I'm only 37 days in so I thought I'd share what I learned so far and went/thru
Forget your old friends, if it means you have to stay away from them
completely to stay sober do so... I haven't seen any of my drinking
friends since.... if I did I would surely relapse or get close to relapse.
Cravings!!!!!! every time I get a craving now instead of pushing the
idea out of my brain and getting all worked up about it, I let the
idea sit there and wonder around my brain until something new pops
in and then I think about that.
When I get the thought of (of I bet I could drink now and tomorrow I won't)
nonsense flowing in my brain, I tell myself it's a lie this thought is a lie
and this action cannot happen unless I let it happen the power is within me.
Going to AA can save you, think about it like this.... you were drinking daily
now you're not so you have all this free time and nothing to do so you
become anxious and bored and if you sit at home and do NOTHING
eventually you will cave in again.
Instead of doing nothing I go to AA and go to the gym, there's a huge amount
of time that sobriety gives you if you fill this time with nothing you might
just relapse.
I really have to thank a guy I met in AA he put some good ideas in my
head and acted as he called it as (a parent) that's what you should
consider if you are afraid of going to AA, these people will teach
you the path since they have been thru it themselves.
If you plan to go to AA if you're a guy stick with the guys
and meet as many as possible if you're a woman stick with
the women.... this was told to me basically because I (lol)
started to chase after women in AA (stupid idea I know)
My AA buddy said the following to me that really hit home
and stuck in my brain...
"stay away from the girls they're more damaged then you, this
is about your sobriety AA is not a bar where you pickup women"
"you wanna be a loser all you life? if you stick with it
at and remain sober at least you won't feel like a loser
and you can actually put your energy into doing something
positive with your life"
I always doubted AA I gotta say but I'm starting to see the light now
finally.
:thanks:
Forget your old friends, if it means you have to stay away from them
completely to stay sober do so... I haven't seen any of my drinking
friends since.... if I did I would surely relapse or get close to relapse.
Cravings!!!!!! every time I get a craving now instead of pushing the
idea out of my brain and getting all worked up about it, I let the
idea sit there and wonder around my brain until something new pops
in and then I think about that.
When I get the thought of (of I bet I could drink now and tomorrow I won't)
nonsense flowing in my brain, I tell myself it's a lie this thought is a lie
and this action cannot happen unless I let it happen the power is within me.
Going to AA can save you, think about it like this.... you were drinking daily
now you're not so you have all this free time and nothing to do so you
become anxious and bored and if you sit at home and do NOTHING
eventually you will cave in again.
Instead of doing nothing I go to AA and go to the gym, there's a huge amount
of time that sobriety gives you if you fill this time with nothing you might
just relapse.
I really have to thank a guy I met in AA he put some good ideas in my
head and acted as he called it as (a parent) that's what you should
consider if you are afraid of going to AA, these people will teach
you the path since they have been thru it themselves.
If you plan to go to AA if you're a guy stick with the guys
and meet as many as possible if you're a woman stick with
the women.... this was told to me basically because I (lol)
started to chase after women in AA (stupid idea I know)
My AA buddy said the following to me that really hit home
and stuck in my brain...
"stay away from the girls they're more damaged then you, this
is about your sobriety AA is not a bar where you pickup women"
"you wanna be a loser all you life? if you stick with it
at and remain sober at least you won't feel like a loser
and you can actually put your energy into doing something
positive with your life"
I always doubted AA I gotta say but I'm starting to see the light now
finally.
:thanks:
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