101 Helpful Hints For Recovery
A Day at a Time
Join Date: Sep 2012
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As the list demonstrates sobriety is about action and change. No amount of thinking, reading, praying or will power is going to keep us sober. It is what WE DO that makes the difference
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: The Deep South
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3. Ignore the dismal relapse rates. You are creating your own success.
This one was so very important to me early on. I determined I'd be in the minority, that I wouldn't allow myself to relapse again. I credit this to attending an IOP for a 20-day program. It certainly felt dismal to be told to look around at those of us in the room, and that a large percentage of us would relapse. I looked at those peoples' faces, I thought about their stories and the things they'd shared, and it pained me to realize some of those kids (in their 20s) might not be alive at age 30 (I was 35 at the time).
I determined I'd be a success story.
This one was so very important to me early on. I determined I'd be in the minority, that I wouldn't allow myself to relapse again. I credit this to attending an IOP for a 20-day program. It certainly felt dismal to be told to look around at those of us in the room, and that a large percentage of us would relapse. I looked at those peoples' faces, I thought about their stories and the things they'd shared, and it pained me to realize some of those kids (in their 20s) might not be alive at age 30 (I was 35 at the time).
I determined I'd be a success story.
A Day at a Time
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Grand Rapids MI
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Originally Posted by Soberpotamus 
3. Ignore the dismal relapse rates. You are creating your own success.
This one was so very important to me early on. I determined I'd be in the minority, that I wouldn't allow myself to relapse again. I credit this to attending an IOP for a 20-day program. It certainly felt dismal to be told to look around at those of us in the room, and that a large percentage of us would relapse. I looked at those peoples' faces, I thought about their stories and the things they'd shared, and it pained me to realize some of those kids (in their 20s) might not be alive at age 30 (I was 35 at the time).
I determined I'd be a success story.
This one was so very important to me early on. I determined I'd be in the minority, that I wouldn't allow myself to relapse again. I credit this to attending an IOP for a 20-day program. It certainly felt dismal to be told to look around at those of us in the room, and that a large percentage of us would relapse. I looked at those peoples' faces, I thought about their stories and the things they'd shared, and it pained me to realize some of those kids (in their 20s) might not be alive at age 30 (I was 35 at the time).
I determined I'd be a success story.
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: German Village, Columbus with my love ♥
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So do I.... 
I printed it out today.....such an incredible tool.
This one is my favourite:
I printed it out today.....such an incredible tool.
This one is my favourite:
98. Get extreme. Figure out what you need to do to stay sober…then double it and add ten. That’s how hard you have to push yourself.
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Originally Posted by petals
Great list.
I'm on my phone and wondered if anyone could tell me how i can make a copy of it to save onto my phone or as a document please.
Tried to but don't have the skills needed. Xx
I'm on my phone and wondered if anyone could tell me how i can make a copy of it to save onto my phone or as a document please.
Tried to but don't have the skills needed. Xx
I'm on my phone now, and I just tried something.
If you go to page 1 of the thread (where the list is) and go to the top of the page to thread tools.
There is a drop down menu.
I chose email, and sent the link to my own email.
That way you can keep it handy.
You can also choose printable version under that tab, but that might be a bit harder on your phone.
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