As proud as I am of being and staying sober,

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#1

As proud as I am of being and staying sober, it feels like life has really been testing me. A couple of months in I was laid off from my job (due to company needs) and had to remove an important person from my life. All the while weaning off of antidepressants. It’s been a crazy year so far. I’m not sure why I’m posting this because I’m general I feel better than I have in a long time. But it’s hard to find people around me who can fully relate to what I’m going through. Anyone else had it all come crashing down after you have made decisions to better yourself?

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#2

Life continues to keep coming at you regardless of whether we drink or not. It does sound to me like you are doing pretty amazing considering all of the challenges. I found people I can relate to at meetings. This app has also filled that void as well. You will people talk about connection. It feels like that is what you are talking about. Keep reaching out and connecting with other sober people. In person is best, but this app and zoom meetings can be very helpful as well

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#4

Whoa?! I felt this way a couple of weeks ago; real hard...I'm just over 11 months sober of alcohol, and I felt like a million bucks right away and riding the high of change and all the compliments. Then, life, I felt, wanted to remind me that I have done wrong and deserve to be smacked around, but you know what...that schitt happens to everyone worldwide every day, and they don't rush to an addiction. We do, and every second we don't, we are already accomplished! Maybe, just maybe, the universe wants you to learn something here, and one of the following opportunities wouldn't have happened unless you were in the next phase.
You can do this!

#5

TODAY WE CAN LEARN HOW TO DEVELOP OUR OWN BUSINESS SO WE CAN NEVER GET FIRED FROM OUR OWN BUSINESS. TRUST THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY AND YOU CAN DO ANYTHING. THE DREAM. THE STRUGGLE. AND THE PRIZE. BE WILLING TO LEARN NEW THINGS. AND BELIEVE IN OURSELVES MORE. I'm in YEAR 36 and early on in my RECOVERY I got fired from a job that paid for my treatment. I was Mad. But I decided to DEVELOP my own business. And now becoming a SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR.