Day Nine
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Day Nine
Hi everybody! I hope you don't mind that I've been posting a lot here lately. It helps me to keep a log of my daily progress (a sobriety journal if you will). Your comments really help to inspire me and keep me on the right track.
Today is day nine of my sobriety and I feel great! I think I might have even lost a couple pounds!
One thing I've learned since I've been here is that white-knuckeling it, or simply not drinking on pure willpower alone is not the way to go. If I do that, I will eventually cave and drink again (which I've already done over and over). I am learning to focus on the underlying reasons as to what caused me to drink in the first place. I am learning that that is what recovery is all about - it's much more than simply not drinking. It's about facing my fears, letting go of the past and having a positive outlook toward the future. Thank you SR! You are helping me so much and I am very grateful. Please have a fantastic weekend everyone!!
Today is day nine of my sobriety and I feel great! I think I might have even lost a couple pounds!
One thing I've learned since I've been here is that white-knuckeling it, or simply not drinking on pure willpower alone is not the way to go. If I do that, I will eventually cave and drink again (which I've already done over and over). I am learning to focus on the underlying reasons as to what caused me to drink in the first place. I am learning that that is what recovery is all about - it's much more than simply not drinking. It's about facing my fears, letting go of the past and having a positive outlook toward the future. Thank you SR! You are helping me so much and I am very grateful. Please have a fantastic weekend everyone!!
~sb
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: MD
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Ride that rollercoaster of sobriety! It will be level....I just remember when you were sooo low, it's nice to hear more sober thoughts-positive! Get to 30, or just til tomorrow. Please keep posting!!!!!
Have a beautiful day!!
Have a beautiful day!!
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Through fear you can also get salvation.
For me , if im honest with myself, I was scared of my drunk self, scared of what I was doing to myself and not to mention others.
That kind of fear can be transformative to the human psyche for some.
I know that a lot of why I drank was plain boredom, just cos it was there and I had the time.TBH I did also make a lot of time for my drinking as well ( amongst other more complicated issues for why I drank)
But for now I focus on time management, as its the first reason i can control right off the bat.. and then move onto the underlyers later in my therapy
Dont be afraid of fear( how ironic does that sound, lol) and be proud of your 9 days and counting.
For me , if im honest with myself, I was scared of my drunk self, scared of what I was doing to myself and not to mention others.
That kind of fear can be transformative to the human psyche for some.
I know that a lot of why I drank was plain boredom, just cos it was there and I had the time.TBH I did also make a lot of time for my drinking as well ( amongst other more complicated issues for why I drank)
But for now I focus on time management, as its the first reason i can control right off the bat.. and then move onto the underlyers later in my therapy
Dont be afraid of fear( how ironic does that sound, lol) and be proud of your 9 days and counting.
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