Relapse

[Roman Blood]

How hard was it for those who have quit to stay away from relapses?

Did you relapse at any time after you found this site?

[nomorebeer]

I relapsed a few times after I found WQD but I'm going to give it another try and see what happens.

[Kayvee]

Staying around here has kept me quit since 5th March 2007. Before I found this site I hadn't ever thought seriously about quitting completely, and wouldn't have imagined I could or would.

Yet here I am. Some days have been hard but relapse has never been seriously in my mind.

[jean]

relapsing reminds me why I quit in the first place. One drunk night costs me all of the next day to recover, and then another day for the cobwebs to completely clear up. I try not to do this anymore.

[dietcokeandcoffee]

I'm just coming off of a relapse...better part of a month that culminated with 2 nights of foggy memories and terrible anxiety...so I'm coming to my senses and stopping again.

I had a year-and-a-half under my belt, staying on top of things around here always helps.

[Hilikus]

I went 134 days on this site about a year a half ago. I came back 2 months ago now to start again...

Relapses only add to the problem. Better to just steer clear no matter what.

[TwinCity]

staying away from relapses are easy if you are prepared.
to answer the question, I have not relapsed since i found this site, and already had 3 months under my belt without it

[Reed]

My experience has been quite similar to Kayvee's.
I found my way here in February 07. Before that point I could not imagine
having a successful long term quit. Along the way I have had some difficult days, but this place has been a huge support to me the entire time.
I have not had a drink since I came here.

[jean]

It's relatively easy to quit, just hard not to fall back into it. I am trying to keep reminding myself that it just ends up stealing more of my time than just the one drunk evening. (hangover recovery + body repair).

I relapsed for a couple of weeks and then got serious again. I am keeping my quit date because this is when my thinking completely shifted from struggling drunk to struggling sober, which is huge to me.