It's Official 21 Days!

[miamichick86]

Hey all! Haven't written on here in a little bit. Just wanted to let everyone know I'm doing good still clean and sober 21 Days!! I gotta say it's been kind of difficult I mean not so much withdrawal symptoms anymore but just lack of motivation, energy and idk what I mean about energy like yes I do feel tired but it's mostly the lack of motivation that just takes you under. You know when ppl say it gets better day by day, it's not so much that it gets better it's that your mind begins to forget what getting high was all about. Your mind begins to accept the way you feel "Sober" and copes with it. It actually begins to get happy and excited at things again because you've forgotten how great it was when you were high. Ok like you don't forget your high but I guess you just learn to deal the way that you r. I am making this sound so crazy lol but if you can kind of wrap your brain around it... well it's what it is.So I guess I am slowly but surely accepting the way I feel I am still working out and forcing myself to do things but it is getting easier. Have a good weekend and live for today!

[lulu747]

Hey girl I was just thinking about you and POOF here you are!
I am beyond thrilled to hear of your progress and urge you to keep moving forward to make your life what you want it to be.  The lack of motivation probably stems from the fact that you are not engaging in any aftercare.  I know we've talked about this, and I have heard your reasons and understand...But I REALLY want you to succeed in this as you've battled so hard.  You don't have to go the NA/AA route.  I didn't.  I found that SMART recovery and one on one counselling and EMDR was a powerful regime for me.  Why don't you check out what services are available to you?
It's important that when we get clean that we take risks to put ourselves into a new way of thinking.  When we do aftercare and take personal inventory, we learn new tools and coping strategies, as well as work through the demons that caused us to use in the first place.  We need this to shore ourselves up so that when difficult things in life arise (and they always do) we have a strong base from which to deal.
Just speaking personally here-
If I had not (nor continued to) work a recovery program- then my current health crisis would have sent me into a downward spiral, and I shudder to think of where I would be right now without it.
Recovery builds confidence.  Safety.  Trust in one's self.
Please think about what I am saying and know that it comes from a place of love and an honest desire to see your continued recovery and the return of true happiness.
You deserve this.
Congratulations on your three weeks clean.  I am proud of you and hope you are proud of you too.
xo
Lu

[Goodpersoninside]

Your 21 days is bringing me inspiration and hope. Only day 10 but soo looking forward day 11 and when 21 comes I'll be thinking of your post. Congratulations and keep posting it really give us that are behind hope!!  :-)