Soberwolf

Thank you D this is excellent in plan building

SportsFan15

I needed this!

I'm doing really good right now, and that means it's still a good time to plan for hard times.

Thanks Dee!

VirginiaWoof

Great reminder to keep my plan in mind

MikeM

I thought this thread would be a "Sticky", but I don't see it anywhere. Maybe the foggy brain is making me overlooking it.

I can't store it in my browser because anyone who would borrow my pc would be able to see it.

Am I overlooking something or should this one be made Sticky?

Soberwolf

You could print it out to keep safe somewhere mike ?

MikeM

Believe it or not, I don't own a printer.

But I just realized that I can find it back through my profile where it shows my forum activity.

Still though, I think it would be great to have as a Sticky post. It's so useful and that way new users come across it much easier.

Soberwolf

Better yet I'm going to pm you it right now and you can save it in your msgs

Time2Rise

You can subscribe to the thread and then view it anytime you would like with just a few clicks. See the "Thread Tools" drop down menu button above and to the right.

Dee74

The links themselves are actually part of a sticky:

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...at-we-did.html

D

letitgo

Psst...wanna know why I'm always recommending recovery plans?

Because Dee is awesome!!

least

I got so much help from my addiction counselor. I saw her weekly for about five years. She helped me with staying sober and all other aspects of my life.

And she herself was once addicted to a substance, so she understands totally.

A good counselor is worth his or her weight in gold.

IvanMike

I hate a cliche', but having no plan is planning to fail.

For me, what was equally important was the fact that I had no idea how to make a plan for myself that would actually work. I had to ask people who had been where I was and had found a way out (and gotten where I wanted to go) how to do that. The fact that their guidance didn't always make sense to me was irrelevant. I arrived at the door of recovery long on theory but short on experience. I'm glad I was beaten enough to listen.

Mountainmanbob

A good point that goes unnoticed at times until it's too late.
Once with almost three years without a drink
I got to feeling uptight at a wedding reception
grabbed two beers before I even gave it much thought.

Today I would simply slip outside for some fresh air.
Today I will walk out of any slippery situation -- and fast.

Yes, very important -- A good complete Sober Tool Belt.

Why go down with the ship if I (we) can swim away sober?

M-Bob

Mia1972

Thank you. I downloaded the first two and read the last two

Tootla

Thanks these links are so helpful. This is a battle I'm fighting on my own and it's not easy.

bemyself

Hi Tootla, if you're able, you could get along to an AA meeting in an hour:

8 pm, St Mary's Hall, 155 Nobbs St, Rockhampton [near corner of Nobbs and Burnett St, part of St Mary's school complex].

It may not be your thing, but worth a try. People won't mind one jot if you've been drinking, all you have to do is get there, tell someone you're new and sit down and listen. Best wishes. There's another Rocky meeting on Saturday: just search on aa.org.au --->Find a Meeting link for Rockhampton.

zerothehero

Clueless and on my own, I stumbled upon this:

It was a good start and the basics stuck. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction is basically my plan now.

Winslow

I always think I have a concrete plan but I guess I still just don't get it?

Dee74

I think there's two parts to a plan Winslow - making one - and putting it in action?

What's your plan for when you feel the urge to drink?

D

Winslow

Dee,I don't know, I get extremely anxious before a drink,I just don't know how to keep from climbing the walls