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Fellas, I know I approve people to join this group almost every single day. We should try to get this thing some life. Not to long ago, I was in a dark place, going through some dark shit. This group, especially press and wanted, helped me out tremendously. Just want to make sure that whoever it is, that's on here, struggling or going through something, or needs help with anything at all, it's the holidays financial problems arise, extra stress from work. I'm fully aware of the shit bags of the world that take advantage of people. But imagine if there was a cash app that we had and we could all put in a dollar or something of you later on and every week we help that one person or something that they needed we could take a vote or whatever the fuck works, but at the end of the day we're brothers, with the same fucked up unfortunate addiction.
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CJames, so sorry for your trouble. Welcome to anybody new to Recovery Lounge. I know CJames will find a great new job. Your higher power clearly has a plan for you. Thanks for sharing.
For many of us, the first year was the worst year of our lives for many reasons. Lots of the pain is not our fault. My disease is not my fault, but my Recovery IS my responsibility. My Higher Power has a plan for me. My favorite part of being clean is I get to make better choices for myself. I say Please and Thank you everyday to my HP.
Meetings! Meetings! Meetings~! Lift~! Eat! Sleep! Go to the 12-step marathon meetings, ice cream socials, whatever your group calls them. I'm going to Christmas marathon we call the 12-Steps of Christmas. None of my friends went the last 2 years, but I had fun chatting with new comers. I hang out in the dining room and eat homemade goodies, and bring something to be proud of too. I avoided the speakers...LOL They might say something I need to hear.
Remember to try to have some fun this week too. If we don't learn to have fun Clean, Recovery is not going to work.
Thanks for reading this.
Awesome to see you on here Auto, I am wishing you a Very Merry Christmas my dear friend if we do not speak again before then
I have to admit buddy, my First year of sobriety and going to the AA meetings was one of the best years of my life, Right from that first meeting sober, to getting through each day at a time, each week at a time and then building up the new months of no alcohol, it was like being reborn all over again and living an entirely new life - A Happy one, for filling one, one with love and support in it from complete strangers all sat in a cold room in a church with nothing more in common than we liked a drink! I would say that Rose tinted spectacle that I looked through each day upon finding this feeling lasted about 2 years until it really set in that this is for good now, no more living life with a numb mind or altered perception of reality. I made a promise to God that I would never let him down for as long as he kept me strong and took my desire to drink away from me. I looked forward to each meeting I went to, never saw it as a chore or something I needed to do - I was just extremely happy to be in there talking to people who I could relate to who were open, honest and humble about who they were and what they had done. NEVER had experienced anything like that ever before.
So Happy you are here too~! Thanks for the kind wishes. Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too my fiend. We are all fiends together here in The Recovery Lounge. Great share~! I have experienced the Joy you write about so well. Joy in Recovery can be experienced everyday with a little effort on my part. Let go of self-pity, and self-centeredness and go with my Higher Power's will for me to be Happy Joyous and Free. Lift, Eat, and Sleep~!
Now, Where did I put my rosie glasses? Thanks
You can have my old ones mate - unfortunately I cannot see through them anymore! Lmao
I Hope you had a great New years Auto, what did you get up to?
Well as some of you know after my last situation I went through a full impatient rehab, and now my daughter and her mom and me have relocated to Panama City Florida. I'm staying in a sober living at Oxford House, and they live in Callaway not too far from here. I'm in a good house with a good group of guys so far, till Thursday struggles everyday. I got really lucky and I'm really good job as soon as I got down here to pay 28 bucks an hour, and then someone rear-ended me on my way to work one morning 4 days into the job with the company truck and ultimately lost that job because of it. I've tried to remain in high spirits though staying positive. It's going to be my first holidays and my birthday away from my family my birthday is 5 days after Christmas. But I appreciate you guys sharing so much and like I said if anybody needs anything or wants to chat you can message me I'll give you my phone number or just post on here or whatever happy to hear from everybody keep it up
How are you getting on now buddy - Have you had a fun and sober New Years and feeling more settled in?
Clean and serene for 1 year, 8 months, and 11 days. I keep an app that logs and also do my daily gratitudes there. Seemed like forever when I first kicked it. Kind of crazy to look back at the time that has passed.
Much love to everyone here!
A piece that is not talked about so much is the PAWS that last so so so long and the HARD mental return to normal…
Even my first sober year I didn’t truly feel like “me” if that makes sense. I didn’t workout. Didn’t eat right. Didn’t chase relationships. Just wasn’t happy. Didn’t even go to family holidays. These past few months I’m finally feeling like myself again, and I couldn’t be more grateful. Am finally putting back on some solid lean mass and am at a bf I am happy enough with to bulk.
If anyone ever needs a random asshole to talk to- I am always here!
We are better than reverting to substances.
Hey Brothers~! Just got home from my homegroup= Sunday Morning Steps. We had 13 addicts. 6 years I have been a homegroup member, we have never given out 5 keytags at one meeting=newcomers to 90 days. My sponsee celebrated 3 years this week. So grateful we are on this journey together.
I just got back from 2 weeks in Fort Lauderdale Miami Florida. Seemed like everyone I spoke to was high. The front desk clerks, housekeeping, to other guests were all openly using substances. Came home with nasty infections, but tested neg for Covid. Doctor said she would bet $$$ that I have COVID. Anyway I'm getting better thanks to good medicine, my own bed, and my homies. Thanks for reading this. Recovery doesn't happen in a vacuum. Recovery is not magical. My Recovery takes persistence and dedication from me. No matter what.
It makes me feel very happy that I was able to help you in some way mate. It reminds me of my first ever AA meeting where I didn't actually turn up drunk to help me deal with the situation, I realised I was sat in a whole room of people who felt exactly like I did - it felt surreal that all of a sudden I had an instant connection with a load of strangers as opposed to the previous world full of sociopathic fake shits lol Don't take it personally about the group buddy, I know first hand it can be a tough group to get going and become regularly active. There doesn't seem to be any kind of magic formula to it, people come and go in addiction and when you see them disappear in here you also don't see them on the site in general.
I’m in outpatient right now and doing good. Addiction is a bitch. You gotta starve her
anvilFeed the gym/fitness addiction. Set backs will always happen, but you can win. Been over 26 years for me, I never forget what happened, just stay focused on today.
I’m not a religious man, at all, but I do believe in god. Take that for whatever that means. I think I got a gift, I’ve been through many things in my life, and also drank alcohol for most of it. I’ve gone for short periods without it, but went to a detox almost three months ago and haven’t looked back. I was at the leaving Las Vegas point, waking up at 6AM and making my way to the shower to drink vodka to stop the twitching spasms and throwing up. Now I don’t miss or crave it, shit I don’t even think about it. Luckily I didn’t suffer organ damage from the 35+ years of drinking. I attribute exercise, good diet, LOTS of water, and favorable genetics to it. Plus that earlier gift I spoke of. For me the thing that has made it easy is to not dwell on it. I don’t go to meetings and bitch, and listen to other people tell their miserable stories, I just moved on. It’s a closed chapter of my life. Enjoy your sobriety bro, we love you here. On a side note about detox, ever done water color paintings after being given Valium and Thorazine? I highly recommend it.
Good job bro. Coming off alcohol isn’t easy
Thanks man, I really appreciate that. It’s strange, I don’t hate it, or like it. Don’t not want or want it. It’s just now something I don’t consider. It’s like I never drank at all, very peculiar. Like a stage in my life I outgrew.