What do you do to stay sober BESIDES meetings/AA?
What do you do to stay sober BESIDES meetings/AA? 
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Dancing in the Light
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Hi and Welcome,
I am not an AA person, but I do a lot of things.
Balance has been crucial to my recovery and I strive to find balance every day. Exercise is important, trying to eat well and meditating and yoga. I have found SR to be a lifeline to me for many years. And, I am always looking for something recovery-related to read.
I am not an AA person, but I do a lot of things.
Balance has been crucial to my recovery and I strive to find balance every day. Exercise is important, trying to eat well and meditating and yoga. I have found SR to be a lifeline to me for many years. And, I am always looking for something recovery-related to read.
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Australia
Posts: 346
I study part-time and volunteer for a community service organisation 1 day per week. I also love walking-there's a beautiful lake near where I live-catching up with friends and if i'm stuck, well then, i'm not opposed to taking myself out on a "date" to see a movie 
Makes sense, really-i'm building a relationship with myself 
Makes sense, really-i'm building a relationship with myself Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: NJ
Posts: 20,458
exactly, i'm not dragging a chain around.....with a bottle on the end.
I am not an AA person, do not go to meetings. I connect here daily and with others. I enjoy my sobriety and my true friends. Alcohol is just a beverage i don't like anymore, it does not dictate my life, it's not a career *(as it used to be when i was drinking). Recovery and sobriety is a lot more than focusing on booze all the time.
out of sight, out of mind for the most part.
I am not an AA person, do not go to meetings. I connect here daily and with others. I enjoy my sobriety and my true friends. Alcohol is just a beverage i don't like anymore, it does not dictate my life, it's not a career *(as it used to be when i was drinking). Recovery and sobriety is a lot more than focusing on booze all the time.
out of sight, out of mind for the most part.
Grateful to be free
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Arizona
Posts: 3,680
I go to bzoink.com and do surveys, they are not like consumer surveys, but rather lists of questions about ourselves, likes, dislikes, etc etc. I find it interesting to "see" who I am. Stopping to slow down, think about the answers, be surprised by the variety of questions.
It's even something my boyfriend and I like to do together, we've learned SO much about one another by reading the questions outloud and answering them, real conversation starters.
It's even something my boyfriend and I like to do together, we've learned SO much about one another by reading the questions outloud and answering them, real conversation starters.
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: USA
Posts: 599
SR is a mainstay in my life right now.... sometimes I come here so many times a day, sometimes just in the morning and nite for the grat pack threads (I love those people), sometimes I just take a hike and then come back. But grateful SR is around all the time.
**Please feel welcome to drop in on the Morning & Bedtime Gratitude threads -- it really does help me to consciously think of what I am grateful for. And the company there is very warm and understanding.... and a bit hilarious at times.
Besides that: I'm babystepping towards a more fit and healthier me by "attempting to exercise" and to eat better. I like to do natural things so I research that on the web and read on forums (things I'm trying now are coconut oil, sesame seeds & kefir). I am slowly, very slowly getting my house back into shape too - I really did a downslide on housework while I was drinking.
I am getting back into reading everyday like I used to - before I got so deep into my drinking, I used to literally wear my library card out. I watch a lot of Netflix - my snacks are popcorn and cut up veggies here lately with whatever beverage I have: juice, pop, water. A lot of times I just get myself past the store to my house after work and go to sleep on the couch (one reason I drank was I was so tired after work and drinking seemed to wake me up...so much that I would drink til late at nite...just wound up drinking) So sleeping isn't such a bad alternative I guess... I don't have kids (except catkids) and am single so I can get away with it. I think it's okay to do this, that maybe my body is repairing itself and maybe someday I won't be so tired or won't need to sleep to avoid drinking. I play a lot of games on the internet - pogo.com has chat and weekly challenges so it's pretty fun, facebook and SR also has an arcade room. I blog some - you can have your own blog here at SR too.
I guess I'm saying just fill your time and try to do it with things that either entertain you or take your focus off of drinking, or both.
I wish you the best - sounds like you are searching out ways to make your own customized plan of attack so you will be successful, so good for you!!
**Please feel welcome to drop in on the Morning & Bedtime Gratitude threads -- it really does help me to consciously think of what I am grateful for. And the company there is very warm and understanding.... and a bit hilarious at times.
Besides that: I'm babystepping towards a more fit and healthier me by "attempting to exercise" and to eat better. I like to do natural things so I research that on the web and read on forums (things I'm trying now are coconut oil, sesame seeds & kefir). I am slowly, very slowly getting my house back into shape too - I really did a downslide on housework while I was drinking.
I am getting back into reading everyday like I used to - before I got so deep into my drinking, I used to literally wear my library card out. I watch a lot of Netflix - my snacks are popcorn and cut up veggies here lately with whatever beverage I have: juice, pop, water. A lot of times I just get myself past the store to my house after work and go to sleep on the couch (one reason I drank was I was so tired after work and drinking seemed to wake me up...so much that I would drink til late at nite...just wound up drinking) So sleeping isn't such a bad alternative I guess... I don't have kids (except catkids) and am single so I can get away with it. I think it's okay to do this, that maybe my body is repairing itself and maybe someday I won't be so tired or won't need to sleep to avoid drinking. I play a lot of games on the internet - pogo.com has chat and weekly challenges so it's pretty fun, facebook and SR also has an arcade room. I blog some - you can have your own blog here at SR too.
I guess I'm saying just fill your time and try to do it with things that either entertain you or take your focus off of drinking, or both.
I wish you the best - sounds like you are searching out ways to make your own customized plan of attack so you will be successful, so good for you!!
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