ALCOHOLICS: RECOVERY & FITNESS (Serious Only Please)

[CatFunt]

Just came in to say I slipped but im in contact with my sponsor and accepting why and how this happened again.

I can't help but feel that going by form since I left rehab this will always crop up once or twice a year, I know I shouldn't think like that cos it gives me an out an oh well I was due one kinda outlook but honestly that's how I feel.

Please no pms, worry or sympathy I just wanted to be honest with you all because despite posting in here sporadically I read it all the time and mire the hell outta you all.

Oh and don't you dare even consider repping me, negs yes but don't rep.

[mirroroferised]

Well today marks my 6 months. Thanks to all of you in here for helping me out along the way, either directly on indirectly, this thread has helped me more than I can really ever say. My brother's taking me to his favourite meeting this week for a 6 month chip.

[raynerd]

Well today marks my 6 months. Thanks to all of you in here for helping me out along the way, either directly on indirectly, this thread has helped me more than I can really ever say. My brother's taking me to his favourite meeting this week for a 6 month chip.

Awesome my friend! You have done amazing and I am sure you will continue to amazing! Funny how only 6 months can seem like such a long time when you do it sober. You have helped me stay sober following your progress and am grateful for that.

[EjnarKolinkar]

im in contact with my sponsor

All we can do, get back with it.

Thanks for the awesome post.

Hope you find more serenity krete, it takes a lot of work it seems.

[mirroroferised]

Awesome my friend! You have done amazing and I am sure you will continue to amazing! Funny how only 6 months can seem like such a long time when you do it sober. You have helped me stay sober following your progress and am grateful for that.

Thanks dude. This place has been invaluable to me and has kept me sane and fighting for a new goal and stage in my life. I'm quite positive that if it weren't for training and spending so much time on here I'd have given up after a couple of weeks. You guys all keep me motivated and it's nice to hear that I've helped a bit too.

[zakatak333]

anybody notice your taste in music and politcal opinions changed in early sobriety and especially after achieving long term sobriety?

[Blacksmith80]

Falling apart, losing job, friendless, but at least I'm not dying drunk. Still sober.

[raynerd]

Falling apart, losing job, friendless, but at least I'm not dying drunk. Still sober.

Sorry to hear about your rough time man. Great you are walking the straight line. Life always has sh$tty times, but at least we don't have to drink over them anymore! Stay strong, keep posting!

[fingolfin34]

Falling apart, losing job, friendless, but at least I'm not dying drunk. Still sober.

"Life sucks better sober." That saying has helped me through many rough patches in the last 5 years. I, too, am facing a probable loss of my job. This time it isn't due to my addiction, its simply a business matter. I will be OK.

You WILL be OK, too.
God Bless

[Creakylifter]

Falling apart, losing job, friendless, but at least I'm not dying drunk. Still sober.

Clean & sober over 10 years here.. still impressed as hell with brothers like you. Much respect. And you are NOT friendless.

Remember - every difficulty has a finite shelf life.

[BlackJack619]

I cant stop smoking pot I need some help

[Big_Sky_Guy]

Falling apart, losing job, friendless, but at least I'm not dying drunk. Still sober.

I know several people who have been where you are. Keep hitting meetings and surrounding yourself with people who can help.

[JRT6]

Falling apart, losing job, friendless, but at least I'm not dying drunk. Still sober.

Hang in there brother. I'm recovering from a tough week and am still having penance to pay. Might even get in trouble at work but I've been through this before and know it will pass. So to will it pass for you. It is really ****ing hard though.

[fingolfin34]

I cant stop smoking pot I need some help

Where have you looked for help, BJ? I'm being serious here. If you have tried to stop by just going cold turkey and have failed, like most of us have many times with our various addictions, it may require a more structured program of recovery. Help is out there, but you have to truly desire to change your life. Have you ever been involved with a 12-step program?

[CHOOSE]

Any weight loss stories here involving the cessation of alcohol? Very curious.

[tandpr]

Any weight loss stories here involving the cessation of alcohol? Very curious.

Opposite for me. When I drink, I usually don't eat. Sometimes not much at all for days at a time. Since I am trying to build that is terribly detrimental to progress. If I can stay with moderation I can manage to gain slowly. If I can abstain completely I gain fairly steady. When I benge I will loose weight. Every time.

[JRT6]

I gain weight when I drink but abstaining doesn't do anything weight wise unless I go on a diet.

[krete77]

All we can do, get back with it.

Hope you find more serenity krete, it takes a lot of work it seems.

thanks man. i'm taking it one day at a time.

anybody notice your taste in music and politcal opinions changed in early sobriety and especially after achieving long term sobriety?

yes actually. no opinion on politics as i completely ignore 100% of anything related to it, but being a musician, i have noticed i hear music differently now that i've been sober for a little bit. and i personally love it 10x more than i did before. listening to music better sober is way better than hearing it stoned or drunk. and that's a fact. funny i used to think the opposite.

I cant stop smoking pot I need some help

cant offer any real advice here. i've tried quitting a thousand times and i'm now on day 31 of no weed and almost 3 months without alcohol.

many years of trying to quit, only relapse over and over again. many articles read, lots of hours studying/reading about sobriety, and then joining a recovery group online all lead to me being sober today. was not an easy road.

my life is probably at the toughest it's ever been in my entire life. funny how it happened when i got sober.

[fingolfin34]

It seems to me, too, that things are worse when I am my most sober. It takes a step back and a shift in perspective for me to understand that this isn't truly the case. Its just that, when I'm my most sober, my attention is on those things that are most important in my life.

Keep up the good fight, and remember to surrender your negative emotions to your higher power. He runs a great exchange program

thanks man. i'm taking it one day at a time.



yes actually. no opinion on politics as i completely ignore 100% of anything related to it, but being a musician, i have noticed i hear music differently now that i've been sober for a little bit. and i personally love it 10x more than i did before. listening to music better sober is way better than hearing it stoned or drunk. and that's a fact. funny i used to think the opposite.



cant offer any real advice here. i've tried quitting a thousand times and i'm now on day 31 of no weed and almost 3 months without alcohol.

many years of trying to quit, only relapse over and over again. many articles read, lots of hours studying/reading about sobriety, and then joining a recovery group online all lead to me being sober today. was not an easy road.

my life is probably at the toughest it's ever been in my entire life. funny how it happened when i got sober.

[threadBomber]

Recovering alcoholic checking in.

[doughnutgut]

Any weight loss stories here involving the cessation of alcohol? Very curious.

Yes.

Recovering alcoholic checking in.

Good to see you in here.

Is that the same thread bomber as the old thread bomber? Or is it a new person?



Oh and back in for subs. Sorry guys n gals. Seems my selfish ways have made me forget about this thread. Back again.

[threadBomber]

Yes.



Good to see you in here.

Is that the same thread bomber as the old thread bomber? Or is it a new person?



Oh and back in for subs. Sorry guys n gals. Seems my selfish ways have made me forget about this thread. Back again.

Thanks brotha. Different threadBomber here. The mods thought I was the same person so they banned me as soon as I signed up. Got that cleared up though.

[krete77]

It seems to me, too, that things are worse when I am my most sober. It takes a step back and a shift in perspective for me to understand that this isn't truly the case. Its just that, when I'm my most sober, my attention is on those things that are most important in my life.

Keep up the good fight, and remember to surrender your negative emotions to your higher power. He runs a great exchange program

thanks for the good words

[pmergs]

21 months today fellas, creeping up on dem multiples of years!
keep coming back everyone reps til im out

[krete77]

21 months today fellas, creeping up on dem multiples of years!
keep coming back everyone reps til im out

good for you man.

avi lookin' good as well.

[fingolfin34]

21 months today fellas, creeping up on dem multiples of years!
keep coming back everyone reps til im out

Congrats on the life change, pmergs!

[PappaBear76]

Falling apart, losing job, friendless, but at least I'm not dying drunk. Still sober.

I was faced with the same situation not long ago. It was during that time I had to really dig deep and find that inner strength to keep me in the right direction. It was tough. One of the toughest times I have ever had. But once I made it through it all sober I was able to pick up where I left off and things got much better. Feels good not having starting all over again years later. Keep moving forward and congrats on the sobriety!

[Blacksmith80]

I was faced with the same situation not long ago. It was during that time I had to really dig deep and find that inner strength to keep me in the right direction. It was tough. One of the toughest times I have ever had. But once I made it through it all sober I was able to pick up where I left off and things got much better. Feels good not having starting all over again years later. Keep moving forward and congrats on the sobriety!

Thank you PB, btw 29 months sober and personal situation even worse. But still sober.

[fingolfin34]

Thank you PB, btw 29 months sober and personal situation even worse. But still sober.

But STILL EFFING SOBER!!! Those are some of the best words that I hear in my life in recovery. Life sucks, but I'm still sober. My kids are all sick, but I'm still sober. My job sucks, and I am going to be layed off, but I'm still sober.

Hope cannot be stifled by the Fear inflicted upon us by our addicts. God always wins, bro. Keep up the hard work.

[SKIN__N__BONES]

Was in this thread a while ago. Went sober for a month and then drank again but wayyyy less than I was before. Usually binged 3 days every other weekend. Now Im back in it trying to go fully sober. Currently on 1st week. Been eating healthy, past the shakes, insomnia and sweats so Im feeling pretty good. Going to be a stressful semester but I think Ive got this.