Minute to minute right now - anyone else?
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Minute to minute right now - anyone else?
Is anyone else hanging in there on an hour or minute basis right now? Having a hard time and just trying to do the right thing. It's really really hard to just sit through feelings instead of run from them. Looking for company. 
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Hey Renarde,
Sometimes I come across on this Forum like I have everything together, like I have it all figured out and will coast through to the next 50+ years Sober.
Far from it, earlier today the stress of work was consuming me and in that moment, I was hanging on "minute by minute", holding on to all the advice and support I had in that moment to get through!!
Your not alone, I'm right there with you!! . . . in the trenches, but we can get through whatever comes our way!!
Sometimes I come across on this Forum like I have everything together, like I have it all figured out and will coast through to the next 50+ years Sober.
Far from it, earlier today the stress of work was consuming me and in that moment, I was hanging on "minute by minute", holding on to all the advice and support I had in that moment to get through!!
Your not alone, I'm right there with you!! . . . in the trenches, but we can get through whatever comes our way!!
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I feel you. My boyfriend is getting ready to move out and taking the first load of stuff tomorrow. Definitely a bit hard to sit with the emotions.
Despite being generally pretty stable in sobriety, this is testing me.
I'm sure I'll be glad later that I made it through clean and sober though.
Despite being generally pretty stable in sobriety, this is testing me.
I'm sure I'll be glad later that I made it through clean and sober though.
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Hey Renarde
Just remember who you want to be.
You're strong and committed. The more you sit with your feelings the easier it gets.
I don't know if you've tried urge surfing but it was useful for me.
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...e-surfing.html
You can do this.
Just remember who you want to be.
You're strong and committed. The more you sit with your feelings the easier it gets.
I don't know if you've tried urge surfing but it was useful for me.
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...e-surfing.html
You can do this.
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DG, I'm sorry to hear he is moving out. That would test anyone! It sounds like you are being really strong.
Dee and Anna, thank you so much. I was thinking that I am closer to a year sober than I am away from it and I don't want August 27, 2014 to be any other day but the day I've been sober for a year.
Dee and Anna, thank you so much. I was thinking that I am closer to a year sober than I am away from it and I don't want August 27, 2014 to be any other day but the day I've been sober for a year.
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I keep reminding myself, "surely this can be done without alcohol"!!
. . . I go for long walks, listen to a lot of music and get through it!! . . . also I've started to fill time with so many new things, reading, playing guitar and meeting up with old friends!!
It can be done!!
. . . I go for long walks, listen to a lot of music and get through it!! . . . also I've started to fill time with so many new things, reading, playing guitar and meeting up with old friends!!
It can be done!!
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I've been in minute by minute mode many times, and I'm sure I'll be there again. For me, when it's me, the clock, and my thoughts, I have to do something, any thing. Wash the dishes, fold laundry, organize the kid's bin of Legos, and I drink hot tea while I'm doing things. Also music helps me, gives my mind somewhere to go. I like to put on some Coultrain or Miles Davis,but that's just me. Above all, know that it will pass.
You got this.
You got this.
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Hey Renarde,
My day is rough. Jitters subsiding but still lots of anxiety. Work tomorrow. I wish I could fast forward but there is no easy way or else as they say "We would not be here". There is juice flowing for sugar and Chamomile tea. Tomorrow will be better The minutes add up, don't they?
How are you holding up?
My day is rough. Jitters subsiding but still lots of anxiety. Work tomorrow. I wish I could fast forward but there is no easy way or else as they say "We would not be here". There is juice flowing for sugar and Chamomile tea. Tomorrow will be better The minutes add up, don't they?
How are you holding up?
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The minutes do add up! My day has been so hard but I tried to get quality time with my child tonight. My husband is very sick and I am feeling achy but honestly it could just be from being so stressed and depressed. I am just trying to hang in there until tomorrow. I wish I could take a vacation!
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Hang in there, Renarde. A long day will be over soon and you'll have gained another sober experience. They're not all pleasant but they do accumulate to a kind of strength you could never, ever have if you were drinking. ((Renarde))
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Originally Posted by Renarde 
DG, I'm sorry to hear he is moving out. That would test anyone! It sounds like you are being really strong.
Dee and Anna, thank you so much. I was thinking that I am closer to a year sober than I am away from it and I don't want August 27, 2014 to be any other day but the day I've been sober for a year.
Dee and Anna, thank you so much. I was thinking that I am closer to a year sober than I am away from it and I don't want August 27, 2014 to be any other day but the day I've been sober for a year.
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