Day 4 and Birthday
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Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Oregon, USA
Posts: 373
Day 4 and Birthday
Well, I'm on Day 4 today- woke up feeling ok, had a big brekkie and am now feeling sluggish. Sleep takes a while to come on at night, but I do eventually fall rock solid asleep for a while.
I took the day off for my birthday. I feel like I "should" do something special to pamper myself - get a massage, buy something, etc. Not many friends in this new area for me, so it would be easy to fall into the "poor me" trap today. A year older, a year alone, poor me, poor me. Will need to stay vigilant for that and the AV attaching itself.
With just a few days, I need to keep sobriety #1. I'm still vulnerable. If I push it too much I put myself in danger. For example, if I were to head into the city for some pampering and get caught in traffic on the way home (common), that could blow it all - hate traffic. Small things still can set me off.
So maybe I stay close to home, watch movies, and pamper myself in the warm comfort of my apartment...and post here.
How do you treat yourself in early sobriety on your "real" birthday?
I took the day off for my birthday. I feel like I "should" do something special to pamper myself - get a massage, buy something, etc. Not many friends in this new area for me, so it would be easy to fall into the "poor me" trap today. A year older, a year alone, poor me, poor me. Will need to stay vigilant for that and the AV attaching itself.
With just a few days, I need to keep sobriety #1. I'm still vulnerable. If I push it too much I put myself in danger. For example, if I were to head into the city for some pampering and get caught in traffic on the way home (common), that could blow it all - hate traffic. Small things still can set me off.
So maybe I stay close to home, watch movies, and pamper myself in the warm comfort of my apartment...and post here.
How do you treat yourself in early sobriety on your "real" birthday?
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Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 131
Sounds like a good plan...I love the city of Portland. Cruisin it clean could be a blast (the best coffee I have ever had, including Washington St.), or if there are triggers stay at home. I know that in my cray mind, I am either continuously chasing some sort of carrot goal, or beating the **** out of myself. On my bday, I have always given myself a pass of sorts...or I try to. Good luck, happy you day and be really good to yourself. Grats on 4, but especially today!
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Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Belgium
Posts: 46
Happy sober birthday! To many more of those.
Oh yes, nice cake/pastries with a few good movies!
Maybe look into hobby workshops in your new area to find new things to do and meet new people.
Oh yes, nice cake/pastries with a few good movies!
Maybe look into hobby workshops in your new area to find new things to do and meet new people.
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