Addiction & Recovery

Stuart G

(38,726 posts) Sat May 4, 2013, 06:17 PM May 2013

It ain't easy...but it is possible.

Yes, it ain't easy to overcome these addictions. Wish it were..it ain't.. We keep coming back cause we got to. The addictive stuff is very powerful and that is what it is. Just one...nope..one is never enough. zero is about correct. Today is the only day I need to get thru..

I was once asked to speak at a rehab center. I was newly sober and clean ...say 6 or 8 months..and a speaker was needed. I was proud with my excellent speech that I prepared. Some listened, (maybe 20 in the room) some didn't. The leader, the fellow who asked me, then ...talked about one thing......getting thru today..that is it. The people there heard him..cause I watched them..and he is/was correct. Get thru today..yea, it ain't easy, but it is possible.....yep...

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It ain't easy...but it is possible. (Original Post) Stuart G May 2013 OP

The entire dynamic of "staying in today" and not "futuring" dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #1

One day at a time. I won't smoke today. That's how I quit cigarettes. mountain grammy May 2013 #2

dixiegrrrrl

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1. The entire dynamic of "staying in today" and not "futuring"

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Sat May 4, 2013, 06:28 PM

May 2013

really reduce so much needless anxiety.
After 25 plus years of embracing the Steps, I STILL have to pull myself back and focus on NOW.
Practice helps, but I don't think I will ever be "perfect" at it.....

mountain grammy

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2. One day at a time. I won't smoke today. That's how I quit cigarettes.

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Sat May 4, 2013, 08:32 PM

May 2013

It's the simple yet brilliant philosophy that really works.

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