#beatingaddiction

[jeremy-skot]

This captures my transformation so much better. #beatingaddiction #soberlife #lookingwaybetter #feelingbetter #nevergoingback https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsw1n97HWjd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dvzi46q41kux

[thirteenfeettattoo]

Awesome healed piece by @mat_fink ・・・ Spotted in the wild this morning. Healed and hairy look at this one I made for Chris about overcoming addiction. #healed #healedandhairy #nofilter #blackandgrey #blackandgreytattoo #addiction #beatingaddiction #kingstreet #newtown #sydney #sydneyartist #thirteenfeettattoo #matfink #matfinktattoo #butcherstattoobalm #allkillernofiller #allstylesallsmiles (at Newtown, New South Wales)

[thirteenfeettattoo]

Awesome healed piece by @mat_fink ・・・ Spotted in the wild this morning. Healed and hairy look at this one I made for Chris about overcoming addiction. #healed #healedandhairy #nofilter #blackandgrey #blackandgreytattoo #addiction #beatingaddiction #kingstreet #newtown #sydney #sydneyartist #thirteenfeettattoo #matfink #matfinktattoo #butcherstattoobalm #allkillernofiller #allstylesallsmiles (at Newtown, New South Wales)

[recoveryrising]

Inspiration and Motivation

http://www.poems-and-words.com/post/174207781409

[eroticcake]

I'm on day 5 of not drinking alcohol. I know it's easy right now because I'm working a lot but I can feel the difference in my energy level. Apparently it takes 66 days to make something a habit. 61 days to go. I know it won't be easy, I've tried this before but I never took the time to make a new habit either. I'm doing this for myself and the people I love. I want to be an inspiration to my family and others. I want to be happy sober.

[thethinker2002]

Keeping it under control

I thought my divorce would be over with my last post, but it continued on. No matter how hard you try to keep your emotions under control they tend to get out of control in ways you never expected. Some people go to drinking, some people lock themselves in rooms, then you got the drug addictions, and finally you got the ones that resort to lesser known addictions. What I noticed is that I tend to resort to gambling. Luckily I got myself to stop and not waste the money I need for my trip for my divorce. Why does this happen to me? Why does it happen to anyone? As being human, we tend to believe we are impervious to all the negative that can happen and become so focused on how great we can be yet forget that we are susceptible to things like greed when we are wanting to get away from all of our troubles. I believe that anyone can overcome their addictions, but we need to realize that we even have them in the first place. Today I was reading a website that was saying that they are not addictions and rather just what we call it as an excuse. When you constantly go back towards something such as gambling and actually experiences withdrawal from not doing the gambling then I believe it is really an addiction. That is very hard to admit about myself and I know that I can beat it. Starting today I am going to take steps so that I will not allow myself to do this anymore to myself. Friends have been the best thing that have kept me calm for a long time, but when they are busy it is hard to keep it all under control.  Does anyone have any advice?