what a ******* of a day
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what a ******* of a day
Honestly, if ever I was gonna drink I think today would have been it. From the minute I got up I have been chasing my tail, it's 9pm and I can't actually believe I have got home without stopping for a bottle of stress relief. Be glad to see the back of today day 86.
Last edited by Dee74; 02-15-2016 at 01:26 PM.
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some times that is what being sober is about. Just not drinking when its really bad.
But some days are good!
I'm proud of you for making it today and maybe you could post something about the positive on a new commers thread. That can help me at times where the day has gone hinkkey
But some days are good!
I'm proud of you for making it today and maybe you could post something about the positive on a new commers thread. That can help me at times where the day has gone hinkkey
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Congrats! The bad news is that you're going to have more days like this. The good news is that when they show up, you know that you can get through them, because you have experience getting through them clean/sober in the past.
For me, watching others get through things clean/sober was and remains essential. It gave me hope that I might be able to do the same thing. As time went on, I began to produce my own evidence that I could get through anything clean by experiencing and withstanding/overcoming life events. I was able to do it clean with guidance and support.
I go to NA, so I tend to relate things to the steps. For me, this process was all about the second step. Despite the fact that I'm an atheist, I came to believe that a power greater than myself could restore me to sanity (in this case, it allowed me to navigate life's rough patches without getting loaded). The step doesn't say that we believed, it says that we came to believe, which for me is an ongoing process of witnessing the evidence in my life, and in the lives of others with whom I seek recovery.
Make sense?
For me, watching others get through things clean/sober was and remains essential. It gave me hope that I might be able to do the same thing. As time went on, I began to produce my own evidence that I could get through anything clean by experiencing and withstanding/overcoming life events. I was able to do it clean with guidance and support.
I go to NA, so I tend to relate things to the steps. For me, this process was all about the second step. Despite the fact that I'm an atheist, I came to believe that a power greater than myself could restore me to sanity (in this case, it allowed me to navigate life's rough patches without getting loaded). The step doesn't say that we believed, it says that we came to believe, which for me is an ongoing process of witnessing the evidence in my life, and in the lives of others with whom I seek recovery.
Make sense?
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