I was doing really well and had 10 monthes in the A.A program
! I was really proud of it, and then I was stupid and had a 2 day slip causing me alcohol poisening:( I told every one in the program that I neede to change my sobriety date but in my heart I feel that I do have 1 year less 3 days! This would have been my 1 year annversarey today. I know not to drink I know where it will take me, after 9 years of being a daily drinker and having this much time, should I still feel prould of myself, I feel
stronger now after the slip than I did before, so am I right to feel good about the time I do have clean:?
2007-05-05 14:38:08 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
NO! Don't you see, you're playing the denial game?
There's only one way to get to one year, two years, and more.
You get your head out of the pretend world, and face facts.
It IS damned hard, but it is entirely necessary!
2007-05-05 14:42:53 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your sobriety date is the date of your last drink, not the one when you first get sober. People have been sober for years and then slip and have to examine in themsilves why they slipped. If you quit smoking in June 2006 and smoked a cigarette today and the next couple and were able to stop again when would your sobriety date. You have done well be 10 months and a slip happened but it is still a slip. Just thank your higher power that it was only a 2 day slip.
2007-05-05 14:43:29 · answer #2 · answered by sweet sue 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You should feel like crap and you probably do right now and that is the reason why you are here asking this question. You are hoping some one will validate what you have done and either give you a round of applause for your slip and say, "it's ok, you still did a good job and have come a long way,"
I am not going to pat you on the back..........but instead, I will tell you the truth and perhaps you should be truthful with yourself and admit to the fact that you have shorted yourself.
Have you seen the David H. (guy from Baywatch) video recently??? Reach out to him and ask him how he feels about falling off the wagon after being sober for several years.
2007-05-05 19:55:08 · answer #3 · answered by Staci C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Obviously the one who thinks that there is no such thing as alcoholics missed the part where this man drank himself into alchohol poisoning because he could NOT control their drinking. Yes there is such a think and that man is in denial. You should be happy you got ten months but thats all you got is ten months.Like everyone else said. Honesty is a big part of AA so be honest to your group, and stop lying to your self, that is a trap you are falling in to. Go on from here, looking forward to getting that year. You can do it. Just remember what the experience was like, I am sure not very good.
2007-05-05 15:21:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. You have how ever many days sober since your relapse.
That time you had----it's gone. The good thing about it is that you made it 10 months, so you KNOW you can do at least that again. Of course you should feel good about the time you have clean---even if it's just a couple of days. But that year. Let it go. That's what happens when you relapse. You are lucky you didn't die and made it back into the program.
2007-05-05 14:43:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO!!! No matter what you say, in your heart you know you would be lying.....Go to the back of the line! Your excuses and acting like a wienie make me want to puke. You have no right to keep your old date. Tell your sponsor that you messed up and start over. If you don't you will excuse every slip you have from now on.
2007-05-05 15:11:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
and left an unhealed wound so deep it scarred? Yes. And I am still trying to recover, a hard, slow process and I am not fully ready to let my heart release the locks on the doors. I am not ready to let strangers come freely. I have been surprised by strangers coming in and out of the doors, I have fallen in love with one friend that stumbled open my doorstep, and I have shut the door in many strangers' faces. Now my doors remained locked and I keep good eye on the back door.
2016-05-21 04:57:16 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be very very proud of yourself, but the reality is you slipped. You have not been clean for an entire year. It doesn't take away from what you've accomplished though. Talk to your sponsor about it what does he/she think? Don't beat yourself up over it. It happens. The important thing is you realize what you did and you're moving forward regardless!
2007-05-05 14:42:23 · answer #8 · answered by BoredinVA 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Be proud of your accomplishments!!! Try not to focus on the time frame. Take each day as it comes and remember all the times that you were strong and that you can still be strong!!! You are doing great... keep up the good work!!!
Best wishes!!!
2007-05-05 14:42:22 · answer #9 · answered by Cassandra 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
if you went for ten months you know the rules and the rules are absolute. you don't even need to get that question answered because AA works but it is a strict program and once you start bending the rules it is just a joke so my answer is that you already know the answer
2007-05-05 14:42:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋