Triggers to slip, what's your trigger?

[Chelle12]

Triggers to slip, what's your trigger?

I think I used practically anything as a trigger..
Seriously..
"Oh, there's nothing on tv AGAIN.." cue a drink
"Raining... cant take the dogs out today.." cue a drink
"Hoover's packed in again..." cue a drink.

And the ol favourite: "Sunderland lost the footy game.." cue a drink. This one was a 'favourite' cos Sunderland are ALWAYS losing at footy games lol

[Helpwanted08]

Triggers to slip, what's your trigger?

Sitting on the patio, I used to love to sit on the patio and have a glass of wine. Going with the girls to happy hour. I have heard there are a couple of bars in Austin who have a wide selection of AF wines I just have not gone yet.
Help

[hippie37]

Triggers to slip, what's your trigger?

reminiscing was my biggest trigger.

Love and Happiness
Hippie
xx

[idbiscuit]

Triggers to slip, what's your trigger?

for me it is more about habit. I think. I usually love the fall time of year. It is when I am most productive and energetic. I can't seem to muster that this year. I think it is a change of overall lifestyle that is need rather than just stopping drinking. I once heard that you can't just quit something. you have to substitute it with something else....I feel it should be exercise but I'm just too tired!
I am going grocery shopping today to get a bunch of healthy foods. A good start!

[vera-b]

Triggers to slip, what's your trigger?

Hey Boss,

We all have triggers. I thought I was on to mine, but then new ones pop up! I used my children and their crazy schedules as my biggest reason to drink, but they're gone so the drinking mind had to come up with some new excuse. And, I'm nothing if not creative. The bottom line is that booze is an addiction, and trying to tame it is a monumental task. I know you struggle. I do, too. There are days when the advice to others comes as easy as keystrokes, and other days when I feel like nothing more than a big hypocrite. The economy is enough to make drinkers out of teetotallers, but we must not let it get to us. Think spiritual. At the end of the day, it's all about how we relate to others. Know that every post you make is helping someone else in a big way. Keep the faith my friend.

Vera-b

[happydog]

Triggers to slip, what's your trigger?

tlrgs;431522 wrote: thats the thing there are all types of triggers .. and the main one because i could and wanted to ..and now i just keep my eye out for them .. i control what i do and i now know what to look for ..which is everything does that make any sense ?? the reason i say that its all over the place every where you go..
out to eat, food shopping , this place that place .. and yes when it all comes down to it .. its all in your hands how you want to handle things ..

Yes it does make sense...This is so true it is everywhere.

for me it is From the moment i wake up and from the moment i go to bed.
The main trigger for me is when i dont care you say to yourself im having a drink and that is that. That drink for me is called the fu*k it drink. I hate that drink so much when that happens. so i need to be strong and think strong.

Take care

love
Teardrop.x

[Doggygirl]

Triggers to slip, what's your trigger?

What the heck - two cents from the old dawg!

This may seem like a minor point, but I don't use the term "slip" in my discussions with myself about drinking. To me, the word "slip" sounds like a minor accident. If I make a choice to drink, it is no accident. It is also not minor as I demonstrated many times between making 60 days AF and deciding (wrongly) that I could have "just one" and my recent stretch of almost 4.5 months AF.

So...what would make me choose to drink? I'm an alcoholic. Therefore, just about anything was a drinking occassion for me. I often poured my first drink at 7AM and "sipped on" from there. Happy? Sad? Stressed? Good Day? Bad Day? You get the picture.

The key for me is changing my life style. In addition to finding interesting things to do with my extra time, exercise and a healthy diet have been HUGE for me. The healthier my lifestyle becomes, the less alcohol would fit into it.

Making quitting drinking my #1 priority has been important.

Being aware of former drinking situations ahead of time and making a plan has been important. "Practicing" new behaviors and choices in former drinking situations makes these situations more comfortable with time. Believe it or not, I rarely have even a mild thought of drinking while cooking dinner any more! Amazing considering I ALWAYS had a drink in hand for that activity - just as one example. Practice makes perfect. The brain will eventually adjust to new habits.

There is NO excuse that is good enough for me to make a choice to drink. That's just how I see it. It's working.

Best wishes Boss Man!

DG

[evergreen]

Triggers to slip, what's your trigger?

Wow!! Great thread! I can identify with almost every post!!

Teardrop, I love it!! I too have "slipped" rather fallen with the f*ck it drink. The forget this I don't care what kind of problem I have, I have a right to have a glass of wine/beer like anyone else!

As time goes on I am most susceptible to the complacent trigger . . . the "I have forgotten that this is a problem and surely I can have a beer with my husband" trigger.

I used to love to cook with wine though usually I did not put it in the food.

Watching or reading about someone having a glass of something brings back the nostalgic craving (forgetting the bad side of imbibing).

I am lucky that my husband is not a big drinker so we don't have alot at home. I am not sure I would do well with a houseful. I gave away some box wine that was left over from a social function to get it out of the house. Too tempting.

Avoiding the triggers starts with identifying them!!! GREAT thread!!

EG

[WaitingToExhale]

Triggers to slip, what's your trigger?

Old habits and patterns. Like coming home every night to an empty house, pouring a glass of wine and getting on the computer to work on my writing. The desk, the computer, the entire room, it's all a trigger and a set-up of a habit for so many years. Trying now to pour something different and fire up my laptop at the kitchen counter instead.

Oh, and chatting on the phone at night. Chat and pour. Chat and pour. Gawd I could do that for hours and bottles on end ... so sad.

And unresolved old romances. Another f*uck it drink excuse to get through it. *sigh*

No way can I have more in the house at any time other than the small amount I am allowing myself as I cut seriously back. I know I would drink it to the end. Power to you Bossman. I know I couldn't do it.

[karbihere]

Triggers to slip, what's your trigger?

Triggers for me is this thing sitting on my shoulders called " MY HEAD" I have to tell it to shut up on a daily basis and go by my heart and what I know is true...Every reason was a reason to drink and today every reason is a reason not to drink...... Have a good day all