Fear no more Weekender Dec 4
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Fear no more Weekender Dec 4
I would like to build on a thoughtful post by Venecia from last week's thread. In it she talks about "urban legends" being passed around in recovery. To quote her "I think it merits reinforcing that false adages such as "relapse is a part of recovery" or that "your AV is doing push-ups out in the hallway" need to have the air taken out of them."
What a wonderful topic to debunk right here, right now on a thread that week in and week out proves sober living is wonderful and glorious. Glorious. Now I am just quoting everyone today. That's what Mecanix sent me note after note as I was struggling to get well. Sobriety is glorious he would tell me. I know it's true now.
All healing is essentially a release from fear. In our case recovering from drinking and drugs is learning not to fear our own thoughts. Holding onto fear mongering meaningless statements like the ones we hear all too often just fan the fear that our thoughts will eventually come and get us.
That's just not true.
The less I fear my own thoughts and choose to think over them the less I also fear life and sobriety.
Fear no more. Sobriety is possible and glorious. Reject those thoughts.
*Ring Ring*
Can you hear it? I can!!!
Welcome to your sober weekend!
Ken
What a wonderful topic to debunk right here, right now on a thread that week in and week out proves sober living is wonderful and glorious. Glorious. Now I am just quoting everyone today. That's what Mecanix sent me note after note as I was struggling to get well. Sobriety is glorious he would tell me. I know it's true now.
All healing is essentially a release from fear. In our case recovering from drinking and drugs is learning not to fear our own thoughts. Holding onto fear mongering meaningless statements like the ones we hear all too often just fan the fear that our thoughts will eventually come and get us.
That's just not true.
The less I fear my own thoughts and choose to think over them the less I also fear life and sobriety.
Fear no more. Sobriety is possible and glorious. Reject those thoughts.
*Ring Ring*
Can you hear it? I can!!!
Welcome to your sober weekend!
Ken
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Originally Posted by Highwind 
Will be my first sober weekend for a long time.
That's fantastic that this will be your first. I highly recommend you post here all weekend. This is the weekender sober team and we understand how weekends can be. They don't need to be and if you read and post here you will see sober living can be great!
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Originally Posted by melki
Welcome, Highwind! Great to have you here. Keep posting throughout the weekend. 
What are your plans?
What are your plans?Maybe have a pizza and try to hit the gym Friday afternoon.
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Interesting. If I am understanding it right this is a slightly different methodology from what I have garnered from these forums over the past week.
Thank you, very insightful. Much food for thought.
Thank you, very insightful. Much food for thought.
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Originally Posted by Highwind
My plans......I'm doing a kitchen fitting course in the day Saturday & Sunday....I'm a plasterer by trade and wanting to branch out to include kitchen & bathroom fitting. Can do them already but thought I'd do a couple of courses to check all my processes are correct. Other than that try to see me kid for an hour each night before he goes to bed.
Maybe have a pizza and try to hit the gym Friday afternoon.
Maybe have a pizza and try to hit the gym Friday afternoon.
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Originally Posted by abraxas69
Interesting. If I am understanding it right this is a slightly different methodology from what I have garnered from these forums over the past week.
Thank you, very insightful. Much food for thought.
Thank you, very insightful. Much food for thought.
Not sure what you mean. Glad you are here and hope you will join in this weekend. How are you doing? What are you sober weekend plans?
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Originally Posted by abraxas69
Interesting. If I am understanding it right this is a slightly different methodology from what I have garnered from these forums over the past week.
Thank you, very insightful. Much food for thought.
Thank you, very insightful. Much food for thought.
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Originally Posted by Weasel1966
Hi abraxas!
Not sure what you mean. Glad you are here and hope you will join in this weekend. How are you doing? What are you sober weekend plans?
Ken
Not sure what you mean. Glad you are here and hope you will join in this weekend. How are you doing? What are you sober weekend plans?
Ken
Your OP says to me to stop obsessing, stop fearing it, and just get on with (a sober) life.... ???
A bit RR vs AA if that makes sense?
No, probably not!? Had an attack of insomnia last night, got an hour's sleep at best...
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Originally Posted by abraxas69
I'm not very good at articulating my thoughts at times! I'm referring to the whole AV thing... I am only 12 days sober but seem to be obessing more and more that at some point in the future my AV will get the better of me. That if I don't do that I will become complacent...
Your OP says to me to stop obsessing, stop fearing it, and just get on with (a sober) life.... ???
A bit RR vs AA if that makes sense?
No, probably not!? Had an attack of insomnia last night, got an hour's sleep at best...
Your OP says to me to stop obsessing, stop fearing it, and just get on with (a sober) life.... ???
A bit RR vs AA if that makes sense?
No, probably not!? Had an attack of insomnia last night, got an hour's sleep at best...
Good job on 12 days! Keep doing what you're doing. Relapse it not inevitable. We're complete in control of that first drink ever being an option.
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