Hi! I wanted to check in with the community (if that's okay), how is everybody doing? I wanted to open up a space for anybody to talk if they'd like to.

This week I passed the 2 month mark again, and I just wanted to share that with somebody, y'know?

I feel really proud of myself, but it's also a little hard to keep going now that it feels like I'm in for the long haul. My longest streak was almost 4 years, but it was very difficult. I want to set myself up better this time so it won't be as much of a struggle. (I'm working on getting back into therapy; I think I could really benefit from talking about it in therapy, not to mention making a new safety plan and everything.) I know I can't expect it to be easy, I just want to get to where I can feel more confident.

Recovery is heavy. I feel a little better just posting this, and I wanted to invite anybody else who needs it to share how they're doing here. I know we're just internet strangers, but I'm proud of you guys <3

Hi!

So, I was in another recovery group on reddit, but over time I've come to disagree with some of the militant mindsets there. Then I remembered I had this lemmy account sitting under a layer of dust and decided to finally join my first community! Just reading the rules I can tell this is a much more inviting place than I was in previously, so I look forward to spending some time here.

One of my most powerful morning rituals is clicking my tally counter when I wake up to count each new day of sobriety, followed by reading out a card aloud from an affirmation card set.

Is there anything that you do in the mornings to celebrate a each daily reprieve?

I re-watch this powerful short "illustration on addiction" every year to remind myself of the importance of waking up and choosing sobriety every day.

This is a pinned post where information about different programs, fellowships, meetings etc. will be shared.

Please consider contributing suggestions in the comments with resources for specific addictions.

Alcoholism

• Alcoholics Anonymous - Online Meetings
• The Big Book

Pornography Addiction

• Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous - Online Meetings
• The SLAA Basic Text
• Your Brain on Porn (Animated Series)
• NoFap

My first exposure to the Anonymous programs was through watching Andreas' car talk videos, and he has recently started writing in addition to making videos (including on the topic of addiction, recovery and sobriety, it seems!)