frstnm

loads of anxiety
lots of triggers
broke, jobless, driverless
isolated and alone
arg

snowing here very hard so no meeting tonight

Aysha

Your not alone in those feelings.
Even got the snow too.
Tomorrow is a new day.
Hang in there.

stone

Hi frst, try and keep busy and keep strong mate. Thinking of you.

As your a meeting go-er, you might have numbers you could ring?

Evanna

Cr@ppy days are completely cr@p. Know that i am thinking of you. :ghug3

Warmest Regards
Evanna.

grateful2b

sorry you're struggling, Scott, but you are not alone , you got us........its that time of the year, a month before spring.....sigh , we got a ton of snow here too....Got anything inspiring to read? Hang in there...

Hope

Hang in there and remember this will pass. Stay busy with reading and posting!
Talking with others is a big help!

gravity

A couple of days ago, I was telling my uncle (sober/AA for decades) my frustration about not being able to get to many meetings. He suggested that I make it a point to call five sober friends on days that I can't make it to a meeting - even just to say hi. For me, when I'm struggling, checking in to SR simply to add my congratulations to people's milestone threads or to read some posts & click a few thank you's helps me stay grounded.

Take care.

frstnm

lousy roads
no cell min left
just staying in keeping warm
:-}

Surlyredhead

Ahhh, staying in and keeping warm. That is a gift in itself, however, I do understand your feelings, buck up little camper, the best is yet to come!

Anna

Stick around here for awhile and read and relax.

You'll get through this!

parentrecovers

thinkin' about you, frstnm. hugs and support to ya, k

gypsytears

Hey Scott... hope you're hanging in there. Thinking of you. Get through tonight... tomorrow is another day. Hopefully the snow will have stopped and you can try for another meeting.

WLDKATZ

My Dearest Scott;

and then when you go to use it you find

then to top it off! Someone wants to take your pic!

I guess what I am trying to say is hang in there!

NOMOMERLOTMAMMA

I feel for ya. Sometimes its real easy to let life get ya down. Being sober doesn't mean that everything will be sunshine and flowers.

But, you ARE sober. It could be worse. You could be drunk, no cell minutes, no car, ...I hope that you are seeing my point. You got us here too..it's good that you posted.

I pray when life gets too much for me, and it helps!

big hugs,

Karen

IO Storm

firstnm....

When I had times like these...I hung onto SR....I had a strong faith...but Isure needed to

share with people here. I was so sick I didn't even go to face to face meetings...

I isolated but quietly found my strength in the forums. And eventually made my way

back to my Program and service work.

You have encouraged me, firstnm..many times. Thank you for that! And "This too shall

pass" is true for you as well. Don't give up..tomorrow is another day..that's not just a

cutesy pie saying..it's true. God is NOT done with you yet......

Prayers,



IO

Rowan

Hi Scott - just throwing out my support. You aren't alone, friend.

serenityqueen

I understand how you feel about this snow!! Enough already!

Seriously, at times like this when I am finding alot of things to complain about, I need to make out a gratitude list. So, let's start one now, OK?

I'm gonna start with 5 and anyone else, feel free to add to it!

For me:

I'm Clean and Sober

I have a roof over my head, a warm place to sleep and food to eat

My Son, who hadn't lived with me for years, has been back home with me for several months. He's out in the living room right now, yelling every 5 minutes, 'Hey, Mom, do you know this song?" as he plays Guitar Hero.

I'm on this computer site, sharing positive things with others who share my disease and it's comforting to know I'm not a raving lunatic.

I love myself today!

CarolD

Ok...what positive action can you do ?
Hmm..
Prayer helps me immensley
Sharing with SR friends is good
Fix a warm dinner...soup ...popcorn... oatmeal
are filling ..cheap and healthy.
Watch a funny movie or TV show.

You can get thru this Scott

scaredykat

How are you doing Scott?

I agree with the others. Stay on here and read and post, vent, whatever.

Pray to your HP if you have one.

Hang in there. It gets better. That's what people kept telling me.

Barb

StayinAlive

Hey Friend, I'm feeling your pain. Have you every tried meditation, its a trip. The first time i tried it was in a room full of guys at rehab, thought it was a joke. But i have found it to be so relaxing and can take you to your happy place so to speak for some temporary relief.

I like guided meditation because i am new at it and its nice to hear a calming(female) voice, its soothing. I just searched you tube for an example. turn the lights down and turn off outside noise and put on some ambient music if you have some.

YouTube - Guided Meditation: MEET YOUR GUIDE by Lilou Mace