Where to start on sr?
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Where to start on sr?
This site is great. Im sure lives have been saved directly because of it. I would like to check it routinely everyday its just sometimes there are so many threads i dont know exactly where to start. Any ideas on like a routine? Thanks
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Sometimes I start on a favourite forum like Newcomers forum...sometimes I start on 'New posts' (on the blue toolbar across the top of every page) which is every post since my last visit...
It's whatever feels right to you Ttal
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It's whatever feels right to you Ttal
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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Welcome to SR Ttal - you've found a very supportive, understanding place full of people SO willing to help and share.
Joining a message board and being unfamiliar with threads/people is always overwhelming at first... but regular visits will have you comfortable with how things are here in no time. I usually start of with Newcomers, too, and then move on to Alcoholism. I sometimes check new posts... but not always. Then, if I have more time, I'll check some other boards like Friends and Family or Mental Health.
Go wherever you want to go... feel at home. All the best to you on your sober journey x
Joining a message board and being unfamiliar with threads/people is always overwhelming at first... but regular visits will have you comfortable with how things are here in no time. I usually start of with Newcomers, too, and then move on to Alcoholism. I sometimes check new posts... but not always. Then, if I have more time, I'll check some other boards like Friends and Family or Mental Health.
Go wherever you want to go... feel at home. All the best to you on your sober journey x
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Originally Posted by Dee74 
Sometimes I start on a favourite forum like Newcomers forum...sometimes I start on 'New posts' (on the blue toolbar across the top of every page) which is every post since my last visit...
It's whatever feels right to you Ttal
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It's whatever feels right to you Ttal
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SR is my favorite virtual neighborhood to visit. I find this place an incredible support and resource. The moderators do an excellent job keeing it a safe, helpful place for all of us.
Again, glad you are here. Feel free to not only read, but post. It will make it more engaging for you, and surely assist you on your journey.
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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Originally Posted by Dee74
Sometimes I start on a favourite forum like Newcomers forum...sometimes I start on 'New posts' (on the blue toolbar across the top of every page) which is every post since my last visit...
It's whatever feels right to you Ttal
D
It's whatever feels right to you Ttal
D
I have always started with the Newcomers forum and then branched out from there. I will have to give this New Posts link a whirl ow that I know it's there.
Welcome to SR, Ttal! Best wishes to you.
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Have you joined the class of August, yet/ If not, that would be a good place to start. I check my class's posts every time I come on SR. My classmates are always supportive and in the same "place" as I am. Good luck to you, SR has been a big help to me for 7 months.
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Originally Posted by lfh4555
I don't know why the exclamation point is up there -- maybe I've reached my quota for the day.
You're welcome.
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Every day I come back I just click on "new posts" up at the top and i go through all of the pages (sometimes there are a lot!) and anything that interests me i will open up in a new window and read and/or reply to it. this is a good way to kill some time as well as stay away from anything you dont want to pick up!
this is a good way to kill some time as well as stay away from anything you dont want to pick up!
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I start with the Newcomers to Recovery threads, more often than not just to welcome a new person, then I'll check out the month I got sober, which happens to be located under the Newcomer's threads in one called Newcomer's Daily Support Threads unless you started in the current month, which is located in the Newcomers to Recovery threads. confused yet?
Scroll where ever you want! Lots to read, but remember to scroll down from the Newcomers to Recovery threads, there's games, one on books, mental health, family and friends, one for men only, one for women only, another on dreams and several other threads.
It took me a while to really be able to find these threads in the first several months of recovery, as I was not able to read as fast as I can now!
Grab some coffee and just surf SR!
Glad you are here!
Hugs & love,
Scroll where ever you want! Lots to read, but remember to scroll down from the Newcomers to Recovery threads, there's games, one on books, mental health, family and friends, one for men only, one for women only, another on dreams and several other threads.
It took me a while to really be able to find these threads in the first several months of recovery, as I was not able to read as fast as I can now!
Grab some coffee and just surf SR!
Glad you are here!
Hugs & love,
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Welcome!
Some people have already offered tips. I usually check out the Newcomers to Recovery and then the Alcoholism pages first. They are the most active.
Part of this forum is mutual support. If I am going to respond to someone's post, I try to find out a little bit more about them before I post. If you click the member name, and then public profile, it will bring you to their page. The tab "About Me" might give you some general information and then the "Forum Activity" tab will show you their posts. If you click on the number, it will list out their posts in chronological order.
You might find some info by doing this that will make your reply more helpful/insightful and also answer any questions you might have wanted to ask. The other side of this is that you may find someone with whom you strongly identify after reading their posts and may want to PM (private message) them.
Again, welcome.
Some people have already offered tips. I usually check out the Newcomers to Recovery and then the Alcoholism pages first. They are the most active.
Part of this forum is mutual support. If I am going to respond to someone's post, I try to find out a little bit more about them before I post. If you click the member name, and then public profile, it will bring you to their page. The tab "About Me" might give you some general information and then the "Forum Activity" tab will show you their posts. If you click on the number, it will list out their posts in chronological order.
You might find some info by doing this that will make your reply more helpful/insightful and also answer any questions you might have wanted to ask. The other side of this is that you may find someone with whom you strongly identify after reading their posts and may want to PM (private message) them.
Again, welcome.
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