Dee74

Good to hear

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Keep on keepin' on. It gets better.

Soberwolf

Keep on keeping on

Introvrtd1

Sigh....

Two steps forward, three steps back it feels like.....

Its discouraging, but I press on....

Soberwolf

You ok ?

Johno1967

Chocolate helps, even says so in the BB. I still eat it nearly everyday after over 3 years. Perhaps Im a chocoholic now
If you have stumbled, just shake it off and get through the next day sober. I get low at times but know that feelings and emotions like thoughts are transient, illusionary and don't own me. Our addiction has a way of tricking us back into drinking again.

Gottalife

I worked in the 90 meetings in 90 days idea and the world did change for me in that time. But I didn't just sit in meetings, I took 90 in 90 to mean give AA a real try, Join in the "brotherly and harmonious action" on the program. At 90 days I was well into step 9 and I began to have what we call a spiritual experience in fact it started after step 5 and grew from there.

I have seen people reach their spiritual awakening by working the steps in much less than 90 days, and I have seen people who never seem to reach this point even after years of sitting in meetings.

To me it has been much more about the steps I take, not the time I can accumulate. In my case, without action on the steps, the most I could manage was three weeks anyway, so the 90 day experiment was never going to work for me without action on the program.

Introvrtd1

Thanks Johno,

No alcohol thank goodness....Just trying not to give in to all the cakes, pies, cookies, candy, and all the other sweet goodies I've now noticed around me since I've been sober, haha!

I'm at what, day 60-something now??Im losing count..

Introvrtd1

I'm good Soberwolf!

Anxiety getting few and far between.....but when it comes it's not as strong but it's just as bothersome...

Soberwolf

Good stuff my friend

Introvrtd1

Day 61.....

Just when I think Ive made good progress, anxiety and doubt step in...

As I press on, the good days outnumber the bad....the good moments have gone from minutes to hours, and the bad moments have gone from hours to minutes....

....as my body learns to be what its designed to be once again...

Bird615

IMO, you have made good progress! You just said the good days outnumber the bad etc...

If that's not progress, I don't know what is.
I like that quote about how if you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

P.S. As for the sugar cravings, for the first few months I gave myself permission to indulge in ice cream until I felt stronger and the cravings were more manageable.

FBL

Keep it up, it will only get better and better

Introvrtd1

Thanks!

Day 62....

Survived another alcohol free weekend....Thats no longer my biggest worry though.....keeping my mind from worry is....

Was able to shop the grocery store without throwing food from the center isles in my basket but to shop the outer perimeter of the store...

SoberLeigh

You are doing well, Introvrtd; keep on.

Have you tried mindfulness to keep the worry at bay?

Soberwolf

Congrats on day 62 Introvtd

thisisme

/salute
thank you.

Dee74

Thats a great achievement introvrtd - keep working on the other stuff too - it will happen

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Introvrtd1

Sigh.....

This is such a roller coaster ride....Im still hanging in there....its just hard sometimes.....

Soberwolf

I know the days you talk of I found walking really helped with that how's the anxiety today my friend if you want to talk send a pm whenever you want

Hang in there