No major life changes for a year? Your experience...
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Northeast US
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I would love to freeze the next year and assure no major life changes. I just can't imagine life being that way, though. I will be moving several times due to my school/SO's new job. I'll graduate and start working in a profession with life-or-death responsibility. And I'm getting married 
I've got to say though... It looks more achievable with a clear mind and without having to try to juggle everything around drinking.
Just gotta find a better stress management tool than getting trashed. And my stress level comes at least as much from internal anxiety that does not seem to come from external stressors... There's no running away from it anymore.
I've got to say though... It looks more achievable with a clear mind and without having to try to juggle everything around drinking.Just gotta find a better stress management tool than getting trashed. And my stress level comes at least as much from internal anxiety that does not seem to come from external stressors... There's no running away from it anymore.
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 2,126
Many alcoholics tend to make things 'bigger' than they are....lots of DRAMA....lol
"Don't make any major changes in early recovery," is how I first heard it (not a specific 'first year' but ALL of EARLY recovery (however long that may be...lol).
The way I prefer to see this is....."Don't make any changes, major, in early recovery." In other words, don't make mountains outta molehills.... (o:
NoelleR
"Don't make any major changes in early recovery," is how I first heard it (not a specific 'first year' but ALL of EARLY recovery (however long that may be...lol).
The way I prefer to see this is....."Don't make any changes, major, in early recovery." In other words, don't make mountains outta molehills.... (o:
NoelleR
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 1,820
Yeah I changed everything too then at a year drank again BUT I don't think I drank cause of the changes, I drank cause I am an alcoholic and an AA member who'd stop doing what I needed to do.
Then I changed everything in my 2nd 1st year too, but never drunk and have been sober every since.
Something that has been constant through out my soberity (10 years) is I have long periods where nothing changes then I go through a phase of everything changing.
I think they call this LIFE.
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Then I changed everything in my 2nd 1st year too, but never drunk and have been sober every since.
Something that has been constant through out my soberity (10 years) is I have long periods where nothing changes then I go through a phase of everything changing.
I think they call this LIFE.
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Pugetopolis
Posts: 2,384
Hell, just getting sober is about a major life change as an alkie can make.
Forget about all that other stuff you hear in the fellowship about making changes. The changes were happening faster than I could make them myself. The trouble starts when I resist change, not make change.
Jim
Forget about all that other stuff you hear in the fellowship about making changes. The changes were happening faster than I could make them myself. The trouble starts when I resist change, not make change.
Jim
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Originally Posted by Pinkcuda 
Could you imagine the resentments that you would have if you had passed on a major opportunity because of something someone said.
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