Vandermast

my current treatment plan is as follows:

campral for maintenance
aa meetings and stepwork
counselling for ptsd/addiction
sober recovery
working part time as a bicycle courier to keep me fit.

cheers

van

least

Sounds good to me.

Zebra1275

Sounds like a good plan so far.

Odds are, you will need to tinker with it a bit as time goes on. My plan is never done, but is one of continual improvement.

FLCamper

Good start! Have you put the plan into action?

Vandermast

indeed I have

Berrybean

Great start Van.

It might be worth thinking about adding a few things in to account for common triggers. The most common being the HALT triggers (Hungry - so maybe a commitment to regular, healthy food, and carrying emergency snacks to raise your blood sugar in a crisis of mood. It really can help.) (Angry - are there people , places or TV channels that are best avoided altogether at the start?) (Lonely - could you catch up with some old sober friends / family? Maybe build up the AA network a bit by calling numbers that are given to you) (Tired - regular rest and relaxation).

Our plans kind of evolve over time as well. If I'm going to be in a social situation I know to sort out exit strategies, and find out who in my AA friends would be available to take a 'they're driving me nuts' call around that time, well before I go now. Especially if others are drinking. But there are always new challenges to add something in for where once 'have a drink' might have been our only coping strategy. This sounds like it's heavy maintenance, but it really isn't. We gradually build up the many, many tools (coping strategies) in our armoury and practice using them until they become second nature to us.