Class of March 2019 Part One
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Class of March 2019 Part One
Welcome everyone!
this is the support thread for everyone who wants to quit drugs, alcohol or any kind of addiction this month of MARCH 2019
come and join us!
The latest FEBRUARY thread is now here:
The latest FEBRUARY thread is now here:
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...pt-2-a-18.html
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Well, looks like I got shotgun.
I'm from the September class and I Had 4 months sober. Then a recent 1week relapse. So I'm joining the March 2019 class for some extra accountability..
Day 5 and feeling very good and positive. Anyone else?
I'm from the September class and I Had 4 months sober. Then a recent 1week relapse. So I'm joining the March 2019 class for some extra accountability..
Day 5 and feeling very good and positive. Anyone else?
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Well done on snagging #1 spot finalround 🤣.
Hope everyone is doing well, just here for a quick check in.
I'm on day 42 and doing great. Haven't heard back about that job yet but my fingers are still crossed..
Actually I had another interview today that went really well. So things are happening 😀
Anyway stay strong people and chin up. Even if you are just starting out for the first or 100th time, you can do this. You're in the right place for support.
Sorry for the short updates lately. Even though i'm not working atm family life has me busy as a beaver.
Enjoy the weekend.
Hope everyone is doing well, just here for a quick check in.
I'm on day 42 and doing great. Haven't heard back about that job yet but my fingers are still crossed..
Actually I had another interview today that went really well. So things are happening 😀
Anyway stay strong people and chin up. Even if you are just starting out for the first or 100th time, you can do this. You're in the right place for support.
Sorry for the short updates lately. Even though i'm not working atm family life has me busy as a beaver.
Enjoy the weekend.
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Join Date: Feb 2019
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Daily Motivation
Hello February and March class! I have found daily motivation in reading various threads every day; the wisdom and support has been invaluable. The fellowship and commraderie amongst the SR community is unbelievably generous and I am so grateful to have this soft place to land.
Today is day 56 of sobriety for me after 25 years of pills and alcohol....every day, every minute, is a mindful conscious decision to not pick up. Something that has resonated with me was at a recent AA meeting: there was a man sober 19 years, who said he is always aware of his addiction perched right on his shoulder, which helps to remind him to make good choices. I just pray I am able to continue on my path of sobriety with the cravings and life challenges ahead for me.
Today is day 56 of sobriety for me after 25 years of pills and alcohol....every day, every minute, is a mindful conscious decision to not pick up. Something that has resonated with me was at a recent AA meeting: there was a man sober 19 years, who said he is always aware of his addiction perched right on his shoulder, which helps to remind him to make good choices. I just pray I am able to continue on my path of sobriety with the cravings and life challenges ahead for me.
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Hello from the Groundhog (February) class!
Dee74: Thank you for these! I had never participated in a "class" before and find the entire thread extremely helpful day to day. Very cool.
Finalround: Congrats on your 4 months, first of all, and for nipping this in the bud and not letting 1 week turn into months, years, decades... what brought you to the relapse point and what is different in your strategy/mindset this time? Asking because I did similar and I want to avoid the same thing.
xxxNICHOLExxx: You think blackouts would be a dangerous and scary enough symptom to keep us from ever picking up another bottle, but addiction doesn't work that way I guess. Glad you're joining this class.
Sober81: Good luck on the job search
Lena1231: Thanks for this. I've spent so many years struggling with "moderation" -- trying to forget or gloss over the blackout drinking of my 20s. But ignoring or rationalizing those experiences only leads to more and more drinking over time. Sounds like this gentleman keeps his AV in check by never denying it's there... thanks this is helpful.
Keep on, friends.
Dee74: Thank you for these! I had never participated in a "class" before and find the entire thread extremely helpful day to day. Very cool.
Finalround: Congrats on your 4 months, first of all, and for nipping this in the bud and not letting 1 week turn into months, years, decades... what brought you to the relapse point and what is different in your strategy/mindset this time? Asking because I did similar and I want to avoid the same thing.
xxxNICHOLExxx: You think blackouts would be a dangerous and scary enough symptom to keep us from ever picking up another bottle, but addiction doesn't work that way I guess. Glad you're joining this class.
Sober81: Good luck on the job search
Lena1231: Thanks for this. I've spent so many years struggling with "moderation" -- trying to forget or gloss over the blackout drinking of my 20s. But ignoring or rationalizing those experiences only leads to more and more drinking over time. Sounds like this gentleman keeps his AV in check by never denying it's there... thanks this is helpful
.Keep on, friends.
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Hello March Class,
Day 1 for me after a mix of a bender from hell from just after xmas after 6 months sobriety. Some days here and there and now today my actual belly button birthday being spent alone, hangover from hell. It can get worse, I know that doesn't feel like it right now. Anyway enough said, pity party done for now. I am here thank god, Hi to all look forward to posting more positively in days to come. SP
Day 1 for me after a mix of a bender from hell from just after xmas after 6 months sobriety. Some days here and there and now today my actual belly button birthday being spent alone, hangover from hell. It can get worse, I know that doesn't feel like it right now. Anyway enough said, pity party done for now. I am here thank god, Hi to all look forward to posting more positively in days to come. SP
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Originally Posted by Oregongirlsite 
Hi Dee and SR Friends. Please add me to the March group. I think I am finally getting that tho I’m pretty much off hard alcohol...what a fool I am to think I can moderate wine. I can’t. 
For an alcoholic, there's no tolerable amount of poison.
Also, in retrospect, there is a world of flavors out there beyond alcohol... amazing, decadent flavors. Everything from a demi glaze to a 25-year aged balsamic vinegar, and entire universe of complex cheeses...
I was so worried no alcohol meant never experiencing complex flavors again. How wrong I was! It's actually the opposite, you'll start to appreciate the finer things even more
.Good luck and keep on!
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Originally Posted by Evoo
Switching poisons (or to more diluted poisons) never worked for me, either. Wine is a tough one, because it actually made my hangover/withdrawal symptoms even worse than hard liquor. Because I do like the taste of wine I even tried only allowing myself expensive wine on special occasions -- but that only lead to rationalization for more drinking.
For an alcoholic, there's no tolerable amount of poison.
Also, in retrospect, there is a world of flavors out there beyond alcohol... amazing, decadent flavors. Everything from a demi glaze to a 25-year aged balsamic vinegar, and entire universe of complex cheeses...
I was so worried no alcohol meant never experiencing complex flavors again. How wrong I was! It's actually the opposite, you'll start to appreciate the finer things even more.
Good luck and keep on!
For an alcoholic, there's no tolerable amount of poison.
Also, in retrospect, there is a world of flavors out there beyond alcohol... amazing, decadent flavors. Everything from a demi glaze to a 25-year aged balsamic vinegar, and entire universe of complex cheeses...
I was so worried no alcohol meant never experiencing complex flavors again. How wrong I was! It's actually the opposite, you'll start to appreciate the finer things even more
.Good luck and keep on!
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Hey everyone, this is my first post and day 1 of giving up alcohol. I have been reading the forums for weeks and have learned a lot. I was sober for most of the last month until the last 3 days. Before last month I have been pretty close to a daily drinker for 10+ years. Time for a change. Glad this community is here to help each other.
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Nothing like having anxiety because I’m about to be around drinking and I was okay about having people over tonight but now it’s definitely just hit me out of nowhere knowing they are going to ask me to drink with them and just being around it makes my skin crawl ugh but I can’t put myself through the pain of drinking anymore because it always ends out the same outcome sticking to my guns on staying sober it might not be pretty tonight but still worth it
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