46 days sober
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Central America/Florida USA
Posts: 4,064
Way to go! Don't beat yourself up - sure, every day is a work in progress. But you don't "need" to do anything, except stay sober! It gets easier, enjoyment in daily life will follow. Allow yourself to be happy, you should be with such a great accomplishment so far! Congrats.
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: NC
Posts: 662
Great job on the sober time!
Having a recovery plan always helped me continue to move forward even if I was stalling and not being active in my recovery.
Set counseling dates and times always helped force me to take that step (in the beginning more than once a week, then once a week, then every other week, now once a month as I have progressed in my recovery).
Keeping a journal was easy and something that actually has helped a lot in the long run. Sometimes I would think I was "feeling fine" and then I'd start writing and out would come all these worries, concerns, things that made me mad, regrets, hopes, etc. It also helps to be able to look back and read about how bad it was in the beginning and how far I have come even if I don't feel like I have come all that far some days.
I do not go to meetings or follow the 12 steps but having a support team of doctors and counselors plus a strong bond with my family has helped propel me forward as I continue on this new journey of my life.
I look at it as a life change, and I make small goals that I try to hit and then soon you have accomplished pretty large goals when you look back and see where you were a month, 6 months, a year from now.
Keep it up, and don't be hard on yourself, look how far you have come!
Having a recovery plan always helped me continue to move forward even if I was stalling and not being active in my recovery.
Set counseling dates and times always helped force me to take that step (in the beginning more than once a week, then once a week, then every other week, now once a month as I have progressed in my recovery).
Keeping a journal was easy and something that actually has helped a lot in the long run. Sometimes I would think I was "feeling fine" and then I'd start writing and out would come all these worries, concerns, things that made me mad, regrets, hopes, etc. It also helps to be able to look back and read about how bad it was in the beginning and how far I have come even if I don't feel like I have come all that far some days.
I do not go to meetings or follow the 12 steps but having a support team of doctors and counselors plus a strong bond with my family has helped propel me forward as I continue on this new journey of my life.
I look at it as a life change, and I make small goals that I try to hit and then soon you have accomplished pretty large goals when you look back and see where you were a month, 6 months, a year from now.
Keep it up, and don't be hard on yourself, look how far you have come!
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Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 2
Thank u all for ur replies - recovery can be lonely sometimes- I'm glad I found this site- I spent my first 30 days of sobriety in a treatment center- and for the last two weeks I have been back to work - and going to an outpatient treatment at night- on the weekends I go to meetings- I'm happy not to be a slave to alcohol and drugs anymore - at least now with 46 days under my belt I have a choice today- and I'm choosing sobriety
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: UK
Posts: 6,902
Well, great job so far. And going to more and different meetings will mean that you get your meet more sober friends. And the more people you meet, the more options you will have for potential sponsors. So, more meetings sounds like a definite plan.
In the meantime, keep reading and posting here. This place has been another lifesaver (along with AA) for me.
I also found the AA speaker recordings really helpful. I use them on my commutes to and from work, and along with my daily prayer and meditation, this sets me up for the day. Throughout the day I use the serenity prayer and mini-meditation to cope with stresses and strains.
This is a link for the speaker recordings in case you fancy trying them.. 5500+ AA Speakers & Tapes - Organized & Mobile-Friendly!
In the meantime, keep reading and posting here. This place has been another lifesaver (along with AA) for me.
I also found the AA speaker recordings really helpful. I use them on my commutes to and from work, and along with my daily prayer and meditation, this sets me up for the day. Throughout the day I use the serenity prayer and mini-meditation to cope with stresses and strains.
This is a link for the speaker recordings in case you fancy trying them.. 5500+ AA Speakers & Tapes - Organized & Mobile-Friendly!
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