Thanks Rob, I felt the support this morning at my 1st meeting. Starting to realize all my “friends” are only people I socialize with at my favorite bar. Going to try and build a new circle
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Have to , trust me all I’ve done for 30 years is drink , everything was based on that , now I’m 75 days in , not easy , literally one day at a time , and I go to bed early a lot , nothing wrong with that
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Today is my first day trying to stop again. I’ve never gotten into apps or support groups. Today is my first day on this app and it’s the first time I’m trying something different. So I hope I can stick with it this time. Hang in there. 5 days is a big accomplishment. I would do anything to be 5 days sober right now.
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Up is the only way to go if you want to live. Get a sponsor with lots of sobriety and go to at least one meeting every day!
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I was in the same boat, this year 50, was my first sober birthday since I was about 14. I’m about maybe 8 months sober now, it was crazy at first, I was in another world, asleep for 6days and if I was awake I was tied down like the excorcist. But so far, so good so what? Just forever time, tick. And doctors lol. Good luck everyone!! Have a great weekend!
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I am sober for 10 days today, so we are almost at the same page.
Just keep going no matter what. It’s really hard but you can have a lot of support here, on meetings. Try do not blame yourself what happened in the past. I have read in a big book this morning - “nothing, absolutely nothing happens in this world without God’s plan”.
Turn you life and your will to God. I am trying to do that and it helps a lot.
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Hi Matt: Finding new friends is essential. I have made several really good friends in recovery. Friends who care about me and support me. They don't want anything either.
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Reach out. Reach out again and again. Find connections. Sponsor. Talk about it. Write about it. Goto meetings. Pray. Repeat.
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Five days is great! Early sobriety is tough. Get to meetings and talk to people. It sucked for me at first but then I got to the point where if I wasn’t talking, I wasn’t walking. I’m going through a rough patch right now but I’m glad I found this app to add to it toolbox. Just get through today. Tomorrow will come in it’s own time
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You got this Sandy. Put out a post if you haven’t already, speak your truth.
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10 Days is a fantastic start, a guy I met at my morning meeting called tonight and he recommended I opened up the big book, so I did… Step 1 was so relatable, powerless and unmanageable have been major headlines in my recent history. Trying to stop the inner hate talk, and today it’s been better.
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AA meeting twice a day for 30 days or at least one a day🤷🏼♂️
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I was right where you are at one point. The self hate was so strong I was seriously entertaining suicide. Luckily, I made a call that brought me to AA and I look back on those days, years ago now. I listened to a lot of YouTube AA speakers on emotional sobriety and stayed as connected to my recovery as I could. When left to my own thinking, I went right back down the rabbit hole. I went regularly to meetings, I talked on the phone to people in recovery every day. I slowly got out of it. Eventually, I got a sponsor and worked the steps and that’s where the real changes took place. You can get past this, but you can’t do it alone. Connect to people in your home group, this app, online meetings whatever, just don’t rely on yourself. You don’t have the tools yet, so don’t believe the bs your mind tells you. Some of those relationships you speak of can be healed if you trust the process, but it takes time and as alcoholics we are not used to that.
Go to the gym, run, lift weights, yoga, sauna, jacuzzi. Trust me it’s my go to when I binge hard. Pray to god if you believe. Buy some Saffron take it w salads, food, before bed….. relaxes the mind. Key is to reset and rid yourself of the poisons in you. Think clearly. I’m 12 days in, my gf went to a party at my friends bar in the town we live in. On the couch watching hoops and feel ok. Don’t be hard on yourself we’ve all been there. Good 
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The emotional ups and downs to begin with are tough, especially at 5 days, which may include withdrawal symptoms, which for some like me on multiple occasions, put you in the hospital and/or detox. Do your best to stay the course even if you relapse. It gets much better with time. Also try to replace the drinking with positive activity such as exercise and try to eat as much as you can, take vitamins, and drink lots of water and fluids. Alcohol depletes your body of nutrients and vitamins, and your body and brain needs them to return to normal function. I’m 95 days I think and feeling great, but you should start feeling much better around 30. Stay the course. It’s worth it. The alternative is to keep drinking and potentionally death.
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