I have a hard time with the following through part too. If you believe in your ability to follow through, you might find some freedom from the self doubt that says you wonāt. And hour by hour is totally okay! Thatās reality for lots of us at the beginning. I did that for sure.
How did your old technique work for you? Checking in sounds like a great idea, but Iām wondering if youāre like me and lots of us who needed more than that to get some momentum going. I went to meetings and treatment at the beginning, along with being in touch with my doctor and therapist. I also came here and went to mental health related classes and groups in my community, which it sounds like you might be involved in as well. I donāt always like all the tools in my toolbox, but they all definitely help!
Anyways, we are rooting for you and your sobriety. Youāre here looking to change your life for the better and we want that same thing!
Since tou already have a therapist, have they mentioned EMDR? I have used CBT and DBT extensively but EMDR helped me get to the root causes of my issues and I have made great progress in getting to rhe underlying issues that were fueling my addiction.
I find God in the hands and faces at an AA meeting. And maybe in nature and dreams. But I always, every single time, experience the presence and hear the voice and feel the embrace of God at an AA meeting. And I suspect God hangs out at NA and other 12 step meetings, too.
Morning everybody! Hope u are all well! Grateful for a sober day! Day 2 is going to be fantastic! Hope u are all doing well and have an epic existence today
Good morning team!!! Today is a beautiful day! So last night i came so so so close to smoking weed BUT by the grace of God it didnt happen. Im SUPER glad it didnt happen cause I would have been gutted! So yay onto day 3! Woop woop. I hope all of you are having a wonderful day! How is everyones recovery going today?
Thatās amazing Stacey! Keep it up even if it is minute by minute or hour by hour. I was there where I had to take it minute by minute and I know the feeling is SO intense, but deep down inside of us we have a fire and the tenacity to get through it. I also prayed A LOT! I still do every single night. I am no means out of the woods as I know this is a life-long journey I am on to stay clean. I wish you all the best. And just remember, you ALWAYS have us here as your support team and we are all rooting for you!
Day 1 starting again, DAMMIT! i think looking back it was boredom that got me to give in last night. And the problem i have is not that i have nothing to do, its that i wanna procrastinate and not do what i needa do. It is true though it gets harder to stay sober everytime i cave. Ay yai yai.
And then I caved again! I know its nothing to be super proud about but i did only smoke one tin last night - instead of 3. I dont know if thats atleast something. So i needa aim for 0 today! Good luck everyone else! X
Remember your last stretch wasnt perfect either. It took a few failed attempts. Anything is better as long as your making progress of the end goalā¦ Keep that spirit held highā¦ You got thisā¦
Hey everyone, just popping in for an update. I still havent successfully kicked the weed habit. Everything else has fallen away again, which is good, but im still struggling with weed. I hope everyone is doing good! Any reminder suggestions for strategies on either slowly dropping off or going cold turkey. Just anything, even just a hi, would be awesome. Have a great day soldiers!
