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At this point in my recovery it's not difficult to say no. If people keep pushing the subject, I let them know straight out that I'm a recovering...
This is basically my stance on it. I think there's many more simple ways to increase your life span. Eat well, exercise regularly, avoid substances...
Alcohol is a depressant and I think a lot of people think to the contrary. They think it enhances their mood, makes them happier, makes them the life...
I think that sometimes people genuinely don't know how out of hand their drinking has become. I think oftentimes we start with a drink here and...
I think the biggest thing for me in discouraging drinking was simply to not put myself in situations where I knew alcohol would be present, at the...
For me personally I'd do the support from a distance or cut all ties, based on what you said. It's really hard, because I think a lot of the time we...
I definitely think mindset plays a big part in things. Sometimes it's hard to choose to be positive (I know sometimes my inner voice is very stubborn...
This is so true - I sometimes find that the fact other people are willing to open up also helps me to open up too, you know? It's that comfort in the...
So many people I know (myself included) who have had issues with alcohol have often used alcohol as a self medicating thing. For anxiety, for...
I promise that most of us who have gone on this recovery journey have relapsed. It's only something to be upset about if you don't get back on the...
For me it's not even about the fact that alcohol free beer has small amounts of alcohol in it - it's a big part to do with the behavior of drinking....
It still astounds me that we know of all the dangers these days of smoking, and we still have new people consistently taking up the habit. We can't...
I still sometimes struggle when I give people advice, because I know that my situation isn't going to be the same as everyone else's. I guess that...
I found that for me, working out was good for me in so many ways - physically, mentally - I loved seeing myself get stronger, and it was also just...
I'm Kassandra with a K! I get Kassie or Kass for short most of the time, though :) I'm glad you live in a bigger area just for the fact that there...
There's definitely good and bad out there in the counseling world. I sorta liken it to dating (lame, I know) but I've found counselors where I'm like...
Much the same as you - I found that eating healthy and exercising made me feel like I was doing something good for my body. Plus, exercise in...
First thank you for your service. My brother in law also served in Iraq so I know at least in that capacity how tough it was on him, and that he saw...
You sound a lot like me - I still struggle sometimes with expressing my emotions, and often angry outbursts from me are just masks for frustration,...
It's great that you've come to the realization that you're better off without it. I think that hindsight is often something that provides us with a...