Sobriety Planning on the Fly
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Sobriety Planning on the Fly
When I went to my detox appointment today, they were not able to start an IV, so I end up with a "day off." Several hours to kill of unplanned free time, only 6 days into sobriety.
From plenty of experience I know AA is not helpful, and even a bit toxic, to me. BUT... it's something you can do almost immediately so I'm going to pop into a meeting to kill and hour or two.
My other improvised plans include a vigorous walk and a movie.
I texted my recovery coach immediately when my plans suddenly changed, so he knows I'm on my own for the afternoon/evening.
From plenty of experience I know AA is not helpful, and even a bit toxic, to me. BUT... it's something you can do almost immediately so I'm going to pop into a meeting to kill and hour or two.
My other improvised plans include a vigorous walk and a movie.
I texted my recovery coach immediately when my plans suddenly changed, so he knows I'm on my own for the afternoon/evening.
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Originally Posted by Delilah1 
Enjoy your meeting and movie. How much longer is your program?
I'm not sure if the day I missed today will be "rescheduled" to the end of the cycle or not. I'll get this sorted out on Monday once the full staff is back in the medical office.
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Headed out to see The Danish Girl, starting in a half hour. Hopefully it's long enough that I can skip the meeting, LOL!
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Originally Posted by SoberinSyracuse
When I went to my detox appointment today, they were not able to start an IV, so I end up with a "day off." Several hours to kill of unplanned free time, only 6 days into sobriety.
From plenty of experience I know AA is not helpful, and even a bit toxic, to me. BUT... it's something you can do almost immediately so I'm going to pop into a meeting to kill and hour or two.
My other improvised plans include a vigorous walk and a movie.
I texted my recovery coach immediately when my plans suddenly changed, so he knows I'm on my own for the afternoon/evening.
From plenty of experience I know AA is not helpful, and even a bit toxic, to me. BUT... it's something you can do almost immediately so I'm going to pop into a meeting to kill and hour or two.
My other improvised plans include a vigorous walk and a movie.
I texted my recovery coach immediately when my plans suddenly changed, so he knows I'm on my own for the afternoon/evening.
You can have reasons, or you can have results, but you can't have both.
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Originally Posted by thomas11
How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Everything getting better?
The movie killed enough time that I believe exercise, dinner, SR reading/posting and television will carry me through to bedtime.
I thought the movie, The Danish Girl, was done tastefully and compassionately. It's not a "fun" movie; the subject matter is very serious.
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