[SpiritGirl]

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Tomorrow will be Day 8 for you - with one "off" day....

If I read the previous posts of the successful Long Term abstinators here I can't help to but to take note of how many times they "slipped" before getting to the point of 30 days, 60 days, 15 months..etc. So with every "slip" I feel as though we are getting closer to our ultimate goal. Keep on keeping on! Signing in today and reaching out is a success! And this is YOUR life. If you feel like sharing with a friend - DO.. But you are not required to "confess" to anyone. If sharing helps you in your journey then by all means, share. But if you are confessing so that you can make yourself feel worse, I would rethink that. The most important person knows what you do and how you feel about it - YOU... No need to make it worse if you don't have to...

You know you can always share here with no judgement. And your friends, if they truly are, will support you even during your shortcomings and help you back up on the horse... Giddy up...

[AAthlete]

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Sunlover, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and get started again. Yes you drank, but it sounds like you didn't go overboard.

My favorite saying from my AA meetings (and I think it applies to this site as well) is: "AA/MWO will screw up your drinking". That is, if your actively working either program, you end up being harder on yourself because you know the amount of effort you are putting into it and you also know what your true goal is.

I can only share my experience but I know that effort can be a big part of whether I slip or not. There are always going to be opportunities in my life for me to pick up a drink again. Whether I am upset, sad, happy, etc., ANYTHING can be turned into a reason to have a couple. It is how I handle those opportunities that helps dictate whether I drink of not. When it happens, do I log on here and talk about it (or call my sponsor), or do I let it build up inside of me.... In my case I let it build long enough I know what will happen.

As others have said, keep trying and as long as you don't give up sooner or later it is going to stick.

[Guest]

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When you're used to drinking everyday, 30 days is a long time and it is very very difficult. Don't be too hard on yourself; just keep plucking along and chalk that day away.

[vera-b]

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Hey Sun,

Ditto on all the good advice here. Wish I could say a magic incantation to change your experience, but don't think I could handle the millions I'd make if it were so. Did you read RJ's book, and are you using the many tools? I have become quite attached to my hypno cd's and will probably continue to listen to them after I "graduate" next Sunday. Find the beach sounds on the subliminal cd so soothing - with the waves crashing in my ears and my fingers typing away, any thoughts of a drink slip away. Keep on keepin' on - make this the first moment of a new day. Let us hear how you're doing.

V.