Am I ready to be sober?

Am I ready to be sober?

Am I ready for the challenges ahead of me?

Am I ready to endure withdrawals; both physical and mental?

Am I ready to drop everything and go to rehab if I need it?

Am I ready suspend all preconceived notions about AA and have the courage to walk through the doors?

Am I ready to quit my job or change careers if it means I can be sober?

Am I ready to part ways with my “friends” and end these toxic relationships?

Am I ready to leave my significant other if they cannot support my decision to be sober?

Am I ready change every aspect of my life, every habit and routine?

Am I ready to look deep in to myself and face the pain and trauma that has fed this addiction?

Am I ready to be a better person?

Am I ready to put in the work that is required?

Am I ready to admit that I am powerless over my addiction?

Am I ready to ask for help?

Most important, am I ready to accept the help I am given?

Am I ready to be sober?

Yes, I am ready.

Let’s do this.

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WOW!! Great list. I could have done with that when I first joined TS. Might have knocked a couple of months off my ‘trying’ phase :+1:

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That’s a great list. I can honestly say yes to everyone of them as of today. I had said yes to most over the past 5 months but today I’m ready to put all the work in that’s required. Don’t get me wrong, I have been working at it but not completely 100% because I was putting off starting the step work. Today I made that commitment and started working on the steps with a sponsor. This list can definitely benefit the newcomers.

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So i take it your ready lol

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I’m ready!

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Me too! I tried for what seemed like forever. I’d get to day 4 and buckle, over and over and over. The thing was, when I was trying to get sober, all I did was try to remove the drinking, and that obviously wasn’t enough. I had to go all in, 100% all day, everyday.

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I’ve been sober 2 months and I still can’t say it’s easy or feel proud since I’m still feeling the effects of what my active addiction left behind. It’s like even though I’m staying sober, no one else that really matters to me seems to believe I am staying sober. Like omg if I get moody and want to vent! I seem to just be stuck in a fog.

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Give them time.
I don’t know about you, but I tried to get sober many times before it actually stuck.
I felt like I was in a fog for quite some time.
Rest, vitamins, exercise and lots of water helped
Congrats on 2 months