| > | | | | that could possibly lead you back to drinking. A realistic |
| Recovering from alcoholism is a life long struggle and | | | | plan, a plan of hope and comfort, something that will |
| every time you turn around, there could be an | | | | help in guiding you through your recovery time.If you |
| opportunity where you may feel pressured to drink | | | | have been going to AA meetings and have made a |
| alcohol. Many times this is when it is most difficult for | | | | couple of friends, lean on them, start taking some of |
| recovering alcoholics, they get around people drinking | | | | them to social gatherings with you, so they can help |
| and they end up becoming weakened and go ahead | | | | support you and give you the strength and courage |
| and have a drink, then it could turn into another drink, | | | | that you will be needing for a very long time. You all |
| then another, before you realize it, you are suffering | | | | can rely on one another to remain sober from alcohol. |
| with alcoholism again. It is a life long battle and the best | | | | Friends that are going through the same thing can be |
| thing you can do to remain sober is to have plenty of | | | | your biggest support system and it is so important that |
| friends and family members to call on, if you start | | | | you make them a priority in your life, you need them |
| feeling pressured or weak by any event. You have to | | | | as much as they need you. Stick together and stay |
| come up with some kind of plan for yourself to help | | | | strong through those difficult moments, that almost all |
| you through those most difficult times. Anyone | | | | of the time, will occur at some point or another. Start |
| recovering from alcoholism has got to realize that it is | | | | doing positive things with your life, to keep your mind |
| a struggle and there will be so many opportunities | | | | off of it, join the gym and start focusing all of your |
| where drinking is involved and you must find a way to | | | | energy on getting your body in shape and your health |
| stay away from those type of things so that you do | | | | will improve drastically because of it, plus, you will gain |
| not become weak and end up having a drink. The | | | | the strength to stay sober, when others are out |
| feeling you will get from taking that first drink during | | | | partying it up, without you. You have to learn that |
| recovery will give you such a feeling of guilt, shame | | | | alcoholism is a part of your life and you will never be |
| and depression that sometimes it is just too much to | | | | free from the pressures of thinking about drinking, but |
| handle and many people may start back drinking as a | | | | you are a new person now, stay strong and let your |
| result to things like this. Nobody said recovering from | | | | friends and family help you. You can stay sober, |
| alcoholism would be easy, it could actually be one of | | | | recovering from alcoholism is the best thing you have |
| the most difficult things you may have to go through in | | | | ever done in your life. Good luck! |
| your life. Come up with a plan, for when times arise | | | | |