You are going to do amazing. Keep pushing forward and never give up no matter what! Remember you are worth this!!!!!
Thank you
AA worked for me to help stay sober - coming up on 4 years, it doesn't help my ptsd except for the socialization and sharing of my feelings aspect, but it does work to keep me sober.
I want you to know you are not alone. I'm just now starting on my sobriety it's been 16 days for me. I'm glad I saw your post keep up the good work may God keep blessing you on your journey to recovery.
I have mental health issues. I abused myself with alcohol thinking I was medicating emotional issues. My emotions were always too big for me. It took 5 DUIās to prove I was alcoholic. AA doesnāt exactly embrace the mental health perspective. I take medication. I have ADHD, C-PTSD and a math learning disability. I also have fibromyalgia. These invisible disabilities caused me a life more difficult than it had to be. Iām 68. Add alcohol to the rest and I have literally suffered so much of my life. I didnāt understand why at my age, I still struggled. That would be C-PTSD diagnosed 2025. The final piece of the puzzle. I have felt like a big cry to get it out of my system. My nervous system is wrecked. But now I know why alcoholism was so disruptive. I think they call it dual diagnosis. But itās not just dual; itās multiple diagnosis. I have 2 yrs of golden sobriety. Iāve had significant time before and relapsed. Itās happened several times and I didnāt understand. I know my whole story now. Maybe you can relate. I donāt think Iāll relapse anymore.
Thatās a awesome reply I have 9 day till the ptsd anniversary
This is me too.
I am finding dharma recovery to be very helpful. Learning to meditate and the benefits of mindfulness .
I found that I can learn all the skills I want but until I learned to calm my mind and my spirit I was unable to execute the skills.
Prayers for you .
You got this!!!