Welcome Josh! I’m glad you stepped out from behind the curtain, I know it’s a risk sometimes.
Even the AA program includes tips and tricks for getting and staying sober (you might take a look at the Living Sober book), and here’s some offerings from the forum.
2 days ago I celebrated my 2 years sober again. Again, because years ago I had a long stretch of sober days too but relapsed after 5 years.
My doc is alcohol. I started to drink when I was 16 year or so and it increased in my student days. I noticed I had a problem around the aged of 30 I guess. Tried to quit multiple times but couldn’t get more then 30 days sober
There are so many helpful resources available to us on our sober journeys. I wanted to share this list for those who are interested in non traditional resources.
Please note: I created this thread with alcohol recovery in mind and it is U.S. based as well. As a straight white past middle age woman (SassyRocks), it is based on what resonated and helped me in my journey. Over time, I have added in resources for some other addictions (found at the end of this post), but it is heavy with resources …
It’s that time of year again.
You’re newly sober and begining to work on your recovery. You’ve been invited to a wedding, or a birthday party, Halloween party, or Christmas party, what should you do?
On one hand, you don’t want to risk your sobriety. On the other, you don’t want to disappoint your friends or family. So what’s the right thing to do?
If you have any doubt at all, the choice is clear, don’t go! Invitations always have a decline option.
We often times want to please people and s…
Blessings on your house
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as you begin your journey.