Day 2 of being sober and being away from my wife and kids. Trying to find things to be positive about and things to look forward to as opposed to just being sad and lazy. I feel like I’m doing better but being alone is hard right now.
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Welcome and congratulations on your decision to live a sober life!
The first days are so hard. We all know the struggle. It’s one day at a time, sometimes one hour or minute at a time.
Maybe you‘ll find this thread helpful: What's YOUR plan?
Read around and join in any thread if you feel like it. Glad to have you here! You don’t have to do it alone, we are here for You!
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Congratulations on day 2!!! Yes, being away from ur family must be very difficult 
I was just on the gratitude thread before seeing ur post and read that ur trying to find things to be positive about. Maybe a glance at the gratitude thread would help?
In early recovery, when i felt similar to how ur feeling now… I actually spent time on a Vision Board. Not only did it keep me busy but it helped me find direction. Things I could look forward to in recovery, goals that I want to achieve etc. I started developing a plan of attack so to speak lol.
Also have u tried any meetings (online or in person)? If ur feeling alone, sometimes joining in on a meeting helps tremendously. Theres the Intherooms app thay has various meetings at various times.
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I am also on day 2 after a relapse on Friday . 
Glad to have you here , this group of People is really supportive I can absolutely vouch for that .
We’re all in the same boat even if our situations are different .
It is literally one day /hour /minute at a time what eve gets you through . 
Wishing you the best and welcome to the group 
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How are you doing today Andrew?
Day 3 of sobriety. Feeling somewhat confident and trying my best to find positives in the little things but I’m still struggling with not being at home. Thankfully I get to pick up my daughter from school today and spend with time with my kids this evening so I’m very much looking forward to that.
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Yayy!!
Well done, and how great that you got to spend time with the kids!
So you’re going to the right direction. Even though it’s not gonna be easy, it’s still the right way, and it will get easier little by little.
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Just keep doing the next right thing. Go to work, pick up your kids, do some recovery work. Stay away from that first drink. We are in your pocket. 
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