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Rahul....AL is a baffling opponent. You and I (everybody here, really) knows the answer to your question....NO, you should NOT have a drink, just this once, on your vacation. Remember, if we could start and stop at will we wouldn't be here. If we could just have an occasional blow out and pick right back up where we left off, we wouldn't have forums like this. We are Alcoholics and as such, ONE drink never a good ideaa. Yes, one drink IS going to lead to more and that is eventually going to land us right back at square one. I was looking at your signature line and I see a question at your Day 60. "Will I make it?" I wish you would change that to 'I WILL MAKE IT'. It's that small change in thinking that separates success from constantly caving in. Alcoholism is like a spoiled child, every time you give it to it, you make IT stronger and the tantrums get worse every time until you give in. At some point, you just have to say, NO, HELL NO! I will not give in this time! The muscles you use are the ones that are going to get stronger. Believe me I know the relief when your blood tests come back improved. We quickly forget what sent us there in the first place. If you have one doubt that being AF is the right path, I'd urge you to do a couple things. Take a look at the documentaries Rain in My Heart on the General Discussion section. We may not be as bad as those people today, but as we know, this is a progressive disease...if we aren't there today, we probably will be in the years to come. I know that I was much worse 3 years ago than I was the previous 10. Giving in to one more _____ of drinking (glass, night, week, year) will only make it harder next time. This doesn't get easier it gets harder. One day or even one week of discomfort is a small price to pay for better health for you and your family.....letting AL rob you of one more day just isnt' worth it...just dive into this site, there are 7 years of history here....the people who go back and drink and regret it fills the pages. I have never seen ONE person who started drinking again who was happy about that decision...in fact, most are sick that they gave up their quits at all. Going back to drinking just isn't an option... this is the acceptance part of the grieving process that I speak about. There is no way to beat this affliction other than NOT DRINKING....I know you know that. Do not entertain a thought of letting it back in. If you give AL one inch it wants to be the ruler!!!! Stay the course Rahul, it is NOT worth it. You wouldn't be here if you didn't know that in your heart of hearts, right? Don't be fooled....AL is good at lying to us. Hugs to you, Byrdie
Rahul....AL is a baffling opponent. You and I (everybody here, really) knows the answer to your question....NO, you should NOT have a drink, just this once, on your vacation. Remember, if we could start and stop at will we wouldn't be here. If we could just have an occasional blow out and pick right back up where we left off, we wouldn't have forums like this. We are Alcoholics and as such, ONE drink never a good ideaa. Yes, one drink IS going to lead to more and that is eventually going to land us right back at square one. I was looking at your signature line and I see a question at your Day 60. "Will I make it?" I wish you would change that to 'I WILL MAKE IT'. It's that small change in thinking that separates success from constantly caving in. Alcoholism is like a spoiled child, every time you give it to it, you make IT stronger and the tantrums get worse every time until you give in. At some point, you just have to say, NO, HELL NO! I will not give in this time! The muscles you use are the ones that are going to get stronger. Believe me I know the relief when your blood tests come back improved. We quickly forget what sent us there in the first place. If you have one doubt that being AF is the right path, I'd urge you to do a couple things. Take a look at the documentaries Rain in My Heart on the General Discussion section. We may not be as bad as those people today, but as we know, this is a progressive disease...if we aren't there today, we probably will be in the years to come. I know that I was much worse 3 years ago than I was the previous 10. Giving in to one more _____ of drinking (glass, night, week, year) will only make it harder next time. This doesn't get easier it gets harder. One day or even one week of discomfort is a small price to pay for better health for you and your family.....letting AL rob you of one more day just isnt' worth it...just dive into this site, there are 7 years of history here....the people who go back and drink and regret it fills the pages. I have never seen ONE person who started drinking again who was happy about that decision...in fact, most are sick that they gave up their quits at all. Going back to drinking just isn't an option... this is the acceptance part of the grieving process that I speak about. There is no way to beat this affliction other than NOT DRINKING....I know you know that. Do not entertain a thought of letting it back in. If you give AL one inch it wants to be the ruler!!!! Stay the course Rahul, it is NOT worth it. You wouldn't be here if you didn't know that in your heart of hearts, right? Don't be fooled....AL is good at lying to us. Hugs to you, Byrdie
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