# How to motivate myself to stay strong **URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/how-to-motivate-myself-to-stay-strong/170873 **Category:** Life in Recovery **Created:** [September 13, 2023, 7:20am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/how-to-motivate-myself-to-stay-strong/170873 "2023-09-13T07:20:02Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![JazzyS](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/jazzys/32/481728_2.png) [@JazzyS](https://talkingsober.com/u/JazzyS) #### Post date: [September 13, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/how-to-motivate-myself-to-stay-strong/170873/5 "2023-09-13T12:30:44Z")
Welcome to the community Adam. It is not an easy road to recovery but it is definitely worth it. Are you doing anything to help you stay sober? - Are you going to meetings (in person or online) - Would you be open to a sponsor (can find available sponsors at the in person meetings) - have you removed all alcohol from your home (not always possible if you are sharing a space but good move if you can manage it) - Change up routine(s) so that you are not associating times of day and tasks with drinking - Change up social circles so you do not feel triggered I do love this community for all its support and great advice. Take your time to read the threads and jump in when comfortable. I find the following two threads to be most helpful: [Checking in daily to maintain focus #58](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-58/170478) and [Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #5](https://talkingsober.com/t/daily-gratitude-the-air-of-recovery-5/170594) We can not do this journey alone - make sure to surround yourself with a good support team and remember a. we can not moderate (can not even have 1 drink) b. we work the urges one day at a time - one hour, minute, second at a time – keep yourself busy to avoid the urges. --- _[View the full topic](https://talkingsober.com/t/how-to-motivate-myself-to-stay-strong/170873)._