# Day one, and what made me decide **URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/day-one-and-what-made-me-decide/8479 **Category:** Your Story **Created:** [March 10, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/day-one-and-what-made-me-decide/8479 "2017-03-10T17:47:02Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### Author: ![JohnSee](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/johnsee/32/4658_2.png) [@JohnSee](https://talkingsober.com/u/JohnSee) #### Post date: [March 11, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/day-one-and-what-made-me-decide/8479/6 "2017-03-11T16:02:22Z")
Hi @Wisco and welcome to the forum! The good news is you’re young and have a whole sober life ahead of you! The first few days and weeks can be very difficult, stay strong and get as much support/info as you can - This app/forum, reading/education, AA or other meetings, maybe an outpatient program, etc. Some useful links are found here (but don’t overload yourself): > [@Different Aspects of Recovery](http://talkingsober.com/t/different-aspects-of-recovery/6571): > > Here’s the section to add any links that pertain to sobriety and recovery. Anything that may be helpful to someone else. Anything that adds to alternative ways of thinking about sobriety. Please share your resources. Also you can personalize your profile: > [@Consider a Profile Picture and "About Me"](http://talkingsober.com/t/consider-a-profile-picture-and-about-me/7265): > > Hi! I’m fairly new to this forum, but had a suggestion, especially for other new users. Consider setting a “Profile Picture” and add a few words about yourself under “About me”. It easy, and allows others to quickly identify who you are, and see more info whenever they click on you. To set it up, just click on your icon in the upper right, and pick the preferences option (picture of a gear) The profile picture can be anything, I searched google images for the constellation “Cygnus the Swan”. M… --- _[View the full topic](https://talkingsober.com/t/day-one-and-what-made-me-decide/8479)._