Help! I Fell Off The Wagon Again! Why Can't I Stop Drinking?

Fell off the wagon, but why did it happen?

I see this happen to happy sober people all the time! They are going great and loving their new sober life, they enthusiastically report being 15 days sober, 30 days sober, 90 days sober and then suddenly bang they drink again.

This is one of the most devastatingly disappointing things that can happen to a problem drinker.

Help! I Fell Off The Wagon Again! Why Can't I Stop Drinking?

[pyro]

it's so true and i recently started analyzing it more im the type that will be sober a few days then be happy I am sober 3 days or so then convince myself in my head I'll be okay I'll just get a little drunk etc then boom next day i feel guilt i worry i hate myself for it.

[luisdeleon]

At Day 161 totally AF, while lying in bed something triggered me and I hopped in the car and got a 2 litre box of wine. I got home and gulped down 3 glasses before sleep. Woke up at midnight through very shallow sleep feeling nauseous and heartburned. Poured the rest of the wine into the sink.

That experience would eliminate any cravings in the future, although it may have different effects in other people.

Craig is a source of strength for me and I thank him.

[peteh]

Great advice. Really enjoyed your book. I was sober for 2 years but only because I had stomach pains and was scared for my health but I stopped through willpower and fear which was wrong. So when my pains went away after 2 years i thought cool i will be ok drinking again and then drank like a fish for 5 years. The pains came back eventually and i stopped again but the difference this time is that i did it the right way. I read tons and tons of books to really understand my addiction. I loved hearing other people's stories. And then gradually some of these books managed to deprogram my subconscious mind which is the key. I'm 3 years sober and this time I can honestly say i fully see alcohol as just poison and i dont want to drink that. Changing your subconscious is key to everything and totally changed my life. I dont think about alcohol at all now and genuinely look at booze and think i wouldn't touch that stuff even if you paid me too. And Craig yours was one of the key books akong with annie Grace and William Porter. So thank you. Great video, forgot how cute you are too!

[seanmcmanus]

"One, wont, hurt" well neither does none. Good luck guys 👍

[jaiye]

Wow! I'd never thought of it like this before. I found this a very important and empowering piece of information. Thank you!

[Laura-sjes]

Wow, this is exactly what happened to me. After 19 days sober, I suddenly found myself drinking again last Friday night. I had a long weekend for myself, I was tired and depressed for something that happened, and I wanted to have a good moment. After this relapse, I've been scared of myself, that although all my determination, next weekend I would be repeating the same pattern. Now I have hope again, I will apply what you suggest. Thank you so much!

[genkigenki]

Bit of a double message with the t-shirt choice. I didn't know it until today, but there is a Vintage Super Dry t-shirt company. But for some of us, "Super Dry" refers to beer. This brings back memories of the late 80s & Asahi Super Dry, a Japanese beer. I do not believe Craig would have known that nor is he trying to slip one past his audience. Thank you, Craig. Love your work.

[hayleygrwm]

Thnx brother...I stop drinking for a few weeks, but when I just think of drink, I can't stop thinking about it, till I satisfy the urge, I'm looking for some strategy to overpower the thought of drinking and preventing me to go through with the action...I'm really struggling 😕

[richardwheeler]

Tony Robbins also has a great discussion on getting rid of anchors..., i.e. scratching your "record" ...so it gives you chills, aka like fingernails on a chalk board.

[Amany]

You can use alcohol free vines to be happy at your festivities.

[Sirchprecent]

So, I love to drink. I'm actually drinking now .. Funny enough, a Watermelon beer. I want to stop.. My fiancé wants me to prove to her I can stop. I can .. I know I can.. Shit it's hard when those anchors come into play.

[anthonydangelo]

Everything craig says is all true and i agree with everything he says.

[capo-amg]

But if you drink after a 30 Day abstinence it's Not like you Start all over... You just slipped now keep going and dont beat yourself up because you drank.

[neel]

Hello Sir, I'm really obliged by your motivation..I was drinking for 6 years, after that I was sobar for 2 years. From 2016 July I slipped... again and again.... Unfortunately I'm far away from YOU, I'm from India.. West Bengal state..but distance is not a matter. I'm inspired by you .. 🙏

[reagansamuels]

What if we can remove all the anchors in our lives to shape our new positive belief systems I find it to be fighting with willpower

[kfstreich]

Go on a date, get drunk, all over! That's the trouble, I don't care about drinking when I'm alone, it's so hard to date without wine, especially with so many cases of 96 point Napa wine in the closet.