What are you guys doing to keep ur recovery 1st. Im journaling everyday an have been reading but would like to pay back in some type of service work on recovery but i dont do meetings
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Hi
I read on this app every day.
I read books on addiction and recovery.
I talk every week with friends and family members who support me. Some of them are also in recovery.
I maintain important self-care routines like exercise, a good sleep routine, good hydration and nutrition.
I pay attention to how I am feeling and my responses to emotional triggers.
I stay away from significant drinking events. Minor drinking scenarios don’t bother me, and the major ones just seem dumb now, or potentially irritating.
I do other things I enjoy more now that I don’t drink. I read a lot, cook a lot, and enjoy my friends and family more.
Overall, I am finally taking good care of me.
Happy New Year!
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Visit this site every morning to frame my mind for the day. Being of service could just be reaching out to people starting new threads here. I do go to online meetings so working through that but if I didn’t I think I would reach out to my nearest homeless charity and offer my service there.
Service comes in many forms
- knitting mittens and hats for the local hospital premature babies
- volunteering at a local youth group
- volunteering at your local homeless charity
- visiting elderly care homes to chat and read with folks with no relatives
Some recovery related and some not but I think all would help my personal recovery.
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