Alcohol Recovery Without 12 Steps Community Group
This group was created to explore various recovery paths for Alcoholism. We generally chose to explore paths outside of the AA model, or ones which incorporate, but are not limited to AA. Anyone wanting to learn and explore how to become free from alcohol addiction are welcome. Our main goal is to support each other with compassion and decency, while remaining open minded...
Today I woke up, and my kitty was laying on the floor right next to my bed. Never happens. Just thought I would share that cute moment..
This morning I feel, a little more at ease, but not totally. I still feel very overwhelmed, but I just read this last post that something wrote to my blog and realized that this website might just save my life. As extreme as that sounds, it is so incredibly nice to keep in touch with all kinds of people who know what it is like to be overwhelmeed by AA but want to get sober. See, for the most part, I have found that I am a good person. I don't want to change who I am totally because of a group. I just want to weed out alcohol and build up my self confidence to start living my life in a healthy way and be happy. I thank you all again who have taken the time to give me advice because I sure as hell need it.
This morning I feel, a little more at ease, but not totally. I still feel very overwhelmed, but I just read this last post that something wrote to my blog and realized that this website might just save my life. As extreme as that sounds, it is so incredibly nice to keep in touch with all kinds of people who know what it is like to be overwhelmeed by AA but want to get sober. See, for the most part, I have found that I am a good person. I don't want to change who I am totally because of a group. I just want to weed out alcohol and build up my self confidence to start living my life in a healthy way and be happy. I thank you all again who have taken the time to give me advice because I sure as hell need it.
I remember that the first week I felt all over the place -- overwhelmed at times, shaky, relieved, determined, scared... I did not need to change who I was to get sober, I needed to find who I am.
I am not powerless; my addiction to alcohol will no longer run my life.
I love what Nelson Mandela said:
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?
It's nice to have you here. Great job on Day 3! Woo hoo!
I know in my early days I did my very best to hit the ground running. I wasted enough time with drinking. It is just like ending a relationship lol You get out and get busy to keep your mind off of the little games your mind tries to play on you.
I wrote and still write a weekly list for myself of things to get done. It could be anything from school work, grocery shopping, extracurricular activities, devoting time to reading on this website, etc.. It was something I could look at everyday and work on by checking things off. My last task on the list is to always write a new list. I also bought a small dry erase board for the refrigerator door to keep daily tasks on and of course always something funny to keep me laughing. Thankfully alcohol didn't steal my crazy personality! I am finishing up college pre-req classes to apply for Nursing school currently, so that alone keeps life and lists busy busy!
What it makes you realize you realize right away is 1.) How amazingly productive you can become haha And 2.) The large difference in quality of life in time spent not drinking simply.
Keep it up, you will love it more and more.
-Matt
just messin with you.. we all hope you are still hanging in there.... if you slip thats ok too.. we are here, oh wait i mean over there. no no over there. oh hell we are somewhere around here...
be well as you can.
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