Just got out of treatment I'm trying so hard to

Recovery
#1

Just got out of treatment I'm trying so hard to stay sober man this is definitely hard it's not the withdrawals it's the cravings ugh

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#2

Pray for God to rebuke the cravings it’s the devil not happy ur sober don’t let him have a seat at your table

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#3

Thanks earl you are so right the devil has took me down many times I'm going to continue to pray and keep my sobriety I've came to far

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#4

We got you, Amanda. One week is brave. Every hour counts. Don’t let go. Rooting for you!

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#5

Those cravings are your old habits popping in to see if you are still up to party. Don't answer!
I have found that giving in to these 'cravings' with a meditation, a work out, a motorcycle ride, a stick of licorice, or anything else has helped to give my brain a 'reward' that it is looking for, while retraining it to look for something other than Booze.

#6

Been there. I had to ask the right people for help. Then I had to let go of my ego and trust those same people

#7

For me treatment was the beginning of the journey. The very tippy top of an iceberg. What I got put of my rehab experience is thst I needed to do the following.

  1. Get a sponsor
  2. Work with that sponsor
  3. Go to meetings
  4. Read a book
  5. Do things differently than I did before
  6. Change the people, places and playthings that I was accustomed to
  7. Ask for help from the people in the rooms, my sponsor and a Power Greater than me
  8. Realize I'm not that Power
  9. Be grateful for what I have
  10. Work 12 Steps in #4

There are some other things, they are all simple and easy to do. None of these things I did and still do are like

  1. Walk 10,000 steps a day
  2. Count 2500 calories for my daily allowance
  3. Hold my breath for 10 minutes as I free dive for pearls

Those are difficult. The simple things have offered me continuous sobriety for 16 years one day at a time.

#8

Utilize all your tools. Don't give up. Get a sponsor and find a home group..