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Addiction & Recovery

multigraincracker

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3. Doing great. Distractions are great.

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Mon Mar 14, 2022, 08:33 AM

Mar 2022

That's how I got through those first years. Focus on how great it is to be sober, no worries about getting pulled over, all that money saved and all of the other personal benefits you are reaping now. No way I want to go back.

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Well that was a rough weekend! TGIM! [View all] bif Mar 2022 OP

Hang in there, my friend. calimary Mar 2022 #1

You are doing great! Don't ever think otherwise Walleye Mar 2022 #2

Doing great. Distractions are great. multigraincracker Mar 2022 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author empedocles Mar 2022 #4

Might try meditation, even for just a minute, for openers, when the addiction urge hits. empedocles Mar 2022 #5

That's what helped the most early on for me Rhiannon12866 Mar 2022 #6

Overall, it's a lot better bif Mar 2022 #7