#sobercommunity

[dianeandrews]

876 days sober AF

[moss-gender]

addiction recovery tips

1. Protect your space. You don’t have time for bullshit anymore. Cut out the people you’ve been meaning to cut out. Make the most space for the people who have chosen to believe in you. Spend less time on social media. I’ve deleted my facebook and instagram apps. It doesn’t have to be permanent but you need to avoid triggers and to an emotionally sensitive person like many addicts are due to Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome social media is full of triggers. It’s shown that social media makes you compare your lives to others leading to a lacking mindset rather than one of appreciation for what you have.

2. Find a recovery group. The important part is making community outreach a regular part of your week. Some people go to meetings everyday. There are plenty of meetings out there. AA, NA, DRA, SMART recovery, recovery dharma… if you don’t like the meetings you have available I recommend going anyway to connect with people. Take what resonates and leave the rest behind.

3. Take it a day at a time. You don’t have to commit to being sober for a lifetime, though hopefully you get there eventually. Just be sober today. 24 hours. And then do it again tomorrow.

4. Be as open about recovery as possible. Shame is a normal part of recovery but the more people you’re open with the more chances you have for increasing your support network. Outside of meetings, a support network is very important. No one is an island.

5. If you need to, “kill” yourself. Kill the old you. You have a blank slate. You’re starting fresh. You aren’t defined by your past. Reinvent yourself. Dare to dream big. You’ll need to have hobbies and goals to distract yourself when you get urges. Because you will get them. And sometimes it will be very bad. It helps to have a routine activity you enjoy to engage your brain and tap into your rational mind.

[mofettie34]

This comeback is personal, it’s an apology to myself for putting up with shit I didn’t deserve.

[khalemchurstcomics]

🌜NIGHTLY ROUTINE🌛 We all have our little ways of doing things. The way I do bedtime, like most parts of my day, has a lot to do with my mental illness. It's something I can't escape from, so I just have to work with it.

This comic was originally posted to my instagram - I have been trying to get better at ensuring I share all my social media content on other platforms. Feel free to follow @khalemchurst if you like little comic updates during your week, but I will try to ensure the content still ends up here and on Patreon.

[sobertribevibe]

[alexandraswords]

Today I'm free.

That is today's AA Daily Reflection. 48 days sober. My boyfriend is flying in to stay and visit for a while. I have my 5:30 meeting. I'm starting to find a balance of keeping up with my daily routine that supports and encourages my sobriety, my meetings, and also having a life and enjoying hobbies and also spending time just for me, my self care, my art, my writing, and just normal things in general.

I've been listening to a lot of Podcasts on sobriety and following a lot more Sober Supportive accounts on social media. I've been letting people know that I don't drink anymore. That things got really bad. I'm not ashamed of that. Yes, sometimes I get FOMO for a brief fleeting moment, but then I remember what I was actually like when I was drinking; chained to my bottle, in my apartment, watching hulu and basically existing and taking up space. The only thing I was missing out on was living my life.

So yes. Today I am free. I am free to choose what I want to do, because the choices I make today will define my tomorrow. And tomorrow is the future I created today.

[theaddictspoetry]

I know you're empty,

like the liquor bottles piled up in your room,

I hope you find inner peace, that you've been searching for, soon,

You deserve all the love you've given out without a doubt,

I hope you eventually see you're enchantedly beautiful just like the moon.

@theaddictspoetry

[thegratefulnuts]