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Recovery
#1

What are your favorite things about recovery?
Mine are the people I’ve met the things I’ve learned and seeing myself grow.

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#4

Things became more clear. And found out who were really my friends after I been sober for almost 8 years now.

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#5

I Can look my kids in the eye knowing that I am a good parent.

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#6

i found self love and learned how to live a fulfilling life. I enjoy daily activities such as yoga. Im healthy !!!!! it’s great now feeling nauseous all the time and in pain/ withdrawals. Also, healing my core issues and getting on the right meds from a psychiatrist and not self medicating !!! Finally, being released from the obsession addiction can be and not having that desire to use
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#7

Definitely all great answers and things I can ID w. Probably having less anxiety is my biggest relief. And shame. I couldn't even look in the mirror 6 months ago. Alcohol cause body dysmorphia for me. I think that's the right word.

#8

Love this!

  • being able to take care of myself in little day-to-day ways. (Was on hold for two hours today with the IRS and I even thought at the time that two hours into waiting, I’d be blasted and I’d just hang up. I didn’t hang up and got a very simple thing resolved.)

  • I can show up for my friends! I’m not canceling plans last minute because I’m hungover or I just want to keep drinking or both. When they call me randomly - no matter the time of day - I pick up and sound sober. Many friends have mentioned they haven’t heard me sober on the phone in a really long time.

  • the relief of not having to lie/remember little lies about everything to cover up my drinking. My anxiety in general isn’t gone, but not having to juggle a double life anymore is definitely way easier.

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#9

I never appreciated Acceptance and Gratitude the way I do now. I've also got a much more positive attitude. Go figure.

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#10

There’s a few but actually not wanting to drink or drug no matter how I feel. Never thought I’d feel this way :pray:t3:

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#11

All the insight I am learning about myself. Who knows was and who I am becoming. The people places and places

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#12

This is great! Sounds like a lot a gratitude

#13

Waking up instead of coming too is was my boss says he likes about recovery :hugs:

#14

Being able to stay sober