New to this site, seeking advice
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New to this site, seeking advice
I am 98 days sober and feeling like I want to drink again. Nothing in particular has happened to trigger this. I just miss my crutch. Any suggestions on getting past this? I'm not willing to undo 98 of the hardest days of my life.
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Welcome 
I found the support here really helped taylordrum. There;s a vast difference between fighting this yourself and fighting alone.
How many other things have you changed in your life in the past nearly 100 days?
I found it really hard to stay sober in a life that was geared to drinking, so I needed to make some pretty massive changes beyond just not drinking?
If you miss your crutch maybe it's worth looking into other healthier ways to relax, to find balance, to deal with stress?
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I found the support here really helped taylordrum. There;s a vast difference between fighting this yourself and fighting alone.
How many other things have you changed in your life in the past nearly 100 days?
I found it really hard to stay sober in a life that was geared to drinking, so I needed to make some pretty massive changes beyond just not drinking?
If you miss your crutch maybe it's worth looking into other healthier ways to relax, to find balance, to deal with stress?
D
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Welcome to the family! And congrats on 98 days sober!! 
I had to learn to talk myself out of drinking when I'd get the urge. In my early recovery I'd come here often and post when I had the urge to drink. Speaking with others helped me ride out the craving and stay sober.
You can come here any time to read and post for support. Make use of the site and all the support that's offered.
I had to learn to talk myself out of drinking when I'd get the urge. In my early recovery I'd come here often and post when I had the urge to drink. Speaking with others helped me ride out the craving and stay sober.You can come here any time to read and post for support. Make use of the site and all the support that's offered.
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I'm glad you found this site! SR has been a key part of my recovery as the site and people are always available and there is sooooooo much information to be learned when reading previous threads!
While I don't believe is staying in the past; I suggest reflecting upon what got you to stop drinking in the first place. For me, I don't want to go through the chaos and insanity of the consequences of my drinking! For me, having and experiencing feelings was a challenge and I needed to learn how to sit through them. I suggest reading through the many threads
While I don't believe is staying in the past; I suggest reflecting upon what got you to stop drinking in the first place. For me, I don't want to go through the chaos and insanity of the consequences of my drinking! For me, having and experiencing feelings was a challenge and I needed to learn how to sit through them. I suggest reading through the many threads
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
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Do you know anyone around you, maybe
a relative, co-worker, friend, neighbor,
friend of a friend, who had an addiction or
substance abuse and have found recovery,
went to rehab, AA or NA meetings, anyone
you can call, reach out to, text, to talk
to a help you.
So many folks are afraid to tell anyone
about their addiction and try to solve
this serious problem on their own to
only return to it and remain sick.
Addiction is real and affects so many.
Just read about it. And its not just regular
folks like us, but musicians, people in
the entertainment field, teachers, bankers,
retail, retired, service or military and the
list goes on and on.
Then look or read about the many who
found a solution and success in learning
how to remain sober or clean a day at
a time to achieve health, happiness, and
a purpose and meaning in life.
It's in not seeking help that so many
remain sick or dry in their addiction.
Coming here is one heck of a willingness
in yourself to find answers, direction, guidance
in learning how to stop the insanity that
comes with addiction.
Welcome.
a relative, co-worker, friend, neighbor,
friend of a friend, who had an addiction or
substance abuse and have found recovery,
went to rehab, AA or NA meetings, anyone
you can call, reach out to, text, to talk
to a help you.
So many folks are afraid to tell anyone
about their addiction and try to solve
this serious problem on their own to
only return to it and remain sick.
Addiction is real and affects so many.
Just read about it. And its not just regular
folks like us, but musicians, people in
the entertainment field, teachers, bankers,
retail, retired, service or military and the
list goes on and on.
Then look or read about the many who
found a solution and success in learning
how to remain sober or clean a day at
a time to achieve health, happiness, and
a purpose and meaning in life.
It's in not seeking help that so many
remain sick or dry in their addiction.
Coming here is one heck of a willingness
in yourself to find answers, direction, guidance
in learning how to stop the insanity that
comes with addiction.
Welcome.
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Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 285
I'm only 22 days sober, but I have been planning lots of things for saturday and sunday MORNINGs. It feels so good to do those things without a hangover that it's giving me on Friday and Saturday evenings, when I would most want that crutch.
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Join Date: Aug 2003
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Taylor, good job on your recovery!
It could be helpful for you to come up with a plan to help support your recovery. Have you added any activities to your life since you stopped drinking? Any kind of exercise or sport could be helpful, as well as getting into hobbies, courses, that kind of thing.
It could be helpful for you to come up with a plan to help support your recovery. Have you added any activities to your life since you stopped drinking? Any kind of exercise or sport could be helpful, as well as getting into hobbies, courses, that kind of thing.
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