Thats got to be tough getting dry when you deal w/ booze all the time.
I’m feeling it that is not easy. Craig Ferguson talks about it pretty candidly in one his monologues. I try to keep that in mind right now. If it was easy to kick there would be a single drunk on the planet…
Gah I wish I was near one of those cities, I’m not to far from DC though… Thats a heck of a drie though.
I will say today has been better than yesterday. Kept busy, started taking a vitamin B complex per a lot of the big med/sobriety sites. Got out of the house for a bit, next will find a local meeting. Its slim pickin’s unless I want to drive over an hour.
Now about calling, I’m terrible about that, rather an introvert when it comes to talking to strangers.
But right now its one moment at a time. Keeping everything low stress and low sensory overload. The last two falling offs was socializing too much too fast IRL. Felt great and was whats the harm in one… Then 2 two weeks later I’m back at it at the same levels.
Kinda why I’m slow on the meetings/seeing trusted friends atm.
Thats wild, none of those resources were around when I was that age.
I sat in a meeting, it was late here so I hit a west coast meeting. Nice group of folks, it was helpful hearing others talk about being sober and the issues before and after. Definitely will keep exploring as I get a better feel for the community.
I know people who got sober while working in bars and restaurants.
I’ll never say it isn’t tough, because I needed a 28 day ‘vacation’ and constant job testing to dry out and get my feet on the path.
But with the right team, anything is possible.
Thats got to be tough getting dry when you deal w/ booze all the time.
I’m feeling it that is not easy. Craig Ferguson talks about it pretty candidly in one his monologues. I try to keep that in mind right now. If it was easy to kick there would be a single drunk on the planet…
The booziest towns have the best sobriety.
New York, New Orleans, Las Vegas, LA, San Francisco all have tons of meetings.
It’s one day at a time. Sometimes, it’s one minute at a time.
Search out the right meetings and get a bunch of phone numbers.
I once called a guy and told him that I was practicing making calls. He got it.
Gah I wish I was near one of those cities, I’m not to far from DC though… Thats a heck of a drie though.
I will say today has been better than yesterday. Kept busy, started taking a vitamin B complex per a lot of the big med/sobriety sites. Got out of the house for a bit, next will find a local meeting. Its slim pickin’s unless I want to drive over an hour.
Now about calling, I’m terrible about that, rather an introvert when it comes to talking to strangers.
But right now its one moment at a time. Keeping everything low stress and low sensory overload. The last two falling offs was socializing too much too fast IRL. Felt great and was whats the harm in one… Then 2 two weeks later I’m back at it at the same levels.
Kinda why I’m slow on the meetings/seeing trusted friends atm.
Start with the online meetings.
Plenty of ‘Zoom babies’ got sober during Covid without ever meeting in real life.
https://www.nyintergroup.org/meetings/?type=active
That’s just the New York ones.
Dang there are a ton of them up there!
Ok I’ll give it a go and let you know how it goes after. Than you again!
There’s one local group called ‘Never Had A Legal Drink.’ People who decided to get sober before they turned 21.
Also, the International Conference of Young People In AA.
https://www.icypaa.org/
Thats wild, none of those resources were around when I was that age.
I sat in a meeting, it was late here so I hit a west coast meeting. Nice group of folks, it was helpful hearing others talk about being sober and the issues before and after. Definitely will keep exploring as I get a better feel for the community.
Be seeing you.