I keep relapsing!

[ccooper405]

I'll go for a few days without drinking and then I'll go drink but it doesn't feel the same, it feels "dirty". ANybody feel this. And I don't have as much as I usually would. Any tips to stay sober?

[jon41509]

I feel the same way.

Not necessessarily to Alcohol as much as Adderall and Marijuana but if it's all I have then I tend to drink till I'm smashed.

Then wake up andfeel like shit and guilty.

You know why you feel guilty, but i'm going to tell you anway because it sounds like you want someone to tell you, your feeling guilty because your not sopossed to be drinking, you know it makes things worse, so learn to selfsouthe, if you can't then try talking to a relative yo can trust, or a friend.

Your best bet is probably to go to AA.

Figure out what causes you to drink in the first place, and deal with your problems without the use of Alcohl or any other Drug.

I smoke cigarettes, so when I smoke pot it doesn't other me as much as drinking because I trick myself into just thinking it's just a cigarette, when it's really me getting high, then being burnout the next day.

But as for figuring out why you drink, if you know why, do something about it, don't just st there and do nothing, that will make you feel even more guily when you go to drink again.

Also try telling someone your close to you have a drinking problem, talking i always better then keeping things iside, and not letting them out, then drinking and feeling wors about it later.

[Rhonda]

I'll go for a few days without drinking and then I'll go drink but it doesn't feel the same, it feels "dirty". ANybody feel this. And I don't have as much as I usually would. Any tips to stay sober?

I know exactly how u feel!!!!!!!!!!1 I do the same stuff. But I cant do it any more its literally making me loose my mind. Its only been 2 days but its going to get hard for me because after 3 days i feel good. Only try to have one half pint of vodka instead of 2 and i end up having even more!
I am in the process of loosing everything right now including my health. Go to a meeting and talk to someone. you'll be surprised how much better u feel. Take care:)

[yawdie4]

Hi,

I am an alchoholic myself. After several tries, multiple detoxs, and a rehab in December, I have finally been able to stay clean for almost 6 months now. The key to staying sober is deciding how badly you want it. Figuring out what your consequences are and how much better your life will be without using. The first few days will be the hardest. As the saying goes, don't drink, go to a meeting, call your sponsor and help another addict. by helping another addict, might just be calling them and telling them how you are feeling. Sorround yourself with sober positive people. Stay away from the people and places that you would normally use and/or use with. believe it or not, just posting here helps, because you are expressing yourself instead of using. Continue using tools such as this, and remember one day at a time. Try to focus on today. Work on staying clean and sober today. Tomorrow is a different day. Tonight pray and thank "god" that you stayed sober today, then tomorrow morning, pray and ask to stay sober for the day

[dontwant2Bdrunk]

i stopped drinking because my boyfriend recognized that i had a problem when i was too blind to see it... six months later, i've been sober for a few months, with his help, but i feel like it's become to much for him.
i'm pretty sure he's about to leave me, and that makes me want to drink... not because i'm afraid of losing him, but because he's been the only thing keeping me out of the bars... I know that i should be strong enough on my own, but i'm not and i need help.

[livia]

I know exactly how u feel!!!!!!!!!!1 I do the same stuff. But I cant do it any more its literally making me loose my mind. Its only been 2 days but its going to get hard for me because after 3 days i feel good. Only try to have one half pint of vodka instead of 2 and i end up having even more!
I am in the process of loosing everything right now including my health. Go to a meeting and talk to someone. you'll be surprised how much better u feel. Take care:)

Alcoholism is a life time disease, that means it doesn't go away but can be suppressed. For me, any time I give in to my addiction whether it be drugs or alcohol the dirty feeling comes from letting myself down. Once I realized I am an alcoholic and a drug addict and started doing something about it (rehab and a solid 12 step program like AA) any binge just wasn't enough. To thine own self be true is my mantra. I suggest plugging into a local AA club and getting into the 12 step program. Don't fight this battle by yourself, get you some friends, a big book and a sponsor (preferably someone you can't stand) with time the obsession will decrease to the point where you can detect the attitude behind your desire to relapse and take care of it on a spiritual level(not a religious level-big difference).