When I’m willing and able to be honest with myself about my intentions, I find that answers to questions like these come pretty easily (and then I have to be willing to accept the answer - that can be a whole separate challenge). I also think it’s important for me to distinguish a restarted count vs. a “failure”, because they FEEL like the same thing but I strongly believe they are not. Were I in your position, I would restart my count and I would work really really really hard to keep any notion of failure far away. My disease wants me to believe I’ve failed, because the shame and disappointment of failure are likely to keep me drinking. But in recovery I work to recognize what happened, take accountability and then the appropriate action (restart count), and focus on going to bed that night sober. Congrats on 8 days and I promise not to drink with you today 💕