Post by g on Oct 7, 2010 9:17:51 GMT -5
Make a pledge to get into recovery here with us at LRAA.
State your recovery goal and what your bottomlines are on this thread. We have to define what 'sober' means to us as individuals and try to respect 'sobriety' in order to lead a healthy life free from addiction.
Breaking addictive behaviours is very often difficult for Love and Relationship Addicts and requires a complete change in our lives.
Giving up those addictive behaviours forever can seem like a daunting task but it is a process.
Many addicts can feel as if they are sinking into a bottomless pit when they try to get into recovery for the first time or after suffering a relapse. Please realise, however, that recovery is possible.
Some suggestions:
1. Check into the board every day and share openly with other members.
2. Work the steps as you go through withdrawals.
3. Go to Meetings if possible
Meetings are a great source of support for people trying to get sober. There are all types of 12-step fellowships that people struggling with addiction can attend.
(It is highly recommended that addicts go to 90 meetings in their first 90 days.)
4. Get a Sponsor
A sponsor is someone who has worked all 12 steps of a 12-step program. They support their sponsees and talk to them about the steps just as their sponsor helped them through the program previously. They share their own recovery experiences with newcomers . They guide their sponsee. Daily contact with a sponsor is recommended early in recovery.
5. Make outreach calls or email other people in recovery. Remember it is fundamental to stay around other people who are trying to get healthy and working a program
State your recovery goal and what your bottomlines are on this thread. We have to define what 'sober' means to us as individuals and try to respect 'sobriety' in order to lead a healthy life free from addiction.
Breaking addictive behaviours is very often difficult for Love and Relationship Addicts and requires a complete change in our lives.
Giving up those addictive behaviours forever can seem like a daunting task but it is a process.
Many addicts can feel as if they are sinking into a bottomless pit when they try to get into recovery for the first time or after suffering a relapse. Please realise, however, that recovery is possible.
Some suggestions:
1. Check into the board every day and share openly with other members.
2. Work the steps as you go through withdrawals.
3. Go to Meetings if possible
Meetings are a great source of support for people trying to get sober. There are all types of 12-step fellowships that people struggling with addiction can attend.
(It is highly recommended that addicts go to 90 meetings in their first 90 days.)
4. Get a Sponsor
A sponsor is someone who has worked all 12 steps of a 12-step program. They support their sponsees and talk to them about the steps just as their sponsor helped them through the program previously. They share their own recovery experiences with newcomers . They guide their sponsee. Daily contact with a sponsor is recommended early in recovery.
5. Make outreach calls or email other people in recovery. Remember it is fundamental to stay around other people who are trying to get healthy and working a program