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Happiness, good things, and…anxiety? | Sober Grace
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Finding and practicing grace in recovery. Happiness, good things, and…anxiety? April 2, 2015. It’s been almost two months since I’ve posted! We’re moving in two weeks and we couldn’t be happier. My husband celebrated 5 years of sobriety a few weeks ago, and my sponsee just made one year sober. Life has been so great to me lately! At least it makes me feel crazy. I have so many things to be happy about, and here I am waiting for the other shoe to drop! I know how to live when I have to struggle and deal w...
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A Slow Descent into Madness? | Sober Grace
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Finding and practicing grace in recovery. A Slow Descent into Madness? June 16, 2015. June 16, 2015. All day I have been asking myself why I would dream that, when I feel so grounded in my recovery. Do I have underlying stress that I am not consciously aware of? Is my medication not working anymore? Are my crazy peri-menopausal hormones taking over? Or maybe it’s the beginning of my slow descent into madness…. Nothing has to happen for me to have a bad day. That’s the thrilling part of all this. Thank yo...
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Finding and practicing grace in recovery. Winning the Shame Game. April 23, 2016. April 23, 2016. I write another blog on the HealthyPlace.com website called. About my experiences with posttraumatic stress disorder (please check it out). My latest post there is about dealing with the shame that comes from being a victim of trauma. That got me to thinking about the shame that accompanies alcoholism, and I thought that it was worth writing about. April 19, 2016. April 19, 2016. To throw in the towel, or it...
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Mostly whiny, moderately bossy | Sober Grace
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Finding and practicing grace in recovery. Mostly whiny, moderately bossy. February 10, 2015. Before my husband and I got married, I described myself to him as “mostly whiny, moderately bossy”. I was trying something new, putting it all out there from the beginning, giving him every chance to get away while he still could. Thank God he doesn’t scare easily! I know this from past experience, yet I still fall into the whole “self-will run riot” that the Big Book of AA talks about. If you need me, I’ll...
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A long period of reconstruction | Sober Grace
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Finding and practicing grace in recovery. A long period of reconstruction. January 17, 2015. Step 8 of the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous says:. 8220;Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.”. They can often see our truths when we can’t. Learning to walk….the talk. If you need me, I’ll be hiding in my bathroom →. 3 thoughts on “ A long period of reconstruction. January 17, 2015 at 4:57 pm. Thank you for sharing your story! January 19, 2015 at 10:13 am.
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Making Amends with no Expectations | Sober Grace
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Finding and practicing grace in recovery. Making Amends with no Expectations. July 12, 2015. Step 9 of the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous says:. A Slow Descent into Madness? It’s All About the Maintenance →. 5 thoughts on “ Making Amends with no Expectations. July 12, 2015 at 8:26 am. Those last few are a bitch! Please do let us know how it goes, but grateful for the reminder that even this has to be done to keep us sober…. July 13, 2015 at 10:11 pm. Ahh I’ve been stuck on 8/9 for so long! Join 782...
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Let it go, or suffer the consequences | Sober Grace
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Finding and practicing grace in recovery. Let it go, or suffer the consequences. May 25, 2015. May 25, 2015. He would not feel like I wasn’t in his corner just because I could no longer hold the grudges I had been clinging to. What a relief! I thought that when I went to work the next day, things would be better…and they were, sort of. I still felt the anger well up though when I had to deal with my boss, or her boss. My anger, while lessened, still lingered. Progress, not perfection. Not easy to do̷...
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Progress, not perfection | Sober Grace
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Finding and practicing grace in recovery. Progress, not perfection. April 26, 2015. Last Wednesday night I wanted to drink. Bad. Really bad. I didn’t do it, thank God, but for a brief amount of time, I really wanted to. How can we afford this house? Are we going to have to break our lease and move somewhere cheap enough for my salary to afford? Will it be worse than the last place we lived? What did my husband do or say at work that changed things from the day before when all was well? I want to drink to...
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To medicate, or not to medicate…my thoughts on drugs | Sober Grace
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Finding and practicing grace in recovery. To medicate, or not to medicate…my thoughts on drugs. November 16, 2014. Earlier this month I was asked to contribute to the “Talk About Your Medicines” awareness campaign established by the American Recall Center. Yep You’ve got it…I drank again. So, my thoughts on taking psychiatric medications:. Do I think that medication, as a rule, is over-prescribed in the United States? Do I think that there is a stigma attached to taking psych meds? Do I want to continue ...
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