7 months and 14 days. Got this one Yesterday. 1 month and 14 days without cigarettes. Vaping just two three (I donāt know How to Say) breathe.
Iām fasting for the first Time since 17 Years for the Ramadan because I Can. I 'm not really a religious person but I felt that It was a great way to feel connected to my Roots, my late father, and for people in the World suffering. It helps with the anger and I meditate / pray on māy on World for māy loved ones and for a better World.
Thatās fantastic friend ā 8 months is amazing work. Grateful for the meetings and that you will be getting out to jog ā i know how the anger can eat us alive. Sending love right back friend - keep up the great efforts
Also I go to AA meetings when I Can and this month just 2 Times. Itās april so itās the 4 th step " Taking a personal inventory". At first I thought It was about making a list of your defects and flaws. But itās not. And I started to write about it. Itās really powerful. Just wanted to share this.
This is wonderful to readā¦ getting a grasp on your life and surroundings and living your life with your new found freedomā¦way to go friend. Keep working on your journey
9+ months is amazing work friend. Glad you went and picked up your chip!
Oof the anger and intense emotions can be overwhelming and rile up the blood. I know I"m working on my short fuse and anger management issues (it does take time in recovery).
this very much could be the case. I find that writing out the anger issues and stepping back helps me - sometimes i find that i may have over reacted and others is see that i may be rightfully angry but iām the one thatās hurting so i try to figure out a way to let that shit go.
Thank you Jazzy, you are a
Iām gonna check this thread.
āi may be rightfully angry but iām the one thatās hurting so i try to figure out a way to let that shit goā
Absolutely.
Iāll work on that. More. Because I didnāt at the beginning but itās like I forgot or maybe this anger IS alsona way for me not to feel numb. I donāt want to get rid of Itā¦but you are right. I have to step backā¦Iām not convinced as I write this but hey weāll see. Miracle do happen
I totally relate to you feeling an emotion intensely in a way to feel numb. Do you think therapy might help? Possibly get to the root of why you are wanting to feel numb? For me EMDR therapy helped to some extent and then i reached to my HP to help ā believe me, iām still working on it but it has gotten so much better.
big hugs friend and a huge congrats for all that you have accomplished
You are most welcome friend. Glad to be on this journey with you.
Grateful that we are learning more about ourselves in this journey. I honestly didnāt realize all that I had shut off or hid away while staying numbed.
I canāt believe Iām more than 300 days sober as I was at the point It was really hard to spend 24h without drinking. It was I was an opened wound. Itās healing but I have to be careful with this scar
Sending love if you are here and Reading this youāve made a good choice.
1 year and 1 day
Iām happy really but this weekend IS really challenging. Itās too remind me that I have to have the courage to accept the things that I canāt change. I wanted to have this coin Yesterday but holidays in Paris with the Olympics game is tricky as meetings are cancelled or groups donāt have all they need. And today I was late to a meeting and they had proceed differently ā¦so they didnāt want to give me the chip and I was disappointed because I wanted It before my holidaysā¦I could have waited but I didnāt wantā¦and Iām not proud now. I have to remind that the most important thing IS that Iām sober. Not this.
First of all ā Way to go friend! You are doing an amazing job on this journey and you should be super proud.
I totally get the need to hold the chip (your banner of honor for your accomplishments). Donāt let the need to want this in your hand make you feel bad or disappointed. You are doing a superb job!
Its the little rewards that helped me and still help me on my journey. Keep up the fantastic work