A gentle reminder to all to be respectful of answers you recieve and kind in tone when posting. Assuming good intentions and scrolling past things that we don’t like but are not against the rules are good tactics.
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I deleted my post because the last thing I want to do is trigger anyone. My post wasn’t judging your addiction journey in the slightest. If it came across that way, it wasn’t my intention.
Also, this forum is great, you don’t actually need to censor swear words. Though, directly saying ‘fuck you’ to someone tends to be against the rules.
I hope you decide to stick around. This place saved my life.
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I can work on my language if you promise to curb your options unless the forum asked for it! I’m ok with change and constructive criticism, I can accept that I don’t play nice when I feel attacked especially during these early stages of recovery, I’m not perfect and my life has had enough of unwarranted opinions from people whom are no better than you or I so when enough is enough I lash out forgive me for even letting that comment trigger me! I’m passionate about my shit! lol it’s all love and respect here, again thanks for the input! Let’s remember we need this place to be fair and we all have to do the work to keep it that! 
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Do you have a tough time spending time alone? Maybe try taking a solo trip. Doesnt even have to be far. When I do stuff I dont listen to music or anything. I use to be afraid of my thoughts when I was alone. Little by little I learned that thoughts are just that, thoughts. If I thought of using or drinking I would just the thought be. Now I enjoy the silence. I like to go fishing and relax a bit. Or play a solo round of golf early in the morning…when its nice and quiet.
My point is, you gotta stop relying on people so much. Its nice to be able to deal with problems on your own. Its difficult at first but its possible.
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I don’t depend on anyone so I most definitely agree with that part! I do a lot of solo stuff sometimes too much for my liking only because I believe socializing is good for my creative side but outside of that golf early mornings would be a joy if we had more grass and open spaces over here in nyc it’s not as easy as I would like for it to be but I’m for sure going to find a way to make that possible cause just the sound of it makes me happy! My family is my family and they depend on me more so then I do them so that’s the part that can get tricky cause I have to decide when I’m suppose to be choosing me and when I can pour into them! It’s getting easier as the days go by but thanks for your input and suggestions, I’m listening!
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