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    The pity party is over!

    For the last two months I have spent a lot of time feeling sorry for myself. My b/f broke up with me (sick of being let down by me not being fully ?there? sometimes!)
    I have been missing him terribly, so I would drink to forget.

    My job is stressful, I have other things going on (family illnesses etc) all great excuses for feeling sorry for myself and hiding with a bottle for comfort.

    But do you know what? I think the pity party is finally over. I did drink at the weekend, but thinking about it I didn't really want to and it was more from habit than any mad cravings, and I didn't drink half as much as normal.

    Today for the first time in a long time I feel strong and positive. I am taking steps today to take control of those aspects of my life that I can control and as for the others, well I?ll just have to take it as it comes. I am not going to drink today and if I do not make it through the week then there is only one person to blame?ME. I know I need to stop making excuses and start living again.

    Sorry for the rant, but I am so sick of feeling sorry for myself and it has to stop NOW.

    Day 1 (again!) but I know I'll make it through today, as for tomorrow, I'll worry about that when I get there.
    It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth. :teeter:
    George Burns
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    #2
    The pity party is over!

    That's great Alicia!!

    When you're feeling great like that you really need to seize the moment and grab the bull by the horn. It was a moment like that, just a day that I felt stronger on the 15 March that has led to mhy now 3 months of sobriety. Grab the opportunity. You really can do it. Keep this strenght in your heart and keep remembering that you can do this. If you just won't have that first drink, You will not have all the ones that follow. And remember, when the going get's tough, take it ODAT. even an hour at a time. Don't worry how you're going to get through teh next day or the one after, it's all about beating this right there right then.

    Very proud of you!!!
    AF since 15th March 2010

    The journey is the goal. As long as you're fighting the good fight and you're not giving up on giving up, you're winning. It's not about how often you get knocked down, it's about how often you get up again. Sobriety the goal for sure. But striving to get to that goal is what it's about. Not getting there. Because the journey never ends. The journey is the goal.

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      #3
      The pity party is over!

      Go with the momentum and ride it all the way out. The one thing that really stands out for me having been sober for over a month, consistently, is that I am well equipped to deal with stress and problems. I am able to keep them in proportion, and work through them. Keep yourself hydrated and well nourished, and enjoy each day that you are sober! Very excited for you!
      While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
      Benjamin Franklin

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        #4
        The pity party is over!

        Thak you johnny and not tonight. It gives me strength to read your posts and realise that you started right where I am now and have been AF for as long as you have. I just want my life back and the fighter in me is just much stronger today than she has been for a while! I see possibilities for myself right now, and I want to grab that with both hands! :thanks:
        It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth. :teeter:
        George Burns

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          #5
          The pity party is over!

          go for it alicia. get your life back, you will be so much stronger for not drinking
          Today is the tomorrow i worried about yesterday and it turned out fine
          Keep passing the open windows

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            #6
            The pity party is over!

            Alicia, the rewards are unbeatable. The list of upsides of being sober compared to the upsides of being drunk (are there really any???) is huge.

            Grab the opportunity with both hands And when the going get's tough know that it is temporary. After a tough bit always comes a better bit again. ODAT. All I say
            AF since 15th March 2010

            The journey is the goal. As long as you're fighting the good fight and you're not giving up on giving up, you're winning. It's not about how often you get knocked down, it's about how often you get up again. Sobriety the goal for sure. But striving to get to that goal is what it's about. Not getting there. Because the journey never ends. The journey is the goal.

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              #7
              The pity party is over!

              Staying sober is really spiralling up. Instead of chipping away at life, sobriety allows you to start building again.
              While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
              Benjamin Franklin

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