Class of August 2016 Support Thread Part 1
 

last July thread is here
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...art-3-a-7.html

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Hello folks
I'm am early bird August 2016er - day 5 for me this (and my last) move towards sobriety. Determined to succeed this time and hopefully by supporting each other we can grow together. I'm on that rollercoaster between feeling positive and optimistic one minute then down on the pits of despair and wanting a drink the next. But this will pass - I've been there before and can do it again :)

Welcome Hendrix :)

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Hi everyone! My sober date is actually June 29th, but I was in rehab for the month of July and wasn't able to join a group. Would anyone mind if I joined you here?

Hello earthsteps, welcome mate and congratulations for getting here - I've not joined a class before so I'm a new boy too.
How are you doing today?

I'm in for new start --August 2016.

Hey there Hendrix! I feel good. I have been reading all day (off from work until 8/15). Meeting tonight. How about you?

Crawling out of a bit of a low to say the least - my last relapse after 18 months of sobriety ended up in a week long bender that happened at lightning speed. No more though - I learned so much and am formulating a plan to recognise the early warning signs and make sure it doesn't happen again.
Went for a lovely walk outside this afternoon and feel more positive than I have in a long time.
Glad you're feeling good.

Hello Midnight Rider - hope you're well - welcome to the class 😊

Welcome/welcome back to all joining the August class!! SR is an incredibly supportive community, and joining a class with people who are in the same point of their sobriety journey is incredibly helpful!

Glad you are all here!!!

Welcome Midnight Rider and Earthsteps - this class will start to fill a little more from here on in I think :)

thanks for the support Delilah! :tyou

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Hey All,
I'm joining this class as I'm on day 2 again after a short relapse. I'm finding it hard dealing with the rollercoaster of emotions as well.

Welcome sweetichick :)
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Hi August Folks!! Welcome to all the people to come. Day 26 here, dawning on 27. All I can say is don't drink. Everything will get better. You obviously don't want things to stay the same. Good luck! :You_Rock_

Hi everyone. Back to Day 2 for me after an extended experiment with "moderation." For the last several months I've drunk daily -- not heavily, but consistently (this has been my habit since about age 22). I'm turning 40 in a couple of months and want to have re-established healthy behaviors by then, and for good. It'd be nice to shed some of this wine belly, too. 😳

Let's do this!

Hi Everyone :)

Joining here in hopes that the forum can help me in between meetings these first couple of weeks —*or perhaps longer :)

Long story short — I went out with 2.5 years in January. My DOC is oxycodone and I've been on about a six week run. I'm definitely in for some nasty withdrawals and have been trying to detox the last few weeks. I've got two more weeks off work and am determined to get it together here.

It took me over five years to get that 2.5 years, so to say the least, I've got more newcomer and 30 day chips then I care to admit. Normally, I can surrender when I'm done with a run and don't find myself going completely insane the first couple of days which are always the hardest for me.

This time around it has been extremely difficult for me. I'm embarrassed to say this, but I've left three detoxes in the last two weeks. I freaked out every time because I simply couldn't handle being "contained" and ended up getting very anxious.

That said — I'm determined for tonight to be my last night and really give all of myself to recovery starting tomorrow. Can anyone relate to waking up in the morning and not even wanting to look at yourself in the mirror? And time seems to pass BEYOND slow the first day. At times a minute seems to feel like an hour to me.

I will be going to a noon meeting tomorrow which will get me through to 1pm —*but I'm scared as hell as to what I'll do between then and the evening meeting I normally go to. I've tried the route of just locking myself in my apartment, taking detox meds (got Librium rx'd from the doctor for the first few days), and just staying in bed and watching Netflix. Problem is I've found this makes me feel more depressed and anxious as I feel so isolated and "vampire like" staying inside during the day and not participating with the outside world.

Does anyone have any suggestions here? I'll definitely post tomorrow morning and check in — and am also going to start my own thread.

Good to meet you all!

welcome aboard bayguy :)

I vividly remember the days of drinking, vowing to quit and drinking again. It is hard to get traction.

Altho watching TV is easy I found it better to get up and get doing things - I wasn't capable of much, but even a bit of cleaning up helped me feel better.

Going to a meeting sounds good too :)

I also spent a lot of time on here, not only posting but reading as well,and posting to others.

Before I knew it I had a few days under my belt again :)

If I could do it, you can too :)

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welcome sanguinity :)

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Can I join the class please? 1st August is my new Day 1. It's 12 hours since my last drink now and I'm feeling pretty horrid...

Just checking in. Day 4 here for me, so I figure I fit the August thread more than the July one.

Heck ya! Welcome Forwards.

Please stay close to class today. We all can help get you through the day.

What is your plan for the rest of the day.

You got this !

Hey Mac - congrats on day 4. I am just waking up to day 8. I joined August as well to make a new start.

Hello All,
Day 3. I would like to join the August class!

Welcome Forwards, Mac & Cando :)

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Day 7.
Thank you all.

Hello everyone. Today is my quit day. I look forward to all of us becoming sober together. You will see me here often.

Good luck Michelle644.

They are a good group of people here, I am sure you will get all the support you need.

Hey everyone. I'd like the join the group as well. It's been 1 day sober for me, and hopefully the start of the rest of my life.

I've relapsed more times than I care to admit, and probably more times than I can even remember. I am finally ready and able to admit that I'm an alcoholic, and trying alone doesn't work. So here I am. Looking forward to getting and giving support to everyone.

Hey everyone! I have been thinking a lot today about acceptance and taking responsibility. I even made a post about it. I have quit and relapsed a hundred times in the last ten years. But I never accepted that I was responsible for my drinking or taking pills. I blamed my husband, my doctor, my job, my depression, my stress from taking care of my house and kids. Lack of acceptance was my key to relapsing over and over.

I think this time will be different because my thinking has changed. I guzzled the wine. I swallowed the pills. I did this to myself. I can't blame anyone or anything for it. It is actually liberating to accept this.

Does that make sense?