100 Day Club members/Maintenance Thread
Hi, Everyone:
Welcome, Rahul. As NS says, I did go through a flat period - from about 4.5 to 6.5 months. Very blah, going through the sober motions, feeling mad and sorry for myself. I, too, am afraid of relapse. For that reason, I have read a TON on avoiding it and have found a couple of things. One, it is very common to go through a flat period when we all seem to have. The initial euphoria is gone, and the brain isn't fully healed, so things can be sort of meh. That is the time when it is important to focus on sobriety even if it just feels like going through the motions. As Sam says, focus on your sobriety every day! I listened to the Bubble Hour podcast on Relapse Prevention - a lot of good information and ideas. They had guests who were sober for 5 and 15 years before they relapsed, and both said it was complacency that did them in. Thinking they were "cured" they stepped away from their sober supports, and both wound up drinking again. That's why I log on here to check in every day I can - even if I can't or don't post, I read. And the good news is - today I have logged 7 months sober, and I am feeling much better. I am beginning to feel like not drinking is my "normal" now. Pretty cool.
MyLuck - never tired of your hot yoga. Did you see this Craig's list ad for a used yoga mat - hilarious.
On with my day - a lot of cleaning and organizing which I really like to have done. Not so much the doing, but I'll put on some good music and channel Ava.
Pav
Hi, Everyone:
Welcome, Rahul. As NS says, I did go through a flat period - from about 4.5 to 6.5 months. Very blah, going through the sober motions, feeling mad and sorry for myself. I, too, am afraid of relapse. For that reason, I have read a TON on avoiding it and have found a couple of things. One, it is very common to go through a flat period when we all seem to have. The initial euphoria is gone, and the brain isn't fully healed, so things can be sort of meh. That is the time when it is important to focus on sobriety even if it just feels like going through the motions. As Sam says, focus on your sobriety every day! I listened to the Bubble Hour podcast on Relapse Prevention - a lot of good information and ideas. They had guests who were sober for 5 and 15 years before they relapsed, and both said it was complacency that did them in. Thinking they were "cured" they stepped away from their sober supports, and both wound up drinking again. That's why I log on here to check in every day I can - even if I can't or don't post, I read. And the good news is - today I have logged 7 months sober, and I am feeling much better. I am beginning to feel like not drinking is my "normal" now. Pretty cool.
MyLuck - never tired of your hot yoga. Did you see this Craig's list ad for a used yoga mat - hilarious.
On with my day - a lot of cleaning and organizing which I really like to have done. Not so much the doing, but I'll put on some good music and channel Ava.
Pav
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