Idk why this time after 7mos I relapse for about

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#1

Idk why this time after 7mos I relapse for about a three week binge off and on and it really has me feeling :sob::cry: down and bad for throwing my sobriety away for a temporary fix and I know better and now I'm asking my self whyyy???this is my third time relapsing after being on my recovery journey since 2023 Anyone got some advice for me

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#2

First the time isn’t gone you were still clean for 7 months. Now pick yourself up, dust yourself off and let’s do this thing. You want to know the secret here it is, it’s a big secret you can’t do this alone that’s why we go too meetings for others with the same problem can help, guide, supports and to learn from there story. You got this

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#3

Relapse is part of our stories, unfortunately.
get to a meeting and get back to doing the work.
"it's not falling into the stream that kills you, it's staying submerged"

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#4

7 months still matters. A binge doesn’t erase the recovery work you already put in or the fact that you came back and talked about it instead of disappearing into it longer. That's resilience

A lot of us had to start over more than once including myself. But the next time those situations presented themselves I RAN in the opposite direction. Dont beat yourself up rn, that shame spiral is not good. At the end of the day we protect our sobriety even more. Glad you're talking about it

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#5

Katie, I too was a chronic relapser. Finally I got super serious about my sobriety.

  1. Meetings every day.
  2. Got sponsored
  3. Did 12 steps thoroughly.
  4. Repeat 1-3.
    17 years sober and grateful. I’m here if you want to talk or have any questions
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#6

I use the relapse I had after multiple years of sobriety as a tool for what not to do. I was not as involved as I am today. I wake up very early every morning without fail I walk 30 minutes to a morning meeting, which is my Home Group where I have six service positions. I gave up a six-figure income to work for minimum wage plus tips for a guy in recovery. I live my sobriety out loud. I’m not shy about it. I call myself out constantly. Everyone around me knows that I’m in recovery. I only hang out with people that are in recovery actively. I volunteer at the CSO. I go to recovery meetings at the detox and treatment centers. I have like 40 online friends that I talk to every day about recovery. I text about 50 people a day in recovery in my local area. Get involved for me that’s the thing that saved my sobriety.

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#7

All of the above Katie. WE constantly need to forgive ourselves and have trailer trucks of self compassion and for one another YOU are not alone. EVER :pray::two_hearts:

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#8

As long as you get up, youre good

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#9

@kt471229 welcome back
Did we learn anything from this last escapad?

#10

Quit using, did it really help a dam thing other a new thing to beat yourself up with. Booze and drugs will never ever do anything good but to wreck our lives. Get to meetings and help possibly the medical field. Get to the gym and if you have not received a god of your understanding then get one. Asap as I trust you realize you are not God and if you are completely honest with everyone then you will stay clean one moment and one day at a time. Get some #s at NA and if you have some get more. You have to get up and do everything to stay clean. Every day and make sure you ask for help. And give thanksbevery night no matter what. As you know by now it can always get worse but I promise you will get better and find out they can be so very much better in ways you cannot imagine but just do it)

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