Taking a Break From Sobriety

How many of us have been tempted by this thought?

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My first week sober was one of the hardest weeks of my life. I struggled through every minute of it.

I was depressed, tired, and overwhelmed by my constant cravings for alcohol. It felt impossible to keep going.

As the week went by, I kept thinking to myself, “I need a break from this.” I wanted a night off from sobriety. A night off from the miserable feelings swirling through my head. A night off from exerting all of much energy fighting off the urge to drink.

Even after that first week was over, I had similar thoughts much later down the line. I remember being in my second year without alcohol and thinking, “Maybe I can just go back to drinking for a few days.”

These thoughts were incredibly tempting.