Day 6 - Never forget this feeling
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Day 6 - Never forget this feeling
I've made a pledge to post every day during my first 90 days. I hope I don't annoy anyone but I need something to remain accountable to and something that reminds me of how I feel today. I've never felt worse for what I put my family through but at the same time I've never been more committed to being substance free for the rest of my life.
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Don't say you'll be sober the rest of your life - that's too much work. Just be sober today. You'll forget how you feel after a few weeks, trust me. I think posting here is a great idea, kinda like 90 meetings in 90 days. Go back and read your posts when you think you want to use or drink - I had to make a list of things I was going to do before I ever drink again, one of them is reading my earlier steps (step 1 especially) because I never want to feel that way again. But we do minimize it over time.
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You might want to join the folks on the "24-Hour-Club" too. It's a great way to keep oneself accountable. You just post your local time and a pledge to stay dry for the next 24 hours. It works for me.
And, welcome aboard!
And, welcome aboard!
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For some addicts and alcoholics the memory of the terrible things we did while using/drinking is deterrent enough to keep us clean. Some...I'd say few. What works is a strong program of recovery, learning to cope with life without our drug of choice, and embracing a substance free life.
Because the insanity of addiction will make you forget the horrors...or drive you to use in order to forget your regrets.
You mentioned in a previous post about immersing yourself in AA/NA. I'd suggest you don't delay.
Because the insanity of addiction will make you forget the horrors...or drive you to use in order to forget your regrets.
You mentioned in a previous post about immersing yourself in AA/NA. I'd suggest you don't delay.
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Thank you. I'm struggling today for some reason. I'm going to a meeting on lunch but my brain is trying to make me forget the horrors that I put myself and my loved ones through. This disease is truly insanity.
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Originally Posted by Cascabel 
You might want to join the folks on the "24-Hour-Club" too. It's a great way to keep oneself accountable. You just post your local time and a pledge to stay dry for the next 24 hours. It works for me. And, welcome aboard!
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Posat away beddy - thats what we're here for.
Apart from the 24 hour thread you might like to check out the Class of February support thread as well
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-2015-a-9.html
Apart from the 24 hour thread you might like to check out the Class of February support thread as well
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-2015-a-9.html
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Originally Posted by JaylaaKent
Don't say you'll be sober the rest of your life - that's too much work. Just be sober today. You'll forget how you feel after a few weeks, trust me. I think posting here is a great idea, kinda like 90 meetings in 90 days. Go back and read your posts when you think you want to use or drink - I had to make a list of things I was going to do before I ever drink again, one of them is reading my earlier steps (step 1 especially) because I never want to feel that way again. But we do minimize it over time.
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