Thank you
It helps knowing that I am not alone.
Thinking I donāt have a problem because Iām a binge drinker when 6 years ago I was a legit drug addict.
Fuck anxiety! It will get better..I used for the same reasons, but after I sobered up my anxiety would come on x10ā¦so Iād have to drink againā¦viscous circle. Are you practicing cbt? It really helped me. Keep at it, things will get better
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One of my biggest challenges in early sobriety was avoiding places where alcohol was served and avoiding the liquor aisle when grocery shopping. Alcohol is glorified in just about every atmosphere.
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My biggest challenge are cry babies. Those who complain when things aren't 100% their way. I feel that I encounter lots of people like this who in recovery. Deep down I want to tell them to shut-up and grow up. Instead I am working on ignoring their immature attitude.
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The biggest challenge is myself everyday. The patterns Iāve created. The excuses Iād use to drink. They creep in on me, but I remind myself I have to break those negative patterns because that is addiction trying to win. I have become more self aware of my habits, my thought pattern, what I want in life and how my addictions do not help me get to those goals in any way. Iāve written lists about the awful things Iāve done, really feeling the negative feelings and reminding myself itās over and I never have to be that monster again. Iāve leaned on people in my life. Iāve isolated from drinking/drug friends. I listen to podcasts, read books, educate myself on the subject. I find other coping mechanisms, for me I like to paint even if itās ugly. I repaint the same canvas over and over. I draw. I play solitaire, I meditate. I do things that feel therapeutic. I remind myself of all the gifts of sobriety Iāve gained, and how thankful I am for those things everyday. Dream job, dream car, repaired relationships, more confidence, more humor, the list goes onā¦ I turned my entire life around in less than 6 months. You can too. I believe in you. Stay strong and remember what your reasons are for wanting to live a better, more fulfilling, joyful life full of healing, clarity, stability, and accomplishment. You are amazing, and when you start to believe that, life will open up. Msg me if you need a friend!
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Thank you for being a light.
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For me, itās coming to terms with the fact that just because I got clean and sober doesnāt mean my problems from addiction go away. It sounds dumb, but itās process not a fix, and I have to walk through these issues sober or they will get worse and continue.
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Repairing broken relationships with my family, especially my wife.
Working every day to make up for the damage I caused and trying to come to terms with the fact that she may not let me.
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Getting over my contempt prior to investigation of almost everything
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I will say that it can happen man. I went to prison for three years two weeks after we closed on a house a back in 2015. She stayed by my side because she saw I had a problem. I promised it would never happen again and 4 years later it did. She caught me snorting heroin off the bathroom counter at 5am. She said we were done and she wished I would just die so I couldn't hurt her anymore. Hurt people hurt people. I went to treatment and am showing her everyday that I can stick to my commitments and I have to be ok when she questions anything. But little by little I am winning her heart back. She told me when I was in treatment that I need to stop saying I love her because it makes her blood boil! Now she says she loves me first. We can't make up for what we have done, it's done, we can only do better! Keep your head up man. No promises but it can happen.
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My biggest challenge is going a week, a few weeks even without drinking and thinking I can have a glass of wine at dinner, then I blackout and donāt return home for an entire day. Iām stuck in the mindset that I think I can have just one and canāt seem to get over that hump of relapsing.
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Iām finding that I talk slot less and Iām not as funny as I used to be. My daughter and I drank together and now we have both come to understand we canāt drink like normal people. She still tries.
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Withdrawals. Lol.
An ongoing challenge has and currently is the capacity to find a stable companionship with anyone attempting sobriety as I maintain it. The only way I was able to conquer that was to eliminate my relationship, and to continue on my own.
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Changing things I can.
Iām healthier and happier- one day at a time. I live an honest life, maintain healthy boundaries, recognize the importance of self care and remain sober! I donāt have to try and make people like me. I donāt have to hide my fear or anxiety. I know how to ask for help and enjoy friendship.
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Figuring out what to do on a Friday night without alcohol surrounded events! Telling friends you canāt go because itās a trigger! Ooooh and avoiding the alcohol isle when I make my grocery trips. But it is all worth it! I would rather face it sober and get through the uncomfortable than feel the horrible consequence of picking up just one! 
Short story
I was a boarder line alcoholic 5-6 years ago, almost 4 I had a lot of drama in my life, half from drinking and half from whatever.
So I drank with medication and drank a ton, blacked out. Woke up in jail, no memory. When I got out a year later and I had lost everything. I made a plan in jail and have stuck to it.
So how I keep myself sober I play the whole jail thing in my head or I play out what actually will happen. Not happening!!!
You have to be
Completely honest with yourself and stop lying.
I donāt cry about it because I did it, nobody made me drink. I came up with that brilliant idea all by myself.
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Same I just canāt
Go to a restaurant yet to early in my sobriety!