Addiction & Recovery
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Junk food/overeating
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LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)SheltieLover
(60,299 posts)LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)...something I never thought would happen.
ratchiweenie
(7,949 posts)and wonder why you ever thought that was "fun". So proud of you!!!😍
TigressDem
(5,126 posts)One Day At A Time
LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)One Day At A Time: I know that's right.
All the "built up" sobriety won't help if I start thinking things like, "well, I've done so well, I deserve a reward", or "I can start again, because this proves I can control it".
TigressDem
(5,126 posts)Gotta breathe and get through it.
1 minute at a time if I have to...
I'm more prone to depression and getting through times when I feel too much or too little.
I am my own worst enemy, but even the worst thoughts and feelings can and will disperse if I get outside of myself for a bit and think about others instead of myself.
I don't know if you've gone to any meetings or not, but one thing I love is visually dumping all the baggage off my shoulders at the door and making sure I don't pick it up on the way out.
LOL
LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)I know that feeling of your brain being your own worst enemy sometimes.
I like the mental image of no carry-on baggage.
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)brewens
(15,359 posts)my diet and started exercising. Now I can barely stand missing my morning walk.
Sticking to a healthy diet works. It took a while, but now late at night if I need something, fruit or other healthy choices is what I want. That grapefruit in the fridge is calling me as I type this.
LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)Unfortunately, I've still got that 'thing' where I like to numb out by watching tv and eating crap at night.
I need some of your talking grapefruits!
brewens
(15,359 posts)money stick around is good incentive to keep it up. Same with my diet. I cook a lot more and that saves me a lot too.
bif
(24,262 posts)I have a bowl of ice cream every night while watching movies as a reward for making it through the day without drinking. It's been working for over four years!
RainCaster
(11,657 posts)17 months sober myself.
MLAA
(18,677 posts)MLAA
(18,677 posts)LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)C0RI0LANUS
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(11,084 posts)sinkingfeeling
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(11,084 posts)Tikki
(14,799 posts)This is stellar..
Tikki
LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)patricia92243
(12,873 posts)LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)gopiscrap
(24,219 posts)ShazzieB
(18,925 posts)My dad was a friend of Bill.
Bill is a good "person" to have as a friend.
LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)I came very close 30 years ago, but I guess I was too cowardly to walk through the door.
I certainly wish I had though. I wouldn't have lost so many years to getting wasted.
cilla4progress
(25,981 posts)👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)BWdem4life
(2,502 posts)LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)..and I intend to stay on the path.
thanks for your support
bif
(24,262 posts)Sounds like you're on the right path!
LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)Thanks