I am 5 years sober and this last year has been my hardest for some reason… I just keep getting hit with wave after wave of bad stressful situations and I would love to find a sponsor
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Stress is a lot like swimming in the ocean. Sometimes it is calm seas. Sometimes you get caught in a riptide. Riptide doesn’t move like normal waves. It comes in at an angle . It makes getting back to shot a lot harder, but it can be done. You can make it just keep swimming, adjust your angle of approach so the tide isn’t pulling you deep , and keep swimming.
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My year 5 was hell. Nothing went right. But by the grace of God I finally had a battle that I handled, well, battles. Sad to say 6 1/2 yrs in and they're still there. I think recovery exposes lifes bullshit, drinking covers it up.
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If you go to aa meetings.listen to woman after some time pick one
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That is so great!!!! Keep going you got this!!!
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Wow I couldn’t relate to this more!!!! This past year has been HELL, and I’ve just felt like I’ve been drowning, and I’ve had temptation all around me but my 7 year old really keeps my eye on the prize.. I just wish I had a sponsor I could call on my really bad days
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Damn I needed this thank you!!!!
That’s amazing!!! Sure I’m really awkward lol since I’ve gotten sober I’m so bad at people lol, but before my addiction I was a social butterfly. Now all I do is hide
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Hello Megan, congrats on 5 years! That’s awesome! I’m super happy for you. As for the stressful situation it sounds like you’ve turned them into lessons rather then means of giving up and going backwards, right? Which if that’s correct, kudos to you. You’ve just leveled up on your sobriety. For me I’m learning to give in to my stressful situation or depressing situation. My higher power, God if you will, had my back. God will give me all the strength I need to get through any situation. I’ll need to do is believe and focus my thoughts on God. When I put God first everything seems to fall into place. One other thing that helps me is helping others. From the addict we still suffers to my community, local food bank, volunteering. It’s this act of selflessness and kindness that makes us more at peace within so that we can be happy with our life. Spread love to all things earth. I hope you’re feeling better today and with these times of uncertainty you can find peace.
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We didn't get sober and escape the torment of addiction to only then be tormented by our character defects laid bare such as fear and anxiety. Eventually this left untreated without help leads us back to active addiction. This is where working the Steps with a sponsor comes in. The drugs and alcohol are only a symptom. Don't cheat yourself out of living your best life. Ask for help. Get a sponsor.
Hopefully you have some good coping skills and distractions and realize that this is just a passing season of life. The ultimate challenge of everyday is just continuing through knowing that another challenge is on the way but knowing that you're going to be strong enough to defeat it like you have all the ones in the past. Mountains always look bigger from the ground