I have been sober for three and half years, and

Recovery
#1

I have been sober for three and half years, and honestly right now it is harder to maintain than it has ever been.

#2

Hey Will, glad you reached out. I can tell you I know exactly what that feels like. Do you maintain your recovery? Are you still involved and working on it daily? That’s where I’d start. Recovery is something we get to invest in. I hope you find some more support or reconnect with what got you this far. You’re in good company.

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#3

Hey Will. Why do you think you are feeling like this? Did something significant change?

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#4

Times can be hard you just have to remember what is important in life. And keep moving forward to maintain sobriety. Keep your groups in mind and do the Steps. It gets easier I promise. Try to stay away from the wrong people and always know you are important. After all you could save lives by sharing your life story. Two ladies were going to committ suicide and I told them what happened to me in my life and gave them a new reason to live. If you want to know what I told them just let me know…..

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#5

Hang in there Will!!

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#6

I have never found meetings helpful, and have practically zero sober people supporting me. When i got sober, what helped the most was meditation, mindfulness, walking, and working out. I have strayed from the meditation and mindfulness and i think it is catching up to me. It is hard to force myself to do it when the benefit is so long term and offers little instant gratification, but i think i must try. Thank you for the response

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#7

Complacency? Lack of any sort of focus and mindfulness? I can hardly keep my attention on anything for longer than 30 seconds. Relationship trouble also has impacted me. Maybe my feelings of loneliness, pain, confusion, have never left but were buried and are now back. I have to address it all. Thanks

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#8

The cool thing I’ve seen here is there’s no “right” way to do recovery. Meetings work for me, but they aren’t for everyone. I’m sure others will give you some good perspectives and suggestions.