What Do You Do?

Pain Pills
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I know recently there have been posts regarding what we use to do to obtain drugs. I was thinking about shifting gears and posting about what we do today to stay clean and stay out of that insanity. For me, I ask God to direct my thoughts and actions every morning. I ask him to help me to stay present. I go to AA meetings, I exercise and I try to be a good person, employee, sister, aunt, daughter etc. I fall short at times and have learned that I have the option to start my day over at any given time. I also have to ask God, on a daily basis to help me keep my opinions to myself.

Rachel
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No questions about triggers on this thread....


I stay clean by keeping in the present every moment. I try so very hard not to dwell on the past but I never ever forget.

I go to NA and AA 3-4 times a week. I work with a sponsor on the steps. I sponsor women who are just like me and that keeps me clean.

I am practicing my conscience contact with God. In fact, he and I talk quite a lot now. I think he likes me again.

Great thread, Rach.

Cowgirl
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Stop being my own doctor. LISTENING to my doctors. Acceptance. Slow down think before I react.

Positive energy--no negativity. Stay away from people places--that would be a MAJOR trigger.

Pray a lot.

jeff

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Going to meetings has been what has kept me clean, Also staying away from people, places and things that would trigger me. I had to cut off contact with a few people that use daily. I direct my energies into working, dealing with other addicts and working the steps.

Carol
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Practicing the principles of the 12 steps in all my affairs sure keeps the guilt and shame away. Guilt and shame were big triggers for me. In the morning I ask God to keep me sober and at night I thank HIm for another day of sobriety. I go to meetings 4 times a week. I work at a halfway house for alkies/addicts which reminds me of how I was when I first got sober on a daily basis. Working with newcomers will keep anybody sober. I talk to my sponsor almost daily and I talk to my sponsees daily. All that worked for me yesterday so I will do the same today. There's a damn good chance I'll do the same tomorrow too.
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I pray when I wake up. I read Just For Today. I talk to my sponsor every day. I call members of my support group in NA. I do step work as suggested by my sponsor. I go to an NA meeting every day, two when I can. I try to help newcomers on this board. I show up for life. And I never, never, never pick up. And I don't drink :-)

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It all starts with the proper attitude for me, one of self control and discipline followed by prayer. I prayed today that I would not kill any stagehands, not punch my tour manager in the face, not call the lighting engineer a friggen moron (although he is one) and I also pray that I don't have any cravings. I constantly work-out or ride my bike (when I am home). Exercize is clearly the best thing you can do for yourself. Honestly, it has been the single most beneficial thing I have done to improve my mind, body and spirit.
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Hi Everyone, It seems like since I got sober 99 days ago that the time is accelerating so much that there is hardly time to do anything. I think for me getting high was a big way to check out and not do so many things that I valued...cook healthy foods, exercise, communicate with people, clean the house, read, take care of my birds, be creative, so now that I am sober these things have become important again and there is hardly time to think about getting high or drunk. I make sure to keep working on my recovery as it is the key to my life. I was at a small family lunch and watched this man who I think is really cool drink a whole bottle of wine by himself and go on and on about legalizing drugs.....he is an alcoholic, but I never noticed because I was too busy outdrinking anyone! Now I sit quietly with the cotton out of my ears and in my mouth! I must say that part of me feels like I am missing out on the holiday drinking, but when I examine what I miss I'm not even sure what it is. It was such a huge part of my life and now it's not, so it's just the normal stages of grief that we all experience with the loss of anything...good or bad. CAS.
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Hi Rachel....Good thread! Although I don't dwell on the past any-longer,I do recall it and post about it so that new-comers know I've walked in their shoes.I think the past and present go hand in hand.One needs to know where you have come from to appeciate where you are at today.

I believe in surrendering daily and focus on Christ.My life is no-longer mine.Jesus bought me with the price of His own blood.I read and study God's word so I have direction.I believe in gratitude,and thank God for what he has done for me.I try and give back what I was given....FREEDOM...I am no-longer bound by my addiction and try and spread that hope to others.

Thanks for starting this thread Rachel!


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Hi Rachel;

Well, I pray;
See a counselor;
Go to AA meetings;
Keep in touch with my recovery network of friends and family;
Take my meds as prescribed;
Most important, I stay honest with myself.

Take care;
Jim


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I listen to people with experience for the first time in my life. I like to think I know it all but as I get older, I understand, I don't know s***. So I listen to people like Bikeman, Matt, Tim, CG and my hero, Rachel etc. and I started going to meetings with a friend of mine as the better I started feeling the worse it started getting. No relapse, just a bumpy ride the last month. To me, awareness and honesty are what I'm concentrating on the most now, and gratitude of course. Then working on the regular traits that compose a successful life. I've always been kind, but I'm trying to be kinder and start having some humility and deferance. Started listening more, that's the key. Lots to work on but I have lots of time, thank G-d. It would also be more difficult without a wonderful family and friends that I'm so blessed to have. Anyway, I'm gonna get in major s*** if I don't start getting some work done. Later.