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    #1

    Stupid wine, bad me. back again!!

    Hi,

    I am back. I have been trying to moderate but have not had much luck. Last night i was alone and so I drank a bottle of wine, then opened another and drank half of that one!! Woke up feeling guilty and bad. Dont remember even going to bed, talking to my sons or husband. i just need to not drink at all. Going on a 30 day stent of abstinence. Hope I can do it.

    Meshell
    ?Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.?

    ― John Wayne
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    #2
    Stupid wine, bad me. back again!!

    Yes, you CAN do it Meshell! We understand it's not easy, but it can be done. Do you have a plan for the next 30 days? Or how about just today?
    :heart:I love my daughter more than alcohol:heart:

    Believe in yourself. You are stronger than you think.

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      #3
      Stupid wine, bad me. back again!!

      Hi, Meshell!

      I know you can do it, but it does take more than hope - it takes a plan. What IS your plan? Check out the toolbox. You can do this!

      Pav

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        #4
        Stupid wine, bad me. back again!!

        Us alkies can't moderate, much as we want to, well it can't b in my vocabulary and once I accepted that fact life has been easier. I don't fight with myself anymore about drinking. Good on u for doing 30 days you will never regret it
        AF free 1st December 2013 - 1st December 2022 - 9 years of freedom

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          #5
          Stupid wine, bad me. back again!!

          Hi there. Just here to say, "Go for it." You can do it. Every time I've attempted thirty days A/F without a plan in place, I have failed. So just keeping a list in my new phone is my next step. Just checking things off on a daily basis like: exercised for x amount of time, drank four glasses of water, took my supplements, etc. That is my version of a plan. I remember when everyone here would tell me I needed a plan, I was confused. Just thought I would throw my two cents in as we are both starting over ... again.
          "If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."
          Lao-Tzu

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            #6
            Stupid wine, bad me. back again!!

            :l
            No matter how far you go or how fast you run, you can't get away from yourself. ....said at an AA meeting. It stuck with me.

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              #7
              Stupid wine, bad me. back again!!

              Thank you all for the support. I do need a plan. I found myself justifying and stopping on the way home to get s box of wine, . So. I drank. I did the old, its just for the weekend. Ill stop monday, so with your expert advice..........im gonna excercize, takemy supplements and do a meditation cd.
              ?Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.?

              ― John Wayne

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                #8
                Stupid wine, bad me. back again!!

                My advice is not expert; I guess it is as I am following other's advice. I've been a dismal failure at quitting. I am very determined not to drink and very excited about the gym and food plan, etc. A suggestion: if you have a fancy dancy phone use the list app to daily check off all the stuff you need to do. This helps me.

                One thing I do know; without a plan failure is guaranteed. I am living proof of that.
                "If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."
                Lao-Tzu

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                  #9
                  Stupid wine, bad me. back again!!

                  Meshell,
                  I think about 100 of us could have written your post- for some reason, we meander down the wine aisle in the grocery store, "casually" notice that our favorite bottle of juice is on sale, think, "OH, I should get this for the next time we have company over".... (as if anyone is reading your mind).... perhaps feeling like a little kid as you check out of the store~ and AH! The next thing you know, your favorite wine glass is filled to the rim, and you are telling yourself a million reasons why you are entitled to "one glass".

                  :hug: "Been there, did that, got the T-shirt".

                  The important thing, Meshell, is that you truly learned your lesson. Think back to that day, now that you are sober, and think about your trigger: the scenario I described was mine- going to my favorite grocery store not for their produce, but for their wine selection. So what do I do instead? Send my teenager to the store with a list? Take my teenager along with me? Go to a different store?

                  You may be back to "day one", but with a new set of eyes. Even a marathon runner will trip every now and then.

                  Patty
                  "God didn't give you the Strength to get back on your feet
                  so that you can run back to the same thing that knocked you down."                   :hug:

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                    #10
                    Stupid wine, bad me. back again!!

                    Patty that advice is brilliant. I was just thinking about going to closer grocery store today. It does not sell alcholol so this will help keep me safe from easily buying the wine.
                    ?Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.?

                    ― John Wayne

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                      #11
                      Stupid wine, bad me. back again!!

                      Ditto Patty!!! I also felt wierd buying one bottle, so if I broke down, it was at least two bottles.
                      I also had to work really hard to go to the stores before 9am, somehow that helped - never after noon....and stay completely away on way home from work. I still had excuses to buy that early, but my resolve was much easier in the morning, and feeling of well being strong enough to resist.
                      “The only courage you will ever need is the courage to live the life you want"

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                        #12
                        Stupid wine, bad me. back again!!

                        Mesh. I hope you can stay strong. I did exactly what you did. Fell off the wagon at 38 days.
                        Anyway, I'm back and determined. I see many success stories on here who didn't get it right the first time. So there's hope for all of us.

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