I need support
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Join Date: Aug 2015
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I need support
Hello,
I drank heavily in the past 3 months in a pattern: 5-6 days of drinking and 2-3 days of abstinence.
I am at Day 1 and am really determined to stay sober. I need support and words of encouregement.
Karol
I drank heavily in the past 3 months in a pattern: 5-6 days of drinking and 2-3 days of abstinence.
I am at Day 1 and am really determined to stay sober. I need support and words of encouregement.
Karol
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Hi and welcome Karol 
Determination is great.
Action is good too - think about the changes you might need to make to your life etc to help this decision for change take hold.
you'll find a lot of support, help and advice here
D
Determination is great.
Action is good too - think about the changes you might need to make to your life etc to help this decision for change take hold.
you'll find a lot of support, help and advice here
D
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Join Date: Jan 2014
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Originally Posted by Dee74 
Hi and welcome Karol Determination is great. Action is good too - think about the changes you might need to make to your life etc to help this decision for change take hold. you'll find a lot of support, help and advice here D
Determination is great. Action is good too - think about the changes you might need to make to your life etc to help this decision for change take hold. you'll find a lot of support, help and advice here DAction.
We cannot think, hope, determine our way to a sober life without action.
But with action, with change, we can transform our lives to something more wonderful than we ever imagined.
You can do this!
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Northern Vt.
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Glad you decided to join SR Karol , there's lots of support & good information to read. You have your 1st Plan already to want to stop
Now your need to find plans on staying stopped & tools to fight with. Stay strong - 1 day at a time they will add up , before you know it !!
Now your need to find plans on staying stopped & tools to fight with. Stay strong - 1 day at a time they will add up , before you know it !!
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Join Date: Oct 2014
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Welcome Karol! I'm glad you're here. There is a lot of information here that you can use to learn and support your recovery.
SR has chat meetings on Tuesday and Fridays at 8p CST. I have found these chat meetings super helpful in my recovery and hope that you can join us.
SR has chat meetings on Tuesday and Fridays at 8p CST. I have found these chat meetings super helpful in my recovery and hope that you can join us.
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Join Date: Aug 2015
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Dearest Karol, each day when you wake up, write down a plan for your entire day. Fill all the hours. Keep it very simple. Wake, breakfast, read paper, go to work, drive home, quick snack, 90-minute walk, small healthy dinner, clean kitchen, to coffee shop with a book, watch the news, meditate, to bed. You must also identify the hard window. Mine is 4-6 but shrinking. Used to be 2-7. Have a daily plan for getting through that tough time when your cravings are going nuts. Also, take action. Get your teeth taken care of. Clean your car and house. Get a full physical. Pick up two new hobbies. Finally, open the future up for yourself by saying each day "I can drink tomorrow if I choose to, but I am not going to drink today." It is just a little trick of the mind but if you feel like there isn't a Mt. Everest of sober days looming in the future that are going to be as hard as these first few weeks, it is easier to tackle. Good luck dearest Karol. Please post often and let us know how it is going.
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Dee always recommends this action and recovery plan Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery: A Self-Help Guide|SAMHSA. It can be downloaded free and it is very helpful. Good luck, post often.
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Soberville, USA
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Welcome.
Pretend you have been given too many chances.
Pretend you have been told if you don't stop now you will lose everything you love.
Or don't pretend...cause it might be true....
You can do it.
Odat.
I'm not drinking today.
U?
Pretend you have been given too many chances.
Pretend you have been told if you don't stop now you will lose everything you love.
Or don't pretend...cause it might be true....
You can do it.
Odat.
I'm not drinking today.
U?
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Missoula, Montana
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Welcome. Filling the empty time was critical for me. There is great happiness in being sober and realizing that I can control and care for myself and that I am worth that care. I'm in your corner. I'm not drinking today. Hope you aren't either
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Originally Posted by ckoures
Welcome. Filling the empty time was critical for me. There is great happiness in being sober and realizing that I can control and care for myself and that I am worth that care. I'm in your corner. I'm not drinking today. Hope you aren't either
Hanging around here most of the time. Reading a book about art. Going to the movies with my brother in the evening. A little afraid of the withdrawals I am going to have: anxiety, insomnia and nightmares (if I eventually fall asleep).
I am so grateful for the support I am receiving here.
Thank you!
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