Hi, how do I actually get through day 1?
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Sit on here all day if that’s what it takes bc the last place you want to be is alone with your own thoughts. Every idea I every had led to me getting drunk or high so best place to be was with other sober people who knew me better than I knew myself. Oh and learn the word ACCEPTANCE because everything your about to go through is exactly how it’s meant to be, your not different, special or the only one and remember when it’s hurting the most is when your at your strongest, it’s you finding the strength to do what needs to be done. I wish you well on your journey 
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Conscious contact with your higher power. Be in a constant state of prayer. Find things to be thankful for and thank your higher power for them. Read a book, clean, take a bath, food prep, exercise… do whatever you gotta do to stay busy. And just keep talking to your higher power throughout the day. Just like if your best friend or your favorite family member was there in the room with you.
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Welcome Katrina.
I’m glad you found us.
Have a good read around on here.
Here are two good threads to start:
Join in when you’re comfortable.
You got any questions just ask.
My first few days? I spent a lot of time on here. I did 2 angry power walks a day with Eminem and some other gangsta music like that. I was so angry. And I took 2 showers a day. My second shower was in the evening instead of going out drinking. Long hot shower. I did a lot of crying in those showers. I just cannot drink like a normie. And I was so upset and angry. It wasn’t fair. After that I would be all relaxed and pour myself lots of my favorite sparkling water in my favorite wine glass and cook a healthy meal.
Oh and ice cream. Gelato. Chocolate. Cookies. Anything but booze.
Hope to see you around.
This is a great place for support.
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Reflect on what it is you want for yourself. You are worth more than alcohol or drugs…
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If you can
Don’t be alone. At all
Call a friend THAT YOU TRUST and ask them to spend time with you
Someone who has a AT LEAST little more will power than you or I at the beginning.
I have 22 years sobriety which did not come easy at first. Don’t try 22 right off
Try one
- day
- morning
- hour
- minute
Just one
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I struggled for a long time to get through day 1. Some things that helped me get there:
- meetings (Resources for our recovery)
- readings (same thread has excellent readings: Resources for our recovery)
- daily phone calls with other people in recovery, to check in, and especially to one person who is my recovery mentor - calls to share where I’m at and where I’m struggling (voicemails are ok, the point is a daily call)
- weekly phone calls with my recovery sponsor / recovery mentor
- simple, measurable, healthy physical and mental steps: for me, at the moment, those are (A) having vegetables and protein every day at breakfast (I reduced my breakfast carbs so I’m only having one slice of bread; the rest of the breakfast is egg whites scrambled with leftover vegetables from last night’s supper); (B) 20 minutes walking every day; (C) 10 minutes quiet sitting every day (I set a timer)
- therapy (I have a one hour session once every two weeks; we do the session virtually)
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@Katrina.marie how are you doing these days?
Let us know how everything is going. Hope you are doing well on your sober journey.
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