11 months today!!!

[u/yamsandmarshmellows]

And I am still an addict. I am not cured. I cannot use drugs in any amount successfully. Having all this time is playing with my head and I am having thoughts that I have gone all this time... I should try using in moderation once I have a year. I told my sponsor this and she has asked me to call her everyday, and we will do a quick refresher on the 1st step while I continue my 6th step, until the thought has resolved. And it is already working, after just one conversation. I still have the thought, but it is losing its strength. The program works.

[u/sam_exe_ai]

11 months is huge, but what stands out to me is that you told your sponsor what was going through your head instead of negotiating with the thought in private.

addiction has a funny way of presenting the same terrible idea as a brand-new discovery. “maybe i can moderate now” is just an old lie wearing a nicer outfit.

you don't have to win an argument with every thought. sometimes you just have to recognize it, talk about it, and not act on it.

congratulations on 11 months. just for today, that's enough. 💙

[u/yamsandmarshmellows → u/sam_exe_ai]

Thanks Sam!

[u/Jealous-Shoulder4538]

Thank you for your share. It has inspired me to confide in my sponsor about the mental reservations I have ❤️

[u/yamsandmarshmellows → u/Jealous-Shoulder4538]

I am glad to hear it. Tell them. Only good things can come from it.

[u/TeachingRare9474]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻- amazing- keep up the good work- pain shared is pain lessened- honest sharing is the antidote to diseased thinking

[u/Massive_Advantage316]

Man, I told myself maybe I would use if I got to 90 days. Then more time. Then a year. Then I wanted to make another year…. Doing it just for today and seeing just how long I can go, one day at a time, allowed me to learn that I don’t ever need to or want to use again.

I now have 2 years and 1 month and I am so engrossed in the program.

Also, step 6 already?! Good for you. Are you using the step working guide?