Changing Our Thinking
When I first quit drinking it took me many relapses to realize that in order to stay sober I had to change my thinking.
Not easy for a 48 year old who was set in her ways, always had to be right and very judgemental.
To stop drinking is one thing, to stay sober is totally something else and requires a change in how we do things and the way we think of things.
Alcoholism thrives on the negativity and our addictive voice is constantly telling us not to try something and to basically give up before even starting. Our AV will constantly come up with excuses why we can't do something. Don't let the AV win anymore.
Once I started to open my mind and think outside the box things just started to click for me. Don't discount something just because you think it might not work or didn't work in the past. Focus on the positive of something rather than the negative.
I think of all the effort I put into staying drunk and believe me I put a lot of effort into that. I couldn't stay sober until I was willing to put the same effort into staying that way.
You all the power inside of yourself to do this! It's definitely not easy but the end rewards are so worth it.