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A Surefire Way to Quit DrinkingUsing
by Bob J. (Santa Rosa CA) Change your self-image to a non-drinker/user. While this is much easier said than done, consider the benefits once it’s achieved. You don’t feel sorry for yourself because you can’t drink or use because you don’t want to. You aren’t jealous of people who do drink or use because that’s…
Read MoreRex’s Short List of Recovery Necessities
By Rex A. Sobriety sometimes takes longer to “get” for some than for others. I don’t know why. The more you struggle with it, the closer you get to success. What do you need to do to achieve sobriety? I don’t know! But YOU know. You know, even if you don’t think that you know.…
Read MoreHeath’s Eight Ideas to Get Through Early Recovery
Heath M., in recovery in Atlanta, posted this personal list of things he did to ease his way through early sobriety, on the LSR Email List (1998). What helped me during initial sobriety: 1. Make sure you have a VCR and a blockbuster card, rent all the Godfathers, and that should keep you occupied for…
Read MoreFour Tools That Help Me
By Mark C. People. I have found that if I am alone or with people who are still using then it’s usually just a matter of time before I start to find excuses to use. Being around people who are not using, and specifically people in recovery I find excuses not to use. Establish Phone…
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