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09-08-2015, 09:50 AM

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Lea1304

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New to the Forum!

Hi Everyone!

I'm new to this site and I just wanted to pop in and introduce myself. My name is Katie and I'm from northern Michigan. I'm working on 2 years sober and I am just here finding external support. I have a decent support group here, but I love all of the support I can get- as I'm sure many of you do. Thanks!

09-08-2015, 09:53 AM

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vanaprastha

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Welcome to SR, Katie. Congratulations on 2 years. You will find lots of support here.

09-08-2015, 09:53 AM

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Saskia

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Welcome Lea1304!

Congratulations on your sober time. I hope you'll find that being here can be very inspiring, as I have.

09-08-2015, 09:56 AM

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MIRecovery

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Welcome from a fellow Michigander

09-08-2015, 10:06 AM

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Lea1304

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Thank you everyone

I can't stop reading these posts. It's amazing what someone else's stories and questions can do for another alcoholic/addict.

09-08-2015, 10:07 AM

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least

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Welcome to the family.

09-08-2015, 10:14 AM

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tursiops999

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Welcome Katie, and congratulations on 2 years!

09-08-2015, 11:35 AM

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Winthorpe

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Hi, katie.

As someone who can be a bit 'up-and-down' with drinking, what would be your best piece of advice to those like me who are new to recovery?

09-08-2015, 11:45 AM

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NestWasEmpty

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Lea1304 Yes SR is a very nice place with useful info & great people . Welcome !!

09-08-2015, 11:47 AM

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InsaneHeart

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Hi Katie, Northwoods Wisconsin here

Good to meet you.

09-08-2015, 12:42 PM

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Lea1304

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Winthorpe

Hi, katie.

As someone who can be a bit 'up-and-down' with drinking, what would be your best piece of advice to those like me who are new to recovery?

Hi Winthorpe

My best advice I can give to someone would be to be gentle on yourself. Going through recover is hard... SO incredibly hard. And it disrupts a LOT of things in life. When I started down this path, I didn't realize all of the effort it would take. And not just physically. Emotionally I was absolutely drained. It took a lot for me to change a lot of things in my life, put boundaries up where they should have been so long before this happened, quit controlling things that I cannot control, but more importantly- having patience with myself and realizing that I'm not perfect. And I'm not ever going to be perfect. It eased things up a bit for me. Because I thought I had to be the model recovery student. And I needed to be perfect in everything. This eased up the stress that I had and any need to drink. I also attend AA. Regularly- at least 3 to 4 meetings a week.

I hope this helps you. Please feel free to contact me too with any questions you have

I am always happy to help a fellow!