(Ignore the title, I’m reblogging an old post. At the moment, I am alcohol free…)
Obviously, I have been here before. Today marks 99 days.
I want to drink.
I had another argument with my wife. It’s always the same. I hate myself as a result of our relationship. I want to tell her I’ll be out of her life by next weekend and then just spend the next week drinking myself to oblivion.
That’s what my dis-ease is telling me. That’s what Hilda is telling me.
I haven’t done my 4th step yet. I can’t seem to address my two biggest resentments – my wife and myself.
I have no idea how I’m going to make it. I want to drink. All day yesterday the negativity around me was firing my nerves. I wanted to drink. Then this morning shit happened that is too hard to go into detail as I write this post on my phone. I am dying to go to Old Chicago in three hours when it opens and drink as much beer as I can. The only thought reverberating around my head is how much I want out of my life.
At this moment, I’m sitting in my car, at a park and going through my old posts trying to find my reason for not drinking. The last time I made it to 99 days – almost 2 years ago – I gave it up on a whim. Today, my thoughts are intentional…
I made it 99 days (this past Saturday), before I decided to drink a beer. I went to dinner with my wife, she ordered a glass of wine and I ordered a beer. I drank one beer with dinner. I felt guilty, but I felt guilty because I felt like I would be letting AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) members down. I don’t feel guilty that I’m doing something to myself.
I didn’t feel any urge to continue drinking. It was one beer that tasted good while I ate a steak and creamed spinach. My wife and I continued our date that night and attended a comedy club, where I ordered iced tea. I didn’t have the urge to drink. I wasn’t craving any more beer. Everything felt fine.
Obviously, this has me questioning if I am an alcoholic. What if I am not? What if I simply found that alcohol was…
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Acquiescent Soul 
That’s what Hilda is telling you, but what is the lovely Stephanie telling you?
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Stephanie is telling me to be patient and be hopeful.
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I like that.
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💜🙏🌸
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Sending healing hugs to you.
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Thank you 🙏🌸💜
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Congrats on 99 days, that is huge! While I’m in no position to give advice (still early days for me), I can understand the want everything to be “fixed” with sobriety. I do know (as I suspect you do too) that drinking won’t make anything better (never does). You’re healing and living and being present in life – it’s uncomfortable. Give yourself grace, eat something, go to bed as early as possible and try to gain strength from all the work you have done to get here today. I’m rooting for you!
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Thank you! 🙏🌸💜 That means the world to me.
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A good reason for not drinking is that you love yourself and you deserve to be free.
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I’m having a difficult time with the whole loving myself stuff…
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