Class of July 2015
 

this is the support thread for everyone who wants to quit drugs, alcohol or any kind of addiction this month of JULY 2015

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Welcome! I've been around here for several years and will be 1 year sober in a little over a month. This forum has been a lifesaver for me and I hope it will be for you, too. This is a great place for those of you who are just beginning to stay sober and those returning from a relapse to share the challenges during the early days.

I would like to come onboard

I am going to give it a shot, I am a little nervous about committing to a class because I fail when I think too far ahead. I was on Day 2 yesterday and failed because I got caught up in thinking about forever instead of just today and had a drink. It was too overwhelming imagining forever. So for today I am here!

I'm in. I've been dealing with my PTSD by drinking. No longer am I going to do this. I'm in counciling and am heading to the doctors for extra help. This July is going to be the best month I've had in a long time. We can do this. Be safe.

Count me in,I am on day 4 at the moment and going the Rational Recovery route this time..

Apart from countless other reasons my job means the world to me. Plus I get so nasty online when I drink. I have a wicked temper. Count me in

Just popping in for a quick hello from the Class of May 2015. Becoming accountable to myself and to others in my class has been a cornerstone of my recovery this time. Don't be afraid to post in here on a minute by minute basis if you need to. There's an amazing amount of strength in the simple act of one addict helping another.

Wishing you all the best today!

(Psst, Dee, you've got the wrong month in the second sentence of your initial post. If you care about such things.)

Count me in too

Hi everyone, I'm going to join in. I am originally a member of the July 2013 class, but have had a few relapses. I was sober for almost a year and have been trying (and failing) to moderate for the last 3 months. I have a 5 yo and 6 mo who need their mom sober 24/7 so here I am again. Day 3. SR has helped me tremendously in the past and these classes are so helpful. Looking forward to getting to know everyone.

I'm giving it another shot-one day, one hour, one minute at a time.

I was curious what this was. I need to join!

Good luck everyone - enjoy the experience of sobriety and the presence of mind it brings :)

Okay I'm in pls.
2015 was the year to make some changes.....tell myself I've been making 'progress' but I guess it hasn't been progress towards sustained sobriety. Had January sober, April and May and weeks off here and there over the interim months. So at the half year point its time to try for the distance effort.

Have learnt a lot, now to apply again. I've learnt that I can be okay without a drink immediately from walking into the house from work. Learned that urge surfing can work......learned that you feel and look so much better about everything when you start your day without hangovers. That good sleep is marvellous.

But even more than all of this I find in sobriety a freedom from the past, every day is a new day , not one spent obsessively ruminating over past tragedies. This is so corrosive, it traps you back there going around in circles, using the same alcohol for temporary release that created much of the problem in the first place. Crazy.

So.......a new class, I see some familiar people here.....Martina, Hi...Casey, congrats. And look forward to getting to know you all better over the coming weeks.

Right now is my hard time of day. This is always the time of day I would start drinking. Get a good buzz before dinner. I am so antsy..

...breath deep. Just focus elsewhere....tell yourself that it will pass. It does.

Hello & Welcome to all newcomers & friends

I am in. Day 6 and struggling but one day at a time!

Hi and welcome to everyone :)

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My latest wake up call was June 9th, but I sat out the June class lurking. I have had time to think about how alcohol has never improved anything in my life. So many screw ups and bad decisions. So many excuses. Now at 50 it's time.

I am now at day 21. I am in.