It’s been a rough day, week.. Why do I feel so alone lately? I don’t want to drink…. I have changed so many things in my life the last few months and I feel like I don’t have anyone. Yet I still have a hard time reaching out… Trying to have some gratitude and positivity. Life is just very overwhelming right now..
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The big book says we should trust ourself into working with others when we start to struggle.
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Just keep going. We all go through it, including me right now. Just try living in the "now." That seems to work for me. Sometimes just one moment at a time. Hang in there!
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Loneliness is part of the process, but it’s only the bridge to bring better people to come in your life. I suggest meditating and letting the thoughts pass through.
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We are social creatures and feeling isolated or worse shunned really feels handicapping. If one feels that way it is more difficult to want to connect or know how to. I had to learn to be comfortable with me. Sit with myself, eat with myself and get to know myself and whether I wanted to be with myself and heal, let go of old aspects that were or are me or just situations I was in at the time. Then once I could be in my own company. I could be myself and feel safe with myself and enjoy the quiet time and reach out and have people come in that like me. Since I really like me. Somedays I am not so good at the love part. Not to come off like Stuart Smiley here. Keep attempting to connect when you can but allow yourself to get to know the changing you.
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I had to build a whole new social life in the sober community. So I went to 90 different meetings in 90 days. Well I attempted to anyway. This helped me find AA meetings that I enjoyed for every day or night of the week. Then I kept going to those meetings and made sober friends that were going through similar experiences or had wisdom that I needed. Plus we did stuff together such as hikes, comedy clubs, dinner parties, and even parachuting etc.
I was never lonely again.
Here if you want to talk
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Stay strong
Remember that you are in control
All you gotta dois keep God on your side
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You came back… that's important. How are you doing compared to yesterday?
Today you are sober that’s enough for you to celebrate!
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Well, are you alone? Do you have a support system and/or people, family that you can talk to? This forum although not in a physical sense, is a way to find support and help with communicating with like minded people. When you're here, in a sense, you are not alone. Just think about it, you connected with others to were we are responding to you thru this text messaging exchange. Your message reached me. And I know it's hard, I can identify. Do not let those feelings make you regress. Think to yourself, you said it yourself, look at all the changes, and positivity in your life. Focus on that and also focus on the hundreds of things you could feel grateful for. There's many things that are going well in your life, your just not focusing on them. Also know that a drink/drug, will not cure that loneliness, cause if it did, then sign me up, but many of us know it's a lie, and it only makes things in your life alot worse. The painful reality is that it always makes it worse. Keep in mind that whatever your going thru right now, you still have some peace of mind from being free of that poison, and that hard days like today 'in recovery', are still better than living your best day drinking/drugging whichever applies.
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Finding a way to help someone no matter how small is one way that I get myself out of the funk I find myself in sometimes. I had a problem reaching out for awhile and I'm still not the best at it but I never know how much it can effect someone else just to have me call them. They could possibly be in the same mindset you're in now and that little phone call might be just what they need.
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It will get better.
Stay strong and smart
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Have Faith that's what Helps Me. God is Good all the Time. If it wasn't For God Jesus Christ I don't know what I have done after Loosing My Bday Baby Boy age 35 to testicular cancer
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I Love you...like Tupak said...Keep your Head up...You Got This
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Thank you
I’m so sorry for your loss
Of course, I’m always happy to pay it forward.
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You're not alone im here for you. YOU CAN DO THIS DON'T LET YOUR THINKING PLAY YOU OUT YOU OUT PLAY YOUR THINKING
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What's good Jenna , my name's Noe, I'm out in California, born n raised in LA, anyways turns out I be getting pretty lonely lately to, how bout we be lonely together, lol. I don't have no inspiring words for you like the rest, im just gonna keep it 100, your to dam gorgeous to be lonely hit me up I'll try my best to keep a smile on your face, an escape from reality sometimes hits the spot, I been sober 5 months now and living in a sober living for the time being , would like to get to know you , let me know. 213-344-1119. Ooorighty be safe, toodles
Been there but at least im headed in the right direction and then came you hahaha ..take care ..yay ..