I slept like a trash can last night 🫤:woman_facepalming: but I know with time I will begin getting better sleep. Just happy to make it to the second day for the first time in a while 
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HeII yeah Courtney!
Do you have a support system right now? DYT has quite a few good meetings.
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Honestly just doing it alone right now.. I will get back into meetings soon, I've just been working SOOO much 
🫤 not an excuse though!
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I get that. Between work and school and moving I have made very few meetings lately. And because I work in a substance abuse treatment center I've been dealing with a lot of transference and it's been taxing my own mental health. The important thing is stay connected and be honest with yourself and reach out when you need help. Don't let pride get in the way and send you spiraling down the wrong path. That's something I've always struggled with
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I also work in a treatment/mental health facility.. I made it to 100 days several months back.. it was the best I've EVER felt. Then came the spiraling you are referring to. I want my sobriety BACK !!
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Exactly, not an excuse. Everything falls apart without our sobriety.
Not lecturing you, just agreeing with you!
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You can get it back just don't give up. I know you understand then that working in a treatment center you deal with a lot of people that come in completely broken and that energy very easily transfers to us if we're not careful. I know I have nights I don't sleep at all because of something a resident shared and I'm worried they won't be there when I come back the next day. It's cliche but it's true. We can't help anyone if we're not taking care of ourselves and just because we work in recovery it's not a substitute for our personal recovery and if anything we need to strengthen our own recovery and be doing more meetings and checking in more with our support network to counterbalance all the stress we deal with daily. I'm here if you ever need someone to vent to or talk to and I know others here are willing to listen and talk with you if you give them a chance. Don't be afraid to reach out
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You completely understand! I'm also an MHT. It's crazy how I can sympathize with clients/patients.. and I feel so freaking strong giving them word of advice.. and then I clock out and feel this mind blowing wave of shame like I'm a complete hypocrite 🫤 it can be soooo overwhelming and mentally draining. I'm not giving up. I appreciate your understanding!
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I'm the same way! I have always been told I give really good advice and I know I sound so confident while doing it but I struggle to follow my own advice despite knowing what I'm supposed to do and why I feel the way I do. It's like my emotional brain has my thinking and intelligent brain in a chokehold. It helps to have an outlet and have people in this field to talk to that you know relate and can understand. Feel free to message me if you ever need to vent
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The mind can be the hardest thing to tame, but it is possible. If I don’t go to sleep right away I’m up all night.
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