Well, it's been one rough weekend.

[bif]

Friday night wasn't too bad. I kept thinking about drinking but ended up hopping in bed and watched a comedy while having a bowl of ice cream. All yesterday afternoon, I kept anticipating a lousy night. It was a pleasant evening eating dinner in front of the fire, but I kept thinking about how nice it would be to have a few glasses of wine. I finally gave up and went to bed at 9:00. It wasn't so much feeling sorry for myself, just that if I was sleeping, I wouldn't have to think about drinking. In a lot of ways, I really look forward to Mondays.

I've been sober for about a year and a half. And it is getting better. But I have these occasional shitty weekends. And not being able to go out to a movie or hear live music, certainly doesn't help.

Thanks for listening!

[pnwest]

1. One hour at a time. You got this.

Good on ya, keep it up!

[Jarqui]

2. Under the circumstances, that was kind of a good weekend

in certain respects.

You should be proud of yourself.

Hang in there!

[brewens]

3. It would kill me if I thought all my buddies were out at the bar pounding the beers.

Most of us are too old to drink competitively these days or had to give it up. I can't afford to drink anyway, so that helps.

[irisblue]

4. Me as well

I spent some time thinking how I could get my chemical of choice.

I am aware that using soothes/soothed my anxiety. Well, gee, I'm feeling pretty anxious these days.

Hugs my brother

[Blues Heron]

5. 8 years here

One thing with booze - it wears off so fast you have to keep dosing to keep the buzz going. So your missing out on a few 1 hour feelgood sessions - u can do that! Here's what you're also missing:

Hangovers
Sleep disruptions
Stomach issues
Immune system supression
Emotional rollercoasters
Wobbly balance

Boozin's an Illusion! Hang in there Bif!

[fleur-de-lisa]

6. Hang in there and feel free to vent anytime.

Your DU family is always here for you!

[JDC]

7. Sounds like a win to me

Thx for the post.

[Timewas]

8. Call

Call your sponsor,that is the entire purpose of a sponsor!!

[bif]

11. We don't have sponsors in SMART Recovery

[Timewas]

12. I have never heard of that

But my experience,36 years, sponsors are priceless when things get a little hairy... IMHO............

[bif]

13. Just an FYI

https://www.smartrecovery.org

[Timewas]

14. Since I started AA

I have seen a lo of other systems tried, AA worked great for me so never looked at anything else

[marble falls]

9. It does get better, it does get easier, but you have the only rough part in hand: you're aware ...

of how hard it is right now. You have a DU support group right here.

[mountain grammy]

10. Good luck and good wishes..

One weekend at a time..