A Suggestion

Recovery
#1

I was asked recently by someone if I could give them one suggestion on how I have stayed sober

~ I passed along what was passed along to me ~

Anything I put before my recovery I will lose , if I put a job, a relationship, my children or anything else before my recovery I will lose all those things I got back back while in recovery. Without actively working on my recovery from my “thinking” disease I can easily be susceptible to that shift in my thinking that leaves a crack in the quality of my sobriety which could potentially leave me vulnerable to that first “name your poison” … which will activate the physical allergy and then I’m back to “ How did this happen again??” …
With this drunk there is no doubt there would be an again. So … I think I’ll keep coming :blush::purple_heart:

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#2

Excellent post! Thank you for sharing.

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#3

One second at a time!

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#4

Sobriety first definitely and good will follow in time.

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#5

It’s hard to say, and I’m glad you said it.

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#6

thanks I know a lot will be thankful for this post

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#7

That's some good wisdom you've been given and are living by, and passing on. Nice!!!

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#8

Great! Thanks for sharing. It helped me to process the failure of my second marriage. I put the relationship and other things ahead of myself. I had a long distance relationship for 9.5 years! All in sobriety, but I neglected my program and therefore myself for the last 5.
She left, but I’m back to working on myself. To thine oneself be true. Thank you

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#9

Thank you everyone for your responses! I am truly thankful for the opportunity to share my experiences , if it helps anyone else I am grateful for what I went through to get me where I am today to be able to do so. I believe that addiction is a disease of relationships and isolation; sobriety and connection is the opposite of that. It has helped me heal in my relationships. First and foremost my relationship with myself. I wish that for everyone struggling with this disease ❤️‍🩹

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#10

"If you don't pick it up, you can't get high."

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#11

Great share! You packed a lot in there!

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#12

Bright woman!

#13

Thank you :relaxed:
I only pass on what was given to me :purple_heart:

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#14

Then you’ll be a great quarterback!