1 month down the drain

i had one month sober. today i broke down and drank. i feel like i let my gf,mom,work down.is it just a blip on the radar. or am i a hopeless failure? ugj

You're not a hopeless failure because you slipped. It happens. Often it takes failure after legitimate effort on our part to understand the insidious nature of our addiction, or even to be willing to admit we might be addicted. The best advice I can give is to use this as motivation to try again, and perhaps to try something besides just will power. As a speaker at an AA meeting just today said, "as yesterday's shower doesn't keep me clean today, yesterday's sobriety doesn't keep me sober today." One day at a time.

everyday is a new beginning. I've been dealing with my addiction for as long as I can remember. My higher power is God. I pray for strength and forgiveness and I move on. We all have slip ups. Don't give up.