Hey there, comrades. Just checking in and seeing how everyone is doing. I’ve been away for a (loong) while and thought it would be a good time to look in on everyone.
As for me, I’ve had a few slip ups the past few months. However, I was able to get back into gear each time by just staying positive and not throwing in the towel despite tge relapses.
The past six months have been pretty difficult. I went to jail (yep, alcohol related), my RV burned down, I lost all the stuff I had in storage (all of my fiance’s stuff, who passed away is gone >_< ) and got my first DUI (which led me back to revisiting my dedication to my recovery). Even through all of it I am still plugging away and making positive changes to shape a better future for myself.
So, how’s life been for you guys?
I have cut down drinking after a month long bender two months ago. Since then I’ve only drank twice. Feeling good. Desire to drink has gone down significantly. Now the only situation where I want to drink is even the folks around me drive me up the wall but I have been able to stave off this coping mechanism lately.
That’s great to hear! Yeah, the best thing to do is to try and recognize the things and times that make you want to drink and be cognizant at seeing the signs of urges before they turn to actually picking the drink up. If you’ve never looked into them, I’d highly recommend Smart Recovery (smartrecovery.org), it’s a great program and has a lot of excellent strategies in their toolkit online for coping with and combating urges. Keep up the excellent work ;)