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Newbie Checking In
Been lurking a few days and just registered to join the fun and games. Been sober 18 years and 5 days. (i.e. the first 18 years of my life plus last 5 days) I had a few decades in between these 2 time frames where I was a professional drinker, but recently decided that was not working out for me. At all.
Seriously, I have already got a lot out of what I have found here, and look forward to growing stronger with you all.
Seriously, I have already got a lot out of what I have found here, and look forward to growing stronger with you all.
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Welcome to SR. For me, I could not do it alone. Also, I'm coming up on 2 years on 11-10 and I've had long stretches where I didn't drink. For me, if I wanted to STAY stopped, I needed AA.90 meetings in 90 days for starters;
I'm impressed that you can do it on your own and ENVIOUS! When I got to AA 2 years ago and said I had periods of time I was sober, I was QUICKLY corrected and told that not drinking and being sober are two different things. I was so angry and offended! Now, I know the difference.
Anyway, thanks for letting me share! Congrts on your decision and Blessings!
I'm impressed that you can do it on your own and ENVIOUS! When I got to AA 2 years ago and said I had periods of time I was sober, I was QUICKLY corrected and told that not drinking and being sober are two different things. I was so angry and offended! Now, I know the difference.
Anyway, thanks for letting me share! Congrts on your decision and Blessings!
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Originally Posted by Spirit08 
Welcome to SR. For me, I could not do it alone. Also, I'm coming up on 2 years on 11-10 and I've had long stretches where I didn't drink. For me, if I wanted to STAY stopped, I needed AA.90 meetings in 90 days for starters;
I'm impressed that you can do it on your own and ENVIOUS!
I'm impressed that you can do it on your own and ENVIOUS!
But I gotta ask what made you think I am doing this on my own ? Just the fact I have joined this board implies otherwise, to some degree. I made no reference to my recovery plan. Anyway was just curious how you came to this conclusion.
Everyone.... have a good Friday ! Got a fun outing planned with the wife today but will check in this evening.
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Originally Posted by jamdls
Hi SK welcome to SR, your 18 yrs and 5 days of sobriety made me LOL, think I'll have to readjust my 3 yrs to around 20 yrs...very cute.
"Have you forgot 1982-1987? I didn't think those counted" !
He was a hoot.
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Originally Posted by bdiddy5522
Welcome, glad you are here. So why don't you share with us what your recovery plan is? 
As far as how to best implement the plan, there are a lot of details to work out.
Seriously, at this point it is kind of a fluid thing. I am not expecting any one "method" to work but I am doing a lot of self-study and reading and talking and thinking and praying. Picking up ideas and thoughts and techniques that I think will work for me, from a variety of sources.
Specifically I am: 1) talking daily with a couple friends who have been down this road and are sober today 2) Reading a couple books, and using online resources such as SR 3) talking openly w/my wife about the issue 4) utilizing a few different journaling / note-taking techniques 5) making a conscious effort at improving diet and getting more exercise 6) Just spending time thinking. I guess if I lived in California I would be meditating, if a bit more educated I could ponder, more philosophical I could muse or reflect. But I'm trying to catch up and practice my thinking for now
Basically just trying to keep my head in the game.
Trying to understand how I got to this point, and making life "corrections" for lack of a better word, to make sure I end up in place other than where I was headed. So as a plan I guess it's going to be a fluid and dynamic one that will evolve as needed.
One of the guys I am talking with told me I was making it too complicated, there was one simple rule to follow. "Just do the next right thing" and it will all work out he said.
Trite, maybe.
Profound, absolutely. I think he might have nailed it.
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