Class of January 2013
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Class of January 2013
Welcome 
This is the thread for everyone quitting drinking or drugs this month of January 2013
All you have to do to join is post
You'll find a lot of support here - please come and join us!
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This is the thread for everyone quitting drinking or drugs this month of January 2013
All you have to do to join is post
You'll find a lot of support here - please come and join us!
D
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
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I started it a little early this year ...
anyone looking for the December class - they're still going...you can find them here
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...rt-3-a-15.html
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...anyone looking for the December class - they're still going...you can find them here
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...rt-3-a-15.html
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Victoria Australia
Posts: 98
Hi All,
3rd time is the charm. I appear to get to 3 weeks and then temptation gets the better of me over christmas this time. There has been no major relapses or disasters just a couple of drinks and you could almost say moderation but again it has broken my run at around 3 weeks
I want to be done with Alcohol and lead a healthier more holistic life so my goals are
1. off grog
2. meditation and means to deal with stress apart from drink as stress is a major trigger for me
3. exercise more a
4. more work life balance and qquality time at home
I found the support and accountability of this forum helpful in past attempts and I am looking for that again and to be succesful I think just giving up alcohol in itself is not the answer and to be succesful you need to embrase lifestyle changes as my past attempts would appear for me at least
So happy new year to you all and I wish you well on the journey you will be undertaking i wish you all the best and remember if you stumble there are plenty to pick you up
3rd time is the charm. I appear to get to 3 weeks and then temptation gets the better of me over christmas this time. There has been no major relapses or disasters just a couple of drinks and you could almost say moderation but again it has broken my run at around 3 weeks
I want to be done with Alcohol and lead a healthier more holistic life so my goals are
1. off grog
2. meditation and means to deal with stress apart from drink as stress is a major trigger for me
3. exercise more a
4. more work life balance and qquality time at home
I found the support and accountability of this forum helpful in past attempts and I am looking for that again and to be succesful I think just giving up alcohol in itself is not the answer and to be succesful you need to embrase lifestyle changes as my past attempts would appear for me at least
So happy new year to you all and I wish you well on the journey you will be undertaking i wish you all the best and remember if you stumble there are plenty to pick you up
Trudger of Happy Destiny
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Naperville, IL
Posts: 1,918
Congrats everyone for taking the leap. Take some time to relax and give yourselves a break from the stress. If you are anything like I was, I put a hell of a lotta stress on myself over the smallest things.
Take care!
Take care!
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: London
Posts: 1,384
To all you joining the 2013 jan group...good luck, enjoy the journey.
I was in the January 2012 group and have remained sober since jan 13th .
Early days, grind it out stare at a wall all day if you have to do not give in EVER to the cravings, remember you only have to go through this once.
I can honestly say the longer you go sober the better it gets.
enjoy.
I was in the January 2012 group and have remained sober since jan 13th .
Early days, grind it out stare at a wall all day if you have to do not give in EVER to the cravings, remember you only have to go through this once.
I can honestly say the longer you go sober the better it gets.
enjoy.
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: pa
Posts: 297
I quit officially on the 22nd I think, but I like easy to remember dates better so I'm counting tomorrow january 1st 2013 as my 'official' date of no alcohol (I won't say sobriety because I intend to partake in other substances that haven't caused problems for me and which I enjoy).
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3,065
Originally Posted by Fernaceman 
Congrats everyone for taking the leap. Take some time to relax and give yourselves a break from the stress. If you are anything like I was, I put a hell of a lotta stress on myself over the smallest things.
Take care!
Take care!
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: USA
Posts: 690
Originally Posted by gorc
Hi All,
3rd time is the charm. I appear to get to 3 weeks and then temptation gets the better of me over christmas this time. There has been no major relapses or disasters just a couple of drinks and you could almost say moderation but again it has broken my run at around 3 weeks
I want to be done with Alcohol and lead a healthier more holistic life so my goals are
1. off grog
2. meditation and means to deal with stress apart from drink as stress is a major trigger for me
3. exercise more a
4. more work life balance and qquality time at home
I found the support and accountability of this forum helpful in past attempts and I am looking for that again and to be succesful I think just giving up alcohol in itself is not the answer and to be succesful you need to embrase lifestyle changes as my past attempts would appear for me at least
So happy new year to you all and I wish you well on the journey you will be undertaking i wish you all the best and remember if you stumble there are plenty to pick you up
3rd time is the charm. I appear to get to 3 weeks and then temptation gets the better of me over christmas this time. There has been no major relapses or disasters just a couple of drinks and you could almost say moderation but again it has broken my run at around 3 weeks
I want to be done with Alcohol and lead a healthier more holistic life so my goals are
1. off grog
2. meditation and means to deal with stress apart from drink as stress is a major trigger for me
3. exercise more a
4. more work life balance and qquality time at home
I found the support and accountability of this forum helpful in past attempts and I am looking for that again and to be succesful I think just giving up alcohol in itself is not the answer and to be succesful you need to embrase lifestyle changes as my past attempts would appear for me at least
So happy new year to you all and I wish you well on the journey you will be undertaking i wish you all the best and remember if you stumble there are plenty to pick you up
Guest
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 3,065
Thanks for sharing your goals gorc. I might do the same
1. To be free from not only active addiction but to be free from the crippling obsessive thoughts about drugs.
2. To be free from my eating disorder.
3. To stop being scared of mine and my families emotions and to be more emotionally available for my husband and our 5 children.
4. To stop being so self centered and to be able to help others as well.
1. To be free from not only active addiction but to be free from the crippling obsessive thoughts about drugs.
2. To be free from my eating disorder.
3. To stop being scared of mine and my families emotions and to be more emotionally available for my husband and our 5 children.
4. To stop being so self centered and to be able to help others as well.
So it goes
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Manchester UK
Posts: 1,620
Welcome to you. Like DarkDays I am in the January 2012 group.
I remember when one day without alcohol was a scarey thought, waking up every morning with a headache and wondering who did I upset the previous night, or at best , what inappropriate thing did I buy in a drunken bid frenzy from ebay. I went through all the cravings (you will like the chocolate one, you can eat loads without putting weight on for a while)
But I got through it all, and I am coming up to 1 year sober, I never thought I would make that, but I did, and it was because of here. Keep posting and reading, the support is great, and I hope to see you around on the forums.
I still buy rubbish off the internet though, I just know whats in the parcel when the postman turns up
BP
I remember when one day without alcohol was a scarey thought, waking up every morning with a headache and wondering who did I upset the previous night, or at best , what inappropriate thing did I buy in a drunken bid frenzy from ebay. I went through all the cravings (you will like the chocolate one, you can eat loads without putting weight on for a while)
But I got through it all, and I am coming up to 1 year sober, I never thought I would make that, but I did, and it was because of here. Keep posting and reading, the support is great, and I hope to see you around on the forums.
I still buy rubbish off the internet though, I just know whats in the parcel when the postman turns up
BP
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Present
Posts: 425
I'm in Dee... strongly motivated by support from the wonderful people on this forum, the dedication of the administrators, and those who, like myself, have fallen by the wayside but are back with intent. My wish for you is to want sobriety more than anything in the world, and that this year is one of clarity, care for yourself, and the peace of knowing you really can do it, even if it is one day at a time.
Night owl
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Orion spur of the Milky Way galaxy
Posts: 2,050
I started my recovery in Oct, had a few slips along the way. I'm using medication to help the beginning of my journey and that along with some mental kicks has kept me from clearly joining this. I decided if I felt clearer that I would like to join the 2013 thread, so here I am! And glad to be here.
One thing that's helped me get here is to finally realize, after reading it so many times and finally starting to GET it--is to be easier on myself. To stop expecting perfection and to just start accepting myself, right now, where I am in my journey. Whew! Feels a lot better so I'm going to keep feeding this way of thinking.
Congratulations to all of us stepping forward. May this year be a year of brightness, clarity, self-love and beautiful recovery.
One thing that's helped me get here is to finally realize, after reading it so many times and finally starting to GET it--is to be easier on myself. To stop expecting perfection and to just start accepting myself, right now, where I am in my journey. Whew! Feels a lot better so I'm going to keep feeding this way of thinking.
Congratulations to all of us stepping forward. May this year be a year of brightness, clarity, self-love and beautiful recovery.
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