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Old 02-19-2021, 04:02 PM
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Surrendered19
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Hi FF. 30 days is so great. I'm sorry you are feeling unmotivated.

One of SR's more wise members - doggonecarl - posted a typically smart post about what you are feeling on a similar thread. I post it here and attribute it to doggonecarl:

"As long as you continue to romance alcohol and equate it with having a good time, you are going to struggle. If you feel sobriety is depriving you from enjoying yourself, you are going to struggle. If you feel sobriety is a punishment, you are going to struggle.

You are right. Sobriety is a mindset. It's also a lifestyle. To live a sober life, you have to love your sober life. I have no tips for attaining that except to carefully study the lies your addiction is telling you about enjoying life without drinking and how difficult it will be.

I had a long list of things I enjoyed doing, loved doing, when I drank. Once I was sober, I realized that what I loved was the drinking, not the event, and sober I just didn't do a lot of them anymore. I found new things I did enjoy, without the drinking."

- doggonecarl -

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