Class of January 2017 Support Thread
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 1,776
Day 4
I've changed up my plan.
When I'm at home and I get an AV attack I have to immediately jump up and do any obvious housework or 15 mins on treadmill. Plus must then drink a pint of water.
I am going be ripped and house is will be super organised
Anyone struggling with guilt; make it go away by being best version of you now. Don't dwell .
How clean is your fridge??
I've changed up my plan.
When I'm at home and I get an AV attack I have to immediately jump up and do any obvious housework or 15 mins on treadmill. Plus must then drink a pint of water.
I am going be ripped and house is will be super organised
Anyone struggling with guilt; make it go away by being best version of you now. Don't dwell .
How clean is your fridge??
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: St. Louis, Mo
Posts: 7,334
Hey guys! Stopping to say welcome from March '16. SR has been a gamechanger in my life. You can do this. Can't stress enough the mantra of Dee - MAKE A PLAN. It really makes a difference.
Great job taking this step. In it to win it!
Great job taking this step. In it to win it!
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 701
Originally Posted by Highwind 
Yes that was pretty much my thinking, just stretching the misery out doing one and then doing the other later
THEY BOTH GOTTA GO!
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Central Virginia
Posts: 15
Day 3! What's an AV?
This is so odd to me - my cravings (thankfully they haven't that strong) have been to "sneak" a swig. Not pour a drink, not go to a bar, but to sneak a swig when my husband is upstairs or in the basement. Why would I crave to do the thing I was most ashamed of - sneaking booze?
Still, I'm pretty pleased that I'm at day 3!
This is so odd to me - my cravings (thankfully they haven't that strong) have been to "sneak" a swig. Not pour a drink, not go to a bar, but to sneak a swig when my husband is upstairs or in the basement. Why would I crave to do the thing I was most ashamed of - sneaking booze?
Still, I'm pretty pleased that I'm at day 3!
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Mass
Posts: 85
I'm in!! Day 9 for me....sounds crazy but this is the longest stint of sobriety I've had in YEARS, and I'm 30. Been going to aa a little bit, playing the tape through, focusing on avoiding being HALT- hungry, angry, lonely, tired, and just taking the next right step. It's really hard. I drank because I was lonely, and now I'm forced to sit and feel all these feelings. I'm just going to keep going.
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 7
Originally Posted by nanab
Day 3! What's an AV?
This is so odd to me - my cravings (thankfully they haven't that strong) have been to "sneak" a swig. Not pour a drink, not go to a bar, but to sneak a swig when my husband is upstairs or in the basement. Why would I crave to do the thing I was most ashamed of - sneaking booze?
Still, I'm pretty pleased that I'm at day 3!
This is so odd to me - my cravings (thankfully they haven't that strong) have been to "sneak" a swig. Not pour a drink, not go to a bar, but to sneak a swig when my husband is upstairs or in the basement. Why would I crave to do the thing I was most ashamed of - sneaking booze?
Still, I'm pretty pleased that I'm at day 3!
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 211,391
Hi freemeplease - purely and simply it's a support thread - if you need some support, or want to give support to others, this thread is a great place to start
welcome to you and to any other recent joiners
I really encourage everyone to post as much as they like, and post as deeply as they like too - noone wants to invade your privacy but the more insight context and detail you provide, the more likely it is others can help.
Post to others too - I found helping them helped me.
If you look back to previous pages I've posted links on dealing with cravings and making useful recovery plans - we can do this
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html (CarolD's tips for cravings)
making a recovery plan - the nuts and bolts of how you might get sober/clean and stay that way
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
D
welcome to you and to any other recent joiners
I really encourage everyone to post as much as they like, and post as deeply as they like too - noone wants to invade your privacy but the more insight context and detail you provide, the more likely it is others can help.
Post to others too - I found helping them helped me.
If you look back to previous pages I've posted links on dealing with cravings and making useful recovery plans - we can do this
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...-cravings.html (CarolD's tips for cravings)
making a recovery plan - the nuts and bolts of how you might get sober/clean and stay that way
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ery-plans.html
D
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Join Date: Jan 2017
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I just wanted to add there are an extraordinary number of excellent videos on Youtube covering basically every aspect of alcoholism: documentaries, personal stories, hypnosis, self-affirmation, binaural beats, subliminal videos and so on. And of course, lots of excellent AA speakers.
It's def. worth exploring.
It's def. worth exploring.
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,479
Hey everyone! Day 3 down. It was another productive day for me. Yay! I started reading Diar of an Alcoholic Housewife. Man I could have written a lot of what 've read. I'm curled up in bed getting ready to read more.
Hoping for a better nights sleep than last night. I'm an essential oil nerd so I popped a few restful blend softgels. That should help.
Stay stong class!!!
Hoping for a better nights sleep than last night. I'm an essential oil nerd so I popped a few restful blend softgels. That should help.
Stay stong class!!!
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