7 Months
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7 Months
Hey everyone! I want to check in with you all because today marks my 7 months sober date!
I made myself a holiday survival guide LOL. In it, I listed the many ways in which this year I am more prepared to deal with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. Moreover, I have decided that NO ONE can force me to attend any gathering or event in which I don’t feel comfortable. My sobriety comes first. I have also realized that my goal is to get to that ONE YEAR mark by mid-April (God-Willing) my disease will be clever as ever so I do NOT reach that one year mark. The disease will use my anxiety, the festive season, and old triggers to get me back into its control. Within the last week 2 of my major triggers returned! However, I caught it right away. I had to fix up my schedule for the holidays- I removed some hours from my holiday shift, I added volunteering at a nursing home into my schedule! I have never worked with the geriatric population so I am nervous you guys! But I think this will be a good opportunity for me to stay sober and help others in the stressful holiday season. Further, I tend to bring in people from my past during the holiday season and already I caught up with an old friend. Although it can be fun for some of us, I think stirring up any old emotions or relationships especially during this fragile holiday season is not good so I will be taking a step back from this henceforth. Within this month I plan to complete my course that I started back in the end of August. It is the reason I stayed in NYC my home city for these 7 months instead of moving to CA so I want to finish strong! So keep me in your prayers. This seven to eight month period is pivotal for my sobriety I know it! So I will try to post on here more often. Stay warm you guys and do NOT let the holiday season get the best of you! It is only until January we can all do this Love you all
I made myself a holiday survival guide LOL. In it, I listed the many ways in which this year I am more prepared to deal with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. Moreover, I have decided that NO ONE can force me to attend any gathering or event in which I don’t feel comfortable. My sobriety comes first. I have also realized that my goal is to get to that ONE YEAR mark by mid-April (God-Willing) my disease will be clever as ever so I do NOT reach that one year mark. The disease will use my anxiety, the festive season, and old triggers to get me back into its control. Within the last week 2 of my major triggers returned! However, I caught it right away. I had to fix up my schedule for the holidays- I removed some hours from my holiday shift, I added volunteering at a nursing home into my schedule! I have never worked with the geriatric population so I am nervous you guys! But I think this will be a good opportunity for me to stay sober and help others in the stressful holiday season. Further, I tend to bring in people from my past during the holiday season and already I caught up with an old friend. Although it can be fun for some of us, I think stirring up any old emotions or relationships especially during this fragile holiday season is not good so I will be taking a step back from this henceforth. Within this month I plan to complete my course that I started back in the end of August. It is the reason I stayed in NYC my home city for these 7 months instead of moving to CA so I want to finish strong! So keep me in your prayers. This seven to eight month period is pivotal for my sobriety I know it! So I will try to post on here more often. Stay warm you guys and do NOT let the holiday season get the best of you! It is only until January we can all do this Love you all
Thank You! 
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