I have had a very stressful day today and the wine is calling to me very very loudly, please somebody stop me :upset:
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Hi MD,
You really need a drink. Then STOP and think 12 hours from now.
Do you really need to feel like crap tomorrow?
Do you want to give up all the good work you've done over a measly couple of drinks?
Do you want that old guilty feeling back?
Do you want that old sort of ashamed feeling back?
Do you really want to start day 1 again?It could be worse, I could be filing.
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NO I DON'T WANT ANY OF THOSE THINGS!!!!!
Thanks Jackie I am going to have a bath and try and resist
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A drink will solve nothing
It will add to your problems
Go for a walk, run or lie down. Read watch a film eat. Actually yes, EAT.
Remember the HALT acronym. Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.
All of these emotions will trigger cravings. Deal with the underlying emotion rather than just looking to change it through drinking
STAY STRONGLiving now and not just existing since 9th July 2008
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Thanks startingover, that is one I hadn't heard of HALT I like it and it will help me
Just going to have my dinner, still craving but coping atm ...Taking it ODATComment
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Mauri,
Hang in there honey, JC is right, you don't want to drink, its just old habits kicking in. Be firm and announce to yourself positive thoughts, like 'I can get through thhis without a drink' i find saying it out loud really helps. Then off to find a distraction.
Please fight this, :lI can not alter the direction of the wind,
But I can change the direction of my sail.
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Maurit have you tried taking L-Glutamine to help with the cravings? I find it great. Hang in there the craving will pass over and you really dont want to wake up in the morning feeling so bad and having to start all over again do you?Ethanol is a toxic chemical, why would I drink it?Comment
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Ride out the craving, mauri. Call a friend, pick up a book, have some tea. When you resist cravings and choose not to drink, those urges will lessen. Hang in there ...Comment
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Eat anything and alot of it! :lComment
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I always try to remember a craving won't kill me.....
if that helps
be strong sweetie...it will passI love my family more than alcohol.:h
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Hiya
I find eating a good delay tactic - not eating crap but something really healthy.. will make you feel better
take care
patrice
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Hi!! i agree with patrice - eat something good and which you like.
i like pastry and i have near my home some great pastry shops..So, when i go out, my first stop is there - to avoid stupidities...
Tkae care, relax!!
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I had the same issue tonight Mauri and was really close to caving in but somehow, by the grace of God, I drove right past the liquor store w/o stopping (it wasn't easy). Today is only day 4 for me and I just kept thinking about how I would feel about myself tomorrow. I''m going to eat, like everyone suggested and then go take a bubble bath and read. We can do this!Gidget 1016
"Sometimes you've got to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything . . . whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you'll find that when you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out":hComment
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Thanks everyone, I made it!!!!Taking it ODATComment
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WELL DONE!!!!!!
Remember this feeling of pride, strength and wonderful achievement
It will help next timeLiving now and not just existing since 9th July 2008
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