Cringing
Do your best
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 67,047
I don't go on Facebook either.....
Here are some links to look over
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ful-links.html
Here are some links to look over
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ful-links.html
Re-Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 7,909
You could deactivate both Facebook and the drinking. Probably would be a smart decision to stay off Facebook if your page is inhabited by a bunch of your drinking buddies or triggers.
Already welcomed you in the March class thread but just wanted to say again that I'm glad you found us. Check in often! There is a ton of great support to be found here on these forums.
Already welcomed you in the March class thread but just wanted to say again that I'm glad you found us. Check in often! There is a ton of great support to be found here on these forums.
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Dancing in the Light
Posts: 61,493
It's so very hard to face the messes we made and it can keep us drinking longer. Have faith that you can get through this mess and you don't have to go through anything like this again.
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 16,945
Welcome JustQuit. Day 1 is tough, but it's also a great day - a beginning of a much better life.
I also got rid of Facebook several years back. While it does have some validity, the bulk of what you'll find there is counterproductive and mostly just a vanity contest. There are lots of other ways to keep in touch with family and friends without it.
I also got rid of Facebook several years back. While it does have some validity, the bulk of what you'll find there is counterproductive and mostly just a vanity contest. There are lots of other ways to keep in touch with family and friends without it.
Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: USA
Posts: 701
Totally agree with Scott on this, I deactivated my Facebook over a year ago. I haven't missed it at all, quite the opposite.
Day one is hard. So is two and three, but it DOES get better! The more sober days you build, the more you realize that you don't want to go back to day 1 again. SR is a great place for support, you can find a wealth of information. And the people here? AWSOME.
Day one is hard. So is two and three, but it DOES get better! The more sober days you build, the more you realize that you don't want to go back to day 1 again. SR is a great place for support, you can find a wealth of information. And the people here? AWSOME.
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 3,550
I had a fine way of dealing with Facebook. I never got on it. It struck me as an adolescent gossip column. Something inappropriate for the high schoolers to do. I don't take "selfies" either. Sorry!
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: London
Posts: 367
OMG been there got the T shirt! Day 1 of the no drinking you.....sober face book is dull and you won't go on it for the same reasons! Good luck, keep strong, use SR as a way of talking to people instead of fb .
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 148
Originally Posted by wpainterw 
I had a fine way of dealing with Facebook. I never got on it. It struck me as an adolescent gossip column. Something inappropriate for the high schoolers to do. I don't take "selfies" either. Sorry!
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 165
Day 1 - again - too
I understand your frustration as I'm back to Day 1 too after a super stress day at work with a heavy workload and a underperforming employee that may just be in the wrong job. Then I had my first court ordered community service day and quickly realized it was a bad fit because I didn't have the skills needed. Thankfully, today the volunteer manager and I agreed on a more low stress role refiling books and other administrative tasks. Sometimes I commit to things that are just way too much, I'm realizing. Anyway, two double vodkas and three glasses of wine later, I landed at home and had a horrible time sleeping. It's crazy - my AV convinces me alcohol will help with stress but it just makes me feel way worse after that brief feel good first hour.
I LOVE the feeling of day 3 and after when I'm sober - it's such a better lifestyle for me. So just committed to starting over today and taking one day at a time. I'll post here before taking that first drink. Learning to meditate is slow going but I keep plodding along every day hoping it will become easier. Looking forward to seeing my counselor tomorrow.
Keep going - we're in this boat together. Let's keep rowing and helping each other!
I LOVE the feeling of day 3 and after when I'm sober - it's such a better lifestyle for me. So just committed to starting over today and taking one day at a time. I'll post here before taking that first drink. Learning to meditate is slow going but I keep plodding along every day hoping it will become easier. Looking forward to seeing my counselor tomorrow.
Keep going - we're in this boat together. Let's keep rowing and helping each other!
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Texas
Posts: 63
Something to remember
out of every season of grief or suffering, when the hand of God seemed heavy or even unjust, new lessons for living were learned, new resources of courage were uncovered, and that finally, inescapably, the conviction came that God does “move in a mysterious way His wonders to perform.”
— TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105
— TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105
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