Do You Practice H.a.l.t.?

[aasharon90]

Hi Im Sharon and Im an Alcoholic.

By the Grace of my HP and people like you in these
rooms, I haven't had a drink of alcohol since 8-11-90.

For that Im truely grateful.

There is a mini program in our larger
program called H.A.L.T.. It means never
get too Hungry, too Angry, too Lonely, or
too Tired. Any of these conditions can fog
our minds so we lose sight of our true purpose.
Soon we can begin to wallow in self-pity, and
the next step may be to get loaded.

If we pause long enough to follow the
suggestions of our more successful
predecessors, we may avoid joining
the rangs of the constant "slippers."
HALT is a program to remember.

Do you practice HALT?


If you feel hungry, angry, lonely, or tired today you will:


Thanks for letting me share here.

[mygirls_mylife]

Hi sharon! thanks for the topic.

Today....if I feel hungry, I will eat. If I feel angry, I will pray. If I feel lonely, I will call a friend or go to a meeting. If I am tired, I will nap(I love to nap).

Seems like obvious answers, dont they? So often it is obvious what we should do;but we dont do it. Especially on the anger issue, too many times I lash out before thinking. Thankfully, through my prayers my anger issues and patience are getting better, I have a long way to go but more often than not these days I am thinking before I react. What a concept.

Thanks,
Star

[miss communicat]

Hi Sharon,

YES!! HALT (and "S" for STRESSED) has been a godsend!

[CarolD]

I added S too
for Sad.

Depression is why I started AA
so staying away fron sad
was vital in early recovery.

[StrongR2Day]

Added S for sick, whenever I'm under the weather, life on lifes terms seems overwhelming.

Before yesterday, I didn't know anyone else added an S to the end...no one in my area does!

[raynaadi424]

Here in the desert, I added Hot and Dehydrated. So mine is HHALTD LOL!!!!! I should add the S in there too like you all have, so then it would be SHHALTD. It's fun to say, we laugh about it at meetings, especially when it's hot.

[miss communicat]

So, now I have to remember SHHALTD...hmmm..

Maybe I can think of a phrase for that:
How about: Am I shallow today?
or,
Shalt I do something differently?
or,
Shh..high altitude attitude?

I know. bad...

[StrongR2Day]

Made me giggle on that one Miss C. Love these new emoticons!

[tryingtobesober]

I have been trying my butt off to stay sober and to stay away from the booze. Its actually hard sometimes when you realize that you have a problem. I do realize that I was using the nasty stuff to make me feel diffrent than what I was feeling. Instead of letting go and seeking counciling I have been keeping it pent up inside. It became so hard in the past few weeks. I thought it was the lack there of a beer that was making me feel this way.

When in all actuality I just think I need a friend or a few friends. Just someone to talk to sometimes. Even to just share something silly with. Because I try to go to my family and tell them what is going on and sometimes I get the feeling that they are more like wow look how screwed up she it. I dont know what else to do. I finally went to the doctors and got something to help me sleep and for once I feel really darn good. I have actually been writing in my journal. Its like this constant daily struggle to just get going and do something. I know what I need to do and that is just basically forgive my self for all of the mistakes that I have made and get over it. WHY IS IT SO HARD?? Maybe someone can make sense of all of this because I feel like I am good then bad now that I am getting sleep I feel alot better. RRRR

[aasharon90]

Hi tryingtobesober. Thanks for sharing and im glad u found SR. This is a good place to come to vent and its a good place to come to so you wont have to be alone. This is a good place as well where we understand each other. Unlike family members wo are neither alcoholics or possibly in denial.

I still think my family thinks my disease is all in my head. But thats not for me to worry about anymore, because this is my disease and I know what I am. I also know i cant make them accept me, just like I cant change them in their way of thinking. I have had to accept people places and things just they way they are suppose to be.

Anyway...

Have you looked for an AA meeting near to where u live? How many days do u have without a drink? This is to get an idea where u r ? When u go to a meeting...just like coming here to SR, people will share their experiences, strengths and hopes with each other at the different stages of their recovery.

We have all had to crawl in recovery before we could walk. No one just pops into AA and begins running...well some do and what happens is they fall down or crash into something. Just like a baby...we carry them for awhile as they learn a few things...eat, sleep, talk, crawl, then baby steps....and before u know it they are independant and can stand on their own....they may still need guidance and direction as they continue to grow in recovery and then they have a few yrs and become comfortable to begin helping the newcomers.

Try to get u someone to help you right now. A temporary sponsor until u find someone u feel comfortable with.

Same thing with a baby...thru doing the same thing day in and day out for awhile, u will eventually pick up the routine of recovery. Going to meetings on a daily bases....listening to suggestions, and taking care of urself with HALT.

We r here for you as you begin ur recovery here in SR.

When u feel comfortable enough go to NEWCOMERS and begin a new thread and share a little bite about urself....Like what got you here. What happened to you when u were drinking.

Some one here im pretty sure will feel like u r telling their story and relate to it just like so many of us hear our stories told everyday.

Keep coming back.