What was said to you that helped in the begining?
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: New England
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Nothing was said to me per se. I did read Carrs book and his words helped a ton...and the further I get into sobriety the more their value grows.
If I had to distill his writing into a phrase it would be "alcohol is poison".
If I had to distill his writing into a phrase it would be "alcohol is poison".
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Texas, a state of mind
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Sweep your own side of the street.
This was such a relief to me to hear. I always was mentally crossing over and worrying, over-reacting, obsessing, fearing what others might think. To be told "just keep your own business in order" was like manna to my soul.
This was such a relief to me to hear. I always was mentally crossing over and worrying, over-reacting, obsessing, fearing what others might think. To be told "just keep your own business in order" was like manna to my soul.
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Bethlehem, PA.
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I think that there was nothing that anyone could have said that would have made any difference. I heard all the one liners and they went in one ear and out the other. It was the deep introspection that showed me with crystal clarity that it was me and my thought process that was the problem. It was a deep knowing that there was nothing, no anxiety/depression, problem or whatever that alcohol wouldn't make even worse. Once you realize it's not a solution to anything and understand that any positive effects it has are thrown into reverse when it wears off you come to realize that it's less than a zero sum game, you always end up worse than before you started.
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Singapore
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I was told the following here at SR, after I was whining about some things in life that were thoroughly getting in my way and mucking up my best laid plans...
"No matter what life throws at you, sobriety has to become (and remain) your #1 priority in life. Anything else takes second place to that cardinal rule." ~ someone at SR
"No matter what life throws at you, sobriety has to become (and remain) your #1 priority in life. Anything else takes second place to that cardinal rule." ~ someone at SR
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Monterey TN
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Something i read in a book called recovery...How do you eat an elephant? one bite at a time...You take a life size problem and do the same..one day at a time or for most of us..its really like one minute at time...for me atleast for the first few weeks. If the book was close by i would quote it, bc im not sure that i said it correctly but its something to that extent. and put my faith and trust in God who is the higher power for me, and he will take care of me and help me deal with everything...im 3 monthes sober tomorrow and it has been up and down, up and down...and sometimes i feel like lifes not better, but i know it will just take time...i also listen to alot of music by Skillet, Seventh day slumber, Casting Crowns they have some good music about drugs, and how God can set us free from our chains, and how Jesus is better then drugs, his love is like wine...etc. I try to remain positive and read positive things and stay away from those who are "bad influences" ive lost alot of "friends" but they werent really friends and so sometimes lifes harder on me, my girlfriend doesnt understand because she has never been addicted to drugs,, never felt the detox or understood anything i go thru and it makes it so much harder on me.
Danielle
Danielle
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: San Francisco, CA
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1) "YOU don't want to drink. The voice of your addiction is telling you IT wants a drink. YOU have the power to ignore it."
2) "Just don't drink today, and go to a meeting. Worry about tomorrow tomorrow."
3) "You're not alone."
GG
2) "Just don't drink today, and go to a meeting. Worry about tomorrow tomorrow."
3) "You're not alone."
GG
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