Day 9 - rehab for Kelly
 

I was busy all day, so far, today, in Homewood Healthcare Centre...learned lots.

Day 9 of 35.

The social worker just spent over 2 hours talking about relapse prevention:

Having a structured day

Going to meetings

Eating/sleeping properly

Letting go of former "friends", who were simply people we associated with, all of whom used

Not dating someone who is still in active addiction

Doing breathing exercises

Doing a gratitude list

etc.

Have to go, another lecture soon, then dinner, then an AA meeting - we have to go to 1 meeting a day (and 2 on Saturdays, and 2 on Sundays)

I wish you a serene 24.

Kelly

...I'll reward myself with bowling, or billiards, or the hot tub tonight, after the AA meeting...we have a recreation centre at Homewood....maybe crafts or horticulture, not sure.

Yea kelly! Great advice. What if your married to someone who drinks??

Treat yourself!

Since becoming sober I find that I enjoy doing the small things so much more than I used to.

I remember my 28 day rehab stay like as if were
yesterday and that was back on August 10,1990.
My first full day sober was August 11, 1990 and
is still my sobriety date 20 yrs. later.

Just like you, the whole program stay was organized
and planned out for us from start to finish and living
in a controled inviroment made temptations of not
drinking easier to handle and working on our issues more
important.

I think what you are doing by coming here to SR when
you can to share your experience from there in rehab
working on ur recovery is priceless as it sets you on the
path learning to live a day at a time without alcohol.

Your experience also gives others hope that the place
where you are staying is one way to help fight addiction
with the help of qualified personel.

Sharing your own ESH - experiences, strengths and hopes
of what your life was like before during and after alcohol to
those who still suffer will be the beginning of you building
a solid foundation in recovery to live your life upon for years
to come. :)