9 days in and I just had to restart my sober date…. I feel am so ashamed of myself… words of enlightenment much appreciated, I’m not religious and don’t do meetings it’s not my thing, I’ve tried it and I’m not a fan. I’m a fan of encouragement from people this way. I think that’s why I chose this app. It’s easier to talk and express myself.
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12 step meetings have worked for me as long as I go to the smaller ones where I can’t hide and get there early and stay late. But I know ppl that do SMART recovery and it works for them. Prolly other things (celebrate recovery another option but it’s religiously oriented). Building a life not worth relapsing from more or less. I have to stay connected, if I isolate I lose accountability from others then myself. When I’m most healthy I’m doing 1. meetings (fill in “your meetings”, some form of connection with likeminded others), I 2. see a counselor for co-occurring stuff once a week, I 3. workout once a day usually morning, I 4. meditate and do sudoku to start my day with 80-100 mg caffeine (preferably an hour after waking up), and for the purpose part I 5. volunteer coach hs wrestling over the winter months (purpose/joy part is very important, finding it and letting it evolve). Those are the constants. They (the constants 1-5) remove my urge to smoke meth and drink vodka when I do them. I’m really trying to enjoy every part of this process bc I know the quality of sobriety at a month can be better than at 2 years, the daily reprieve is real. Be curious not furious and go forth start discovering what works for you!
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