Thanksgiving

[tomskat]

Holidays can be a huge trigger for some of us. Please guard your clean time no matter what it is. 1 hour or 1 day it counts-you have to start somewhere. Don't use an excuse to cave into using. I was in a pretty dark place for awhile and y'all helped me through. I'm sitting at over 1000 days now and I couldn't have done it without you all. We're in this together. This fight cannot be won alone,silently. You must participate. Find aftercare. Post here. Network here. Whatever it takes. But each day as addicts we must choose. Sober or not? It is worth the fight. So I am thankful for my MH friends/family and each clean day I have. Stay strong everyone. We can do this together. Don't give in.

[storminnrmn]

Congrats on 5 months Sunnyside. You have no idea how much it helps to hear you went through the same thing and are still going. To be honest the girlfriend factor has been tougher most days. The main issue is just feeling so alone and the time! I went from working 60 or so hours a week, having a girlfriend with a 2 and a half year old son, and of course the neverending hunt for the pills. Add in sleep and the gym a couple times a week, there was no time for anything else. Now I have only been working normal 40 hour weeks, no longer wake up trying to find my next score, and have nobody there to spend that time with, so it becomes a lonely place. I try my best to stay busy and active, but somedays you can only do so much before you start to dwell on things, and my ex is the biggest thing I dwell on. I know we become stronger from all this, and failure is not an option.

[SunnysideUP27]

Congrats !!!!

And storm hang in there. Tough out these early battles as it will make you strong later on. You are in my prayers. My early recovery was plagued by the girlfriend factor as well, that was extremely hard for me. I was quitting a big habit and then breaking my life apart even more. It was tough but it makes us strong. Do not cave, you are doing it!!

[dominosarah]

Congrats on getting thru today.  Do the same thing tomorrow~

[storminnrmn]

You weren't kidding when you said this could be a trigger.  This is day 27 for me. I have been really strong, but today took all my strength. Broke up with my girlfriend a month ago, so really missed her today.  Then going to my parents house was harder than I thought. Just brought up a strong urge to go directly to my old spots and use. I didn't though, came home instead. Just a really tough day though. Thankful to be sober still and put today in the rar view mirror.

[Sonrissa]

Great post and reminder! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! I'm wishing you all the very best!

[weaver71]

Happy Thanksgiving to every one!

[dominosarah]

I am so proud of you my friend~

[Teresa1717]

Great post and so true!! The stress of a holiday is not worth throwing away what we have worked so hard for! Just eat some turkey and enjoy I say! :)

Congrats on 1000 days too! WOW! Only 960 to go for me :)