After six years of sobriety I started drinking again. Last night I drank about twenty beers, and I’ve had a hangover all day. We went to town today, and our case manager took us on a nice, scenic drive, but I couldn’t enjoy it because I was so hungover. At Walmart their computers had a very hard time accepting my snap card, and I was standing there about ten minutes with sweat dripping off my nose. People could smell the alcohol coming out of me a good ten feet away. If I could find the right kind of AA meeting I might go there, but I live in such a small town that they don’t have AA meetings in it, and there are things about me attending AA that are problematic. I need to get off the booze.
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Sounds like any kind of AA meeting would do right now.
Sorry to hear all that @crimby
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Sorry to hear that.
AA sounds good to re join.
Best wishes to you.
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It’s good to be honest. Now we can support you on this front.
I too, have not stamped out the last embers of my alcoholism.
My favorite AA saying is: “Play the tape 'til the end.”
Try to always recall how awful you felt today.
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The AA tradition of rigorous honesty would be in jeopardy if I went to an AA meeting now. I’m in a weird situation where there are a lot of intense emotions involved on all sides, and we could talk about them without people, me included, getting upset.
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The AA saying that sticks with me the most is: “The grouch and the brainstorm are the dubious luxuries of so called normal people.” I go into brain storms a lot.
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That was quite a blowup. But you can turn this around. If you can regain control now, fast, it’s only a setback. A bump in the road. Alcohol doesen’t solve anything. Problems will be there the next day no matter how much we drink. I hope you find your way out of it.
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Lots of online AA now my friend. I’m mostly using that except for when I get stuck sponsoring locally.
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Sorry to hear you are having a bad time Crimby. What advice would I give to my friend in this situation? I would simply say that they are much more stronger than just one bad trip. And I would encourage them to look back and see all those successful 6 years they’ve lived without touching an alcohol.
You are still on your good behavior, just riding one bad trip. Remember your why. Dust off and move forward.
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That’s a great idea. I will have to check that out.
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Here’s a good place to start @crimby.
Let us be sober together. Im on day 1 too. You did great, six years are very long time
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