For some reason, your video popped up on my feed. I just wanted to firstly, say a huge congratulations to you on two days sober. It's one day at a time. Secondly, I wanted to tell you to stay strong and know you're not alone and that we DO recover. I remember my day 2... that was nearly 10 years ago now. I remember not being able to make 10 days clean, let alone 10 years, so know that you CAN DO THIS! Just make sure you're fully working a recovery program, FULLY. Comit yourself to that, and God will handle the rest. You got this! As for the negative thoughts, which I always call "the mind fucks", it can be worse than the physical w/d and can really trip you up. My biggest tip for you regarding the mind fucks is to 1. Try to distract yourself and keep busy, especially for the first couple of months 2. Go talk to a therapist (helps tremendously) and 3. Go to a meeting. Also, sit down and write all the things that you WANT TO DO now that you're sober and in recovery and things that you could never do while I'm active addiction. Again, congratulations and keep up the phenomenal work!
You got this, don’t give jesus the credit, this is you, you’re gonna get through this and pat you on the back, don’t pat jesus, this is you ❤ You got this
Your brain might have to relearn its chemistry. Will feel sad, angry, etc in the first few days and weeks. But you can choose to reframe those feelings. Addiction/insobriety is like a toxic ex who doesn't want to break up, and it's gonna try really hard to convince you life sucks without it, but you keep strong and eventually it fades. You might still see it around town, it might still hangout with old friends, it might pretend to be having a great time without you, but you just keep focused on what you didn't like about it, why you broke up with it, whenever it tries getting your attention. And look for every moment that is made better by your choice to get sober, every tiny little victory. They may seem like pennies, but they add up.
I like to think the negative thoughts are not mine...they are the disease trying to get me back ...maybe if you tell yourself that it will help you too 😊 once I put it in my mind that they're not mine, I could focus on loving and learning about Jesus❤️
Keep your eyes on Jesus. He will help you. Find some scriptures related to your struggles. And please read The Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer. It's life changing 🙌 God bless you!!
