How did you find the Talking Sober App

[SinceIAwoke]

Welcome, Stevie! How did I find the Talking Sober app? I found it welcoming, and I want to keep it that way.

Here are some solid ideas for keeping sober that have worked for folks around here.

2 years sober and what helped me to get there:

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 Decided to give myself an ultimatum: 1 year. 1 year to get sober myself otherwise I would go to see my doctor and ask fo…

Resources for our recovery

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 …

Why I haven't relapsed this time

Setting outside, enjoying this view I started thinking about my 139 days. [20180809_194214] For half my life, I drank away my days, tried to quit, and relapsed on scheduel. This time is different. The following, I believe, are the reasons for 139 days of succes: Today. I only care about relapsing today. I fight to stay sober today. Tomorrow will come, when its ready. Support. There are people out there that can quit on their own. I tried that, I am not one of those people. Friends…