Back After Long Time Away...On Day 2 Well I'm back after being gone for some time. Sobriety and slipping have been the norm. But I would like it to stop now since things are getting out of control. I've lost a lot of money when drinking and gambling and have made other poor decision. I am on Day 2 today of no alcohol, caffeine, nicotine or gambling. |
Welcome back! I am on Day 2 today of no alcohol, caffeine, nicotine or gambling. Personally, I wouldn't try to break 4 habits at one time, that sounds like a recipe for failure. Why don't you pick one, and I'm assuming it would be alcohol, and develop a plan to get, and stay sober. Focusing on alcohol, and giving it 100% of you attention (instead of 25%) would be my suggestion. |
glad youre back from step 1 in the 12X12 Why all this insistence that every A.A. must hit bottom first? The answer is that few people will sincerely try to practice the A.A. program unless they have hit bottom. For practicing A.A.'s remaining eleven Steps means the adoption of attitudes and actions that almost no alcoholic who is still drinking can dream of taking. Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.'s message to the next sufferer? No, the average alcoholic, self-centered in the extreme, doesn't care for this prospect—unless he has to do these things in order to stay alive himself. :tyou |
Welcome back FreedomCA :) Whats your plan to stay sober - how will you do it? D |
Welcome back and congratulations on two days of no alcohol, caffeine, nicotine or gambling. I sincerely hope you can abstain from all four. I have a hard time with caffeine right now. I've grown to hate it, yet I'm addicted and finding it hard to quit. So two days with your four vices is huge and inspiring. Best to you and stick around. |
Originally Posted by Zebra1275
(Post 7178583)
Welcome back! I am on Day 2 today of no alcohol, caffeine, nicotine or gambling. Personally, I wouldn't try to break 4 habits at one time, that sounds like a recipe for failure. Why don't you pick one, and I'm assuming it would be alcohol, and develop a plan to get, and stay sober. Focusing on alcohol, and giving it 100% of you attention (instead of 25%) would be my suggestion. *quietly takes a sip of coffee* |
Welcome back! :) |
Welcome back, Freedom. Good job on Day 2. :) |
Originally Posted by Zebra1275
(Post 7178583)
Welcome back! I am on Day 2 today of no alcohol, caffeine, nicotine or gambling. Personally, I wouldn't try to break 4 habits at one time, that sounds like a recipe for failure. Why don't you pick one, and I'm assuming it would be alcohol, and develop a plan to get, and stay sober. Focusing on alcohol, and giving it 100% of you attention (instead of 25%) would be my suggestion. |
Originally Posted by january161992
(Post 7178590)
glad youre back from step 1 in the 12X12 Why all this insistence that every A.A. must hit bottom first? The answer is that few people will sincerely try to practice the A.A. program unless they have hit bottom. For practicing A.A.'s remaining eleven Steps means the adoption of attitudes and actions that almost no alcoholic who is still drinking can dream of taking. Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.'s message to the next sufferer? No, the average alcoholic, self-centered in the extreme, doesn't care for this prospect—unless he has to do these things in order to stay alive himself. :tyou |
Originally Posted by Dee74
(Post 7178591)
Welcome back FreedomCA :) Whats your plan to stay sober - how will you do it? D |
Originally Posted by Ghostlight1
(Post 7178594)
Welcome back and congratulations on two days of no alcohol, caffeine, nicotine or gambling. I sincerely hope you can abstain from all four. I have a hard time with caffeine right now. I've grown to hate it, yet I'm addicted and finding it hard to quit. So two days with your four vices is huge and inspiring. Best to you and stick around. |
Originally Posted by Caprice6
(Post 7178618)
I thought so too, and still think that it's an individual choice, but at my program the social worker said that new studies suggested quitting all bad habits at once have a higher rate of success than going about them bit by bit. She said it was because it is a change in lifestyle. *quietly takes a sip of coffee* |
Thank you all for your responses. I was at such a low yesterday and was unsure I would make it. For the first time in my life I had to block most peoples text messages from my phone yesterday because I truly needed to look inward to save myself and could not afford to be texting anyone personally on the phone. I guess when we hit that point of desperation, we truly do "go to any length for victory over alcohol." |
Welcome back Freedom! |
Welcome back Freedom! xx |
Originally Posted by FreedomCA
(Post 7178677)
SR, AA and healthier choices. If you want to further expand or discuss those ideas anytime you'll have no end of willing brains here to help you do that You can do this - make sure whatever your plan is it includes lots of action :) D |
Well done on day 2, I would concentrate on 1 thing at a time, as giving up everything all together may have a reverse effect, your doing great onwards and upwards |
Welcome back FreedomCA and congrats on (three?) days. I remember you. It’s good to see you back with a plan. -bexxed |
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