Battle tested
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Battle tested
My demons put me to the test tonight , I thought of so many excuses to have a drink tonight...looked for people who may want to drink etc...but at the end of the day they didn't win ...I'm afraid if I did find that excuse I would of.
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Originally Posted by Dee74 
Hi Donnie
I'm glad you didn't drink but it sounded close. Apart from posting here do you have any other recovery tools or support?
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I'm glad you didn't drink but it sounded close. Apart from posting here do you have any other recovery tools or support?
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Originally Posted by Donnie34
This is the first type of support I've ever tried in my lifetime , aside from if i'm going to the gym 7 days a week which always helped me stay sober.
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I recommend recovery action plans - you might find some more ideas in the link here Donnie:
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...very-plan.html (What exactly is a recovery plan?)
feel free to join our January support thread too
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...art-2-a-5.html
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https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...very-plan.html (What exactly is a recovery plan?)
feel free to join our January support thread too
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...art-2-a-5.html
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Originally Posted by tomsteve
i think it would be wise to find more support. seems something happened with the whole gym thing or ya wouldnt have drank again. seems 7 days a week at the gym could be trading addictions.
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Originally Posted by Donnie34
..and it hurt me a bit so I decided to take it out on myself. Which wasn't really rational thinking.
i still suggest more support. the gym is good, but it wont work on the underlying issues(My demons put me to the test tonight) alcohol is just a symptom of.
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Originally Posted by tomsteve
typical alcoholic thinking;" you hurt me so ill show you by hurting myself!"
i still suggest more support. the gym is good, but it wont work on the underlying issues(My demons put me to the test tonight) alcohol is just a symptom of.
i still suggest more support. the gym is good, but it wont work on the underlying issues(My demons put me to the test tonight) alcohol is just a symptom of.
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[QUOTE=Donnie34;6747433]I stopped going to the gym , had an issue with a friend we made a year commitment and he decided he wanted to go with someone else ..and it hurt me a bit so I decided to take it out on myself. Which wasn't really rational thinking.[/QUOTEW
Whoa . . . that really hits me hard. Yep. So very familiar.
How are you doing now?
Whoa . . . that really hits me hard. Yep. So very familiar.
How are you doing now?
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