[aasharon90]

Hi Im Sharon and im an Alcoholic.

Thanks Brad for sharing how u r feeling right now.

30 days and u have ur chip. GREAT..! I know ive heard others say that when they r feeling like u do they take the chip and place it between their teeth and clamp down on it till the feeling is gone. Carry ur chip with u at all times....hold it between ur fingertips and rub it. Just holding onto that accomplishment......no one can ever take that away from u. Remember it took u 30 one days at a time to get that chip. Thats a few one days at a time.

Dont look behind u because yesterday is gone and tomorrow hasnt gotten here yet. Just For Today. And that is what is sounds like u r doing.

Remember the merry-go-round u were on and how u hated how it made u feel...all dizzy and stuff. You dont have to get back on that again.

You will notice that the members that have stay sober and clean the longest have all done the same thing. They went to meetings......as a suggestion only, no one ever tells u what to do...u TELL me what to do then im outta here....but if u gently guide me and suggest things to me that work then i may do them....90 meetings in 90 days. I got into the habit of going so when i did feel vunerable or weak or squirrely then it was easy to get my butt to a meeting. Find someone u can talk to or call upon when u cant get to a meeting...just talking to someone in recovery can help u get out of urself and help them in the meantime. Maybe that person needs u to listen to them....

Where 2 or more people come together is a meeting, so it not always has to be a room full of people.....but u can hear things in a meeting that u can use for ur own recovery to help u get thru the day without using or drinking.

When i got in a place like u were...i read my Big Book, called someone, went to a meeting, found a hobby..which was baking somehting to bring to my meetings...u too can brink a bag of cookies....some guys do do that u know... : ) Set it right up there where the coffee pot is and watch people be drawn to u. : ) Honest.

Dont isolate and dont have any thing around u at home that would remind u of using or drinking..if its not there then u cant use it. Right?

All suggestions by a friendly AA member with a few yrs sobreity : ) 8-11-90

Hang on tight while others carry u till ur strong enough to stand on ur own. Thats what we r here for.

Also exercise ...running, jogging , lifting weights, riding a bike and more....is a good way to use ur energy, workout and feel better about urself and is healthy.

Thanks for letting me share.