#sobercommunity

1. Protect your space. You don’t have time for bullshit anymore. Cut out the people you’ve been meaning to cut out. Make the most space for the people who have chosen to believe in you. Spend less time on social media. I’ve deleted my facebook and instagram apps. It doesn’t have to be permanent but you need to avoid triggers and to an emotionally sensitive person like many addicts are due to Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome social media is full of triggers. It’s shown that social media makes you compare your lives to others leading to a lacking mindset rather than one of appreciation for what you have.

2. Find a recovery group. The important part is making community outreach a regular part of your week. Some people go to meetings everyday. There are plenty of meetings out there. AA, NA, DRA, SMART recovery, recovery dharma… if you don’t like the meetings you have available I recommend going anyway to connect with people. Take what resonates and leave the rest behind.

3. Take it a day at a time. You don’t have to commit to being sober for a lifetime, though hopefully you get there eventually. Just be sober today. 24 hours. And then do it again tomorrow.

4. Be as open about recovery as possible. Shame is a normal part of recovery but the more people you’re open with the more chances you have for increasing your support network. Outside of meetings, a support network is very important. No one is an island.

🌜NIGHTLY ROUTINE🌛 We all have our little ways of doing things. The way I do bedtime, like most parts of my day, has a lot to do with my mental illness. It's something I can't escape from, so I just have to work with it.

That is today's AA Daily Reflection. 48 days sober. My boyfriend is flying in to stay and visit for a while. I have my 5:30 meeting. I'm starting to find a balance of keeping up with my daily routine that supports and encourages my sobriety, my meetings, and also having a life and enjoying hobbies and also spending time just for me, my self care, my art, my writing, and just normal things in general.

I've been listening to a lot of Podcasts on sobriety and following a lot more Sober Supportive accounts on social media. I've been letting people know that I don't drink anymore. That things got really bad. I'm not ashamed of that. Yes, sometimes I get FOMO for a brief fleeting moment, but then I remember what I was actually like when I was drinking; chained to my bottle, in my apartment, watching hulu and basically existing and taking up space. The only thing I was missing out on was living my life.

like the liquor bottles piled up in your room,

I hope you find inner peace, that you've been searching for, soon,

You deserve all the love you've given out without a doubt,

I hope you eventually see you're enchantedly beautiful just like the moon.