One Year And Under Part 71
Living and Loving Life at Last
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I'm always here to read posts Sam! I rarely miss a day even now, in fact the more sobriety you have the more you need to be on guard against complacency. Coming here daily reminds me of what I have to lose if I forget!
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I'm with ya there toots.
I stopped coming around regularly after about a year or so sober and though I did not want to drink my recovery took a few steps back. It only took a few weeks but I noticed a difference.
Folks like toots who are always here bring comfort knowing someone will always be here when we need them.
I try to pay back by hanging around and giving my 2cents at times.
I stopped coming around regularly after about a year or so sober and though I did not want to drink my recovery took a few steps back. It only took a few weeks but I noticed a difference.
Folks like toots who are always here bring comfort knowing someone will always be here when we need them.
I try to pay back by hanging around and giving my 2cents at times.
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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Funny how I posted earlier how great everything was, and today just turned into a downward spiral after all. No, I didn't drink but I sure thought about it for a bit--I'm feeling very low and alone. Which sounds like so much self pity I hate even typing it-but there it is.
Well, I didn't drink, I ate dinner and came here to vent and also to cement the no drinking decision(I also fell and hit my head which helped the no drinking but not so much the "Oh I'm so alone, no one will find my rotting corpse for days" self-talk.)
I'm going to have some ice cream(screw the diet) and go to bed early. Tomorrow is another day--God willing.
Well, I didn't drink, I ate dinner and came here to vent and also to cement the no drinking decision(I also fell and hit my head which helped the no drinking but not so much the "Oh I'm so alone, no one will find my rotting corpse for days" self-talk.)
I'm going to have some ice cream(screw the diet) and go to bed early. Tomorrow is another day--God willing.
Living and Loving Life at Last
Join Date: Aug 2012
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Sam, I'm not sure what your personal situation is, and I know having people who care on SR isn't quite the same as having RL relationships. What do you like to do? Is there a class or something you could join where you'd meet like-minded people? Do you like amateur dramatics or singing?
There are plenty of safe ways to reach out to new folk who don't put drinking as a priority. The good thing about meeting new folk sober is that right from the start you can make it clear you don't drink, you don't have to say more than you wish to but they will only ever know you as a non drinker.
We can't expect life to give us what we want if we don't at least reach out towards it, but we also don't have to do everything at once.
There are plenty of safe ways to reach out to new folk who don't put drinking as a priority. The good thing about meeting new folk sober is that right from the start you can make it clear you don't drink, you don't have to say more than you wish to but they will only ever know you as a non drinker.
We can't expect life to give us what we want if we don't at least reach out towards it, but we also don't have to do everything at once.
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Agreed, and I have started to do that-I'm involved with some programs that have lead me to some new friendships already which is great, and they don't revolve around drinking.
I was going back to church and will revive that as well, but honestly I think it was just a low day yesterday and I was imagining the worst and blew things out of proportion in my mind.
All good. And sober.
I was going back to church and will revive that as well, but honestly I think it was just a low day yesterday and I was imagining the worst and blew things out of proportion in my mind.
All good. And sober.
Living and Loving Life at Last
Join Date: Aug 2012
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It's easy to do that Sam, keeping a gratitude list can help, it's easy to get lost in a morass of negativity sometimes, and a gratitude list can give us a focus on the positives in our lives. It does seem like you're doing plenty to move forward in your recovery so keep up the good work! 
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Well-I had a near miss yesterday, I had to pull out all the reasons why drinking would be a bad idea. I won but it was touch and go for a bit. I am so so glad I didn't cave, I would feel awful today in more ways than just physically.
Whew.
Whew.
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Welcome to SR, Untrapped! 
Yes this is a good place….You may also want to stop by the 24 hour thread and join the October 2022 class….those threads are a bit more active than this one….I’m trying to figure out how to add the links on here…. 
Glad to see you!
Yes this is a good place….You may also want to stop by the 24 hour thread and join the October 2022 class….those threads are a bit more active than this one….I’m trying to figure out how to add the links on here…. Glad to see you!
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24 hour thread:
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...art-564-a.html (24 Hour Recovery Connections Part 564)
October 2022 thread:
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...-part-one.html
Sorry, I’m trying to do this from an iPad so I hope it works!
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...art-564-a.html (24 Hour Recovery Connections Part 564)
October 2022 thread:
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...-part-one.html
Sorry, I’m trying to do this from an iPad so I hope it works!
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