# Me finally opening up with my story **URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/me-finally-opening-up-with-my-story/188346 **Category:** Your Story **Tags:** sober, alcohol, mental-health, motivation, sobriety **Created:** [October 23, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/me-finally-opening-up-with-my-story/188346 "2024-10-23T00:34:26Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 8
### Author: ![s\_unrelax](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/s_unrelax/32/542626_2.png) [@s\_unrelax](https://talkingsober.com/u/s_unrelax) #### Post date: [October 23, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/me-finally-opening-up-with-my-story/188346/8 "2024-10-23T06:19:42Z")
@RENsterSKii Anthony, Welcome to TS. This is great place to stay sober. Read sharing of others and you will get some tricks and tips how to manage your triggers and cravings. Look at this thread > [@What's YOUR plan?](https://talkingsober.com/t/whats-your-plan/177233): > > If you hang out on Talking Sober long enough, you will undoubtedly see someone, usually one returning from a relapse, being asked, “What’s your plan (to staying sober)?”. While this question may often be rhetorical, it is an important one to answer for yourself. I feel that sobriety has 4 distinct phases that you should plan for. The Pre-quit phase (days/weeks leading up to quitting) The Withdrawal Phase (Day 1 to Day 30) The Post-Withdrawal Phase (Day 30 to Day 90) The Sustain/Recovery Phase… --- _[View the full topic](https://talkingsober.com/t/me-finally-opening-up-with-my-story/188346)._