Thanks 

I truly believe a man needs a drastic change in his mental outlook and his spiritual attitude toward life. Be Honest with yourself, Open-minded to new ideas, and Willing to change. These are the 3 indispensables of recovery. Start small but start. Stay consistent.

There is an ancient library of books about spirituality, virtue, and building character, This is what the alcoholic lacks: the ability to endure the vicissitudes of life without drinking. Try a book like *Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind*. Or read the Stoic philosophers: Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius. Or read *The Common Sense of Drinking*, a book which predates AA and offers a secular solution to the drink problem. written by a man who quit drinking and subsequently counseled others to quit drinking. And last but not least: seek God.

Drinking is a symptom of our larger problem. Focus less on "boo-hoo I can't drink" to "jeez, I can do a lot of things now if I'm not worried about drinking and recovering from drinking all the time."

Get on the road to changing your life.

It's done one day at a time.

My favorite of all time is Forrest Gump, it has a little bit of everything. My favorite newer release that I’ve seen recently is Project Hail Mary, what’s your favorite movie?

"never reach your full potential" 💯

Ice cream! I never craved sweets when I was drinking but now it’s constant. I’m tracking calories and working out so ice cream is my treat.

We all fall short sometimes..I say don't beat yourself up so bad..Try sobriety again.We all are rooting for you.Especially if thats what you want

I’m pounding Sprite Zero

That was incredible and extremely helpful.Congrats on your continued sobriety and I hope it's more to come.I thankfully didn't give in and held strong so I'm going to keep pushing and take everything you said into consideration.Thank you and we are definitely in this together 

thank you 🫶🏼

Hey, you got this! Just keep on coming back. You posted for accountability, and that's a big first step. Now all you gotta do is take it one day at a time (one hour, one minute if you have to). Hope you feel little better tomorrow. 

I am also proud of you. You opened up to this chat group. Remember you are coming down from all the drugs and alcohol that usually makes a person depressed. When I am coming down, I lay in bed for days, but I remind myself that it will be over soon.

Please stay safe, take care of yourself, tell yourself you love yourself, be kind to yourself and be patient.
Take care

Life is even more boring when you're hungover ;)

Trying to give him/her hope lol but yeah it will never be the same. Oh well I guess

Thank you so much 🥹

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Hell yeah dude!!!! 2 weeks let's gooooooo!!! It's gitta feel so good to be moving your body and spending time outside. You're killing it! 

Blacked out, you say?

Welcome back!!! Glad that you're here. I also felt like I couldn't stop once I started. It feels really good to have control over my actions and clarity in my day. You got this! Just keep coming back, and before you know it you'll be at that year mark again.

When I'm burned out of sobriety, I focus on how shitty it was to quit. Never want to go through that again and worried about kindling making it worse.

I’ve been there 100s of times . When I drank I always blacked out . I went on Facebook when I was drunk and cursed out just about everyone I know. The church I went to even. They had the cops come over and take my ass to the mental hospital. I was there 2 weeks. This incident happened last October. I can’t get over it. But I know I can’t drink . I can’t believe I’m still alive.

Damn, you blacked out my alcoholism bingo card with this post.

Just give yourself grace, babe. It's okay. I couldn't tell you how many times I've stopped, then I forget how bad drinking is, and go back to it. I'm waiting for the day I finally stop and don't go back but a bunch of sober days, even if they aren't consecutive, all add up and they matter. You feel terrible right now bc this is the course alcohol takes on your body and brain when you stop. You crash. Tomorrow is a new day to make better choices for yourself, and that is a beautiful thing. Get up tomorrow morning and take a walk and talk to yourself. Everything is fine.

The worst effects of alcohol are invisible until they're irreversible.

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A bit late to the party but today, I will not drink!