Hi, It's been a while and I thought I'd just check in and let you all know that I'm still sober. I just read Lisa's post--Hi, Lisa--glad to see others checking in. I have been so crazy busy and I haven't been to any meetings over the past couple of weeks. I honestly, have little to no time with school coming to an end (I've got one last huge assignment to do), work, a vacation to plan (that I'm going on with a friend shortly) and family obligations (which have been big, many, and not just a little presumptuous). I will find another meeting. I still have that lady's number who offered to be my sponsor. I've just needed to concentrate on getting things tied up and done. What I've noticed lately is the increase in drinking dreams--I really don't like those. And the thinking about drinking again. Which I won't do. I know to move beyond the first step and the daily baby step of choosing not to drink for the day, I've got to move on to working with a sponsor. I don't think I've taken any steps back; just stalled for a bit. But I know myself--I know that I will return to the work that I must do on myself within the next few weeks. First and foremost--I will continue to not drink. I'm making an effort to alter my life so that I will have the time to do this. Thus ends the confessional. I hope you all are doing well! -Laura
Wow, glad you posted! I've been thinking about you. I'm glad things are going good for you. Staying busy is good, too. (staying sober is even better, eh?) Keep letting us know how you're doing, and know that you're in my thoughts. A big hug, Chris (my CT is improving rapidly, by the by. I swear it was the stretching and Vit B)...Thank you!!!!
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It's good to read that you are still sober. Well done. I know that if I don't get to my usual amount of meetings I can loose focus and that doesn't help my sobriety. I recently had a drinking dream and I was horrified that I thought I had been drinking again. But, it was a great relief when I realized it was only a dream. But, I needed the dream to re-focus myself.
Please keep posting and letting us know how things are going for you, won't you?
Take care,
Carol
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Hi Laura, good to see you again. I had a dream once where I was walking down the street to my last drunk & instead chose not to do it. I guess that was a Sobriety dream! We do miss one another when we haven't posted for a while so tis really good to check in. Gives us a boost. I'm so glad you're still sober. Not getting to meetings can be a problem for our stability but you can help supplement this by picking up the phone to said lady & saying Hello! This will be a great start & counts as working together straight away so how about giving her a call today? She'll be so pleased to hear from you & what I do especially if I haven't attended my quota of meetings. You'll be surprised how much you can acheive in one conversation :) Hope to hear from you soon. Good luck, Danielle x
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Thank you Carol, Yeah, the drinking dreams really started to increase in numbers when I made the conscious decision to put the meetings on the back burner. Ergh . . . I hate those dreams. I actually taste and feel and smell the alcohol . . . I'm so exhausted 'though--trying to do everything . . . and very little that is really important to me . . . I'm seriously, seriously, seriously, trying to make changes, lay the foundation for myself to do what I need (and want) to do. But trying isn't doing, is it? Judge tenderly of me . . .please :) Hey, still sober Laura
Thank you SobrietySpell and Cindy. Sobrietyspell--I think you must have posted while I was typing my last post which is I why I didn't mention you in that post . . . don't want you to think I was ingoring you. :) I like the idea of a sobriety dream. Thanks for your kind words, Cindy. Take care, Laura
That's what I thought hunna so no worries there. Thanks for thinking of me though. If I had have been offended that woulda chilled me out! lol Glad you're well ;) Dxx
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