Im struggling with my recovery journey. Im struggling with getting more than a month sober without relapsing. I feel very alone in my struggles
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Brandon. We all struggle as you do. Some of us have found that one or more meetings a day help. I know people with years behind them that go to multiple meetings a day. Find a buddy at these meetings. Someone with more time than you . Ask them to help you. There are many of us who will sponsor another individual through the hard times .
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Hi Brandon welcome. Thanks for sharing how you are doing. I felt this same way in early recovery.
Time to get to work and find your recovery people. Never alone never again. Go to meetings get numbers my friend. Go to aa or na events in your area get numbers. Conventions are a good place to not feel alone. Soon you will have a support network if you do these things. Don’t leave before the miracle happens. Glad you are here. Keep coming back.
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Are you attending any meetings? I suggest going. They say 90 meetings for the first 90 days. If you have been and don’t like them, try a different location, but I suggest going a couple times before giving up. I log into the 24/7 international AA meeting when I just need to at least listen if/when I struggle.
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I have tried meetings but I havnt found my flow with them yet. I know I need to lock in harder. I'm doing therapy trying to go the gym more often but the negativity just engulfs me at times, esp when I'm triggered or sad.
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@brandon456035 Let's go Brandon. When going to meetings find the similarities in what is being shared. My suggestion is to start, if you haven't, reading the Big Book and find the similarities.
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Brandon, I struggled and relapsed for over a decade. Finally I went all in. I went to in person AA/NA & CA meetings daily and nightly. Got sponsored, did the 12 steps multiple times and made my sobriety my number one priority in life. Over finance, romance and even family. True sobriety is much more than just not picking up. It’s about enjoying life. I could only get there through this process. I tried everything else but none of it worked.
I only wished I had done it sooner.
See, sober I can have it all and way more. Not sober, I lose everything and just get hangovers and misery.
I’m here if you want to talk
Right on, great stuff👍
Katie, right on👍
Joseph, great advice 