Feeling down - drank last night

[Bumblebeeblue]

I'd managed 6 days alcohol free, but drank last night. Feeling hungover and sluggish today. I'm just really ashamed of myself.
I convinced myself I deserved a wine evening having done so well. It doesn't even make sense, completely illogical and senseless.

Do you conder yourself an alcoholic? Just wondering why you feel so down. Either way 6 days is great if it was a habit previously. No one who succeeds at anything usually gets it right the 1st attempt. It takes a long time to retrain our brain. Give yourself grace and just start again. And if it happens again try for a 3rd time and so on. You will get there x

6 days was a great achievement. And what’s even better is that you have some insight into the thought pattern that tripped you up.

It’s normal to wobble and stumble a bit, so don’t let the guilt set you back. It is what it is. If you dwell on the guilt, it is just all the harder to get back on the wagon.

What could you do to as a reward that doesn’t involve alcohol? My therapist taught me to set an alarm twice a day and take a minute to check in with myself and figure out what I needed in that moment. In the beginning the answer was always predictably the same thing, but over time I started to recognise other desires like sleep, a hug, a hot drink, to slump in front of the tv, a brisk walk, to curl up and cry, a good laugh, etc. It just took time and practice to recognise my needs because I was so numb.