I am about ready to cave!!

[Lavande]

I am about ready to cave!!

Acceptance is a big part of succeeding here Honey.
What do you really want?
You can choose to keep drinking & continue to feel the same or even worse. Or you can choose to accept that you cannot drink alcohol safely & move on to a better life. It's your choice, always.
I can tell you that wine is never, ever going to make anything better for you because it sure didn't for me.

You decide what is best for you. You & you alone are in charge of your life.
Wishing you the best!

[Nelz]

I am about ready to cave!!

Lavande;1614129 wrote: Acceptance is a big part of succeeding here Honey.
What do you really want?
You can choose to keep drinking & continue to feel the same or even worse. Or you can choose to accept that you cannot drink alcohol safely & move on to a better life. It's your choice, always.
I can tell you that wine is never, ever going to make anything better for you because it sure didn't for me.

You decide what is best for you. You & you alone are in charge of your life.
Wishing you the best!

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[Honeysoup]

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I made it...I was really angry leaving work...the trigger was my boss...she was complaining about her day and said "I need a good meal and a good bottle of wine" that did it...All I could think about was drinking...BUT I DIDN'T... I drove to the doctors office to pick up a prescription for my son. Then I went to a thrift store and did a little shopping and bought three shirts for work for $24! Great deal...this thrift store gives their proceeds to the American Cancer Society. Then I picked up my daughter and headed home and had dinner with my family...Then comes a BIG SMACK IN THE FACE!!! My step-daughter confessed she was pregnant...AHG!!! She's 15!!! Great kid, good head on her shoulders and so smart...WHY OH WHY????

I am so thankful that I wasn't hungover or drunk tonight.

Thank you all for the support!!! I am so happy I chose not to drink..which makes today DAY 16!!! I am so freaking happy!!!

[Bastet]

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Wow Honey I am impressed that you didn't cave after the announcement! But it is so good that you were sober to hear the news and I am sure better able to receive it than if you had been drinking. I hope tomorrow is a better day for you and good job resisting AL pull!!!!

[Honeysoup]

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Thank you Bastet

OH YEAH...I also TTFP!!!!!

[bkyogagurl]

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Honey- just so you know you just helped me thru another evening and probably the weekend. Thank you.

I'm on day 16 and was feeling some anxiety.

[HumbleRider]

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So happy for you that you made it through a rough spot, and a surprise announcement, alcohol free!

[DreamThinkDo]

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What a time you must have had, Honey, but so very proud of you! Hope you've had a good night's sleep - there'll be lots to think and talk about in the coming days - and those discussions will be better sober.

BK - well done you!

That is the beauty of this site: one members posts about her problems, and her (or his) tenacity not to give in to Al (which would not have made anything any better) helps and inspires somebody else.

[Honeysoup]

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Bkyogagurl – I am so glad I was able to help your situation as well…High Five Gurl!!! We can stick together and kick this for good!!!
TrueGrit – Butterfinger ice cream is not my favorite but I settled for some HoHo’s!!!
Kradle – I did some shopping…it helped, I would like to say less calories but I ate a big dinner and some hoho’s..hehe
Available – Thank you for the support – I made it 
Chero – Eat when you are hungry and sleep when you are tired…baby yourself…we can worry about all the other crap another day (hugs)
K9 – I just love it when I see your face pop up…to answer your question…No AL in the house…I through everything out…including my wine glasses and my wine openers…so if I went to buy wine I would have to buy the tools again…inconvenient!!! 
Mama bear…It was nice not to wake up hungover 
j-vo – I guess great minds think alike because it DID do some retail theropy… 
Pauly – I drank over 74 ounces of water yesterday!!! I have a big jug I take to work everyday and force myself to drink it 
Byrdie – I TTFP!!! 
Dipgal – Thanks for your support!! Stay warm!
Moss – I love your signature quote…one of my favorites
Myluck – I appreciate your support as well 
Lav – The all powerful wise one  I chose to accept that I cannot drink alcohol safely and moving on to a better life…Crazy journey but I ama movin!!!
Dare – I made the distraction and succeeded 
Humble – it was a tough situation but again I am so happy I was there sober to be supportive and think clearly
Dream – Great sleep…but my husband woke up and said “I had a bad dream my daughter was having a baby” Nope sorry darling…its still REAL … oh boy…sigh

[bkyogagurl]

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Dang you are good at addressing everyone... I just wanted to high five you back...
Boom.

[DipGal]

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Honey, I am so happy for you! Success breeds success! You are racking up those successes!

[j-vo]

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Honey,
You just helped me to we can dispel that trigger easily, by coming here for support! Thank you and good for you. And like it was for you, your boss making one little comment, that was what threw me last week. I will be very careful when people make comments like that. I need to say to myself, I don't drink. I need to talk it out. I need to ask for help, just as you did.:goodjob:

[Pavati]

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Honey - great job in walking the walk - coming here and posting BEFORE you drank. I am so impressed and inspired by that. I am so happy you made it through without drinking. As the nest mums and dads say - each time you do that you are building your sober muscles. Woo Hoo!