Back Again
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Back Again
Hello.
My name is Sherri and today is my day 1 again.
I have been on this site off and on now for a couple of years and have been lurking in the shadows for a few days now. I had a period of 6 months of sobriety 2 years ago and I still can remember how clear, proud and good I felt.
I am praying that I can achieve absolute sobriety for the rest of my life and I am back here to make a fresh start.
My name is Sherri and today is my day 1 again.
I have been on this site off and on now for a couple of years and have been lurking in the shadows for a few days now. I had a period of 6 months of sobriety 2 years ago and I still can remember how clear, proud and good I felt.
I am praying that I can achieve absolute sobriety for the rest of my life and I am back here to make a fresh start.
Do everything you can to make sure this is your last day one. 
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Thank you Least. I plan on staying really close to this site and I am trying to develop some sort of plan to keep me from drinking (or thinking that I can successfully)....
I am trying to be healthily concerned instead of panicking about what the future looks like. I plan on really focusing on the just for today approach. I found that really helpful when I quit smoking almost 2 years ago now. If I think about how I will handle next weekend then I know I will panic so I am trying to take deep breaths and just stay sober today.
I am trying to be healthily concerned instead of panicking about what the future looks like. I plan on really focusing on the just for today approach. I found that really helpful when I quit smoking almost 2 years ago now. If I think about how I will handle next weekend then I know I will panic so I am trying to take deep breaths and just stay sober today.
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Welcome back! I have been on and off SR for a few years as well. I came back on January 1st with a commitment to myself that it would be my last day one. I have four and a half months sober, and checking in here daily has been a huge part of my plan.
Looking forward to seeing you back on here!
Looking forward to seeing you back on here!
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thank you so much. I would definitely attribute my 6 months of sobriety to spending time daily here. For me it helps so much with my guilt over the things that I have done when I read others stories. I don't feel so alone, weak or foolish.
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Welcome back!
I plan on really focusing on the just for today approach.
That's one of the key things in AA. It sounds very simple, but changing your attitudes and behavior to make that happen is more difficult. The AA group I go to help me learn a bunch of strategies to make it happen.
I plan on really focusing on the just for today approach.
That's one of the key things in AA. It sounds very simple, but changing your attitudes and behavior to make that happen is more difficult. The AA group I go to help me learn a bunch of strategies to make it happen.
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I just wanted to thank you all for your encouragement. I had a quarter of a bottle of wine left in the fridge and another unopened, plus about a shot and a half of rum and dumped everything I could find down the drain. Whew that was not easy!
This has to be my time though... I am not giving in again. I can't.
This has to be my time though... I am not giving in again. I can't.
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Thank you, I am worried how I may feel about that in a few hours but I have decided if I start to panic then I will stay right on this board! What totally sux is I live directly across the street from a liquor store ughhh
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