Difficult days

[BlessEwe]

Ok starting this day over again, .....

I do not do well with the moving the clocks forward at all...

I woke up late, got my son off late... One of my dogs got sprayed by a skunk this morning. I had a horrible migraine in my neck and head all day yesturday ( still today). My oldest son is having a hard time in school because he was sick for over a week ( college prep highschool). The school wants to see us, ( snobby school LOL) And he struggles with ADD... The list goes on!

So I will start my day over, In your sobriety what do you do in your difficult days?

One good thing is my favorite American Idol ,Adam Lambert made it in last night..... I don't have to work today , so I plan on a meeting.

 

[Bellicus]

It sounds good that you seem cheerful about it and say "I'll start again" instead of getting into regret.

I don't make a big effort in being sober myself, but at least I know that alchohol don't help a bit to make difficult days any better. It's actually pretty depressive to be drunk.

 

[TheMainException]

It's actually pretty depressive to be drunk.

That's basically where I've ended up in my thinking...doesn't quite stop me from drinking...but that's the reality of it...being sober is easier when it's not easy to get a hold of alcohol...makes ya think about what else you can do to have a good time.

 

[Your Friend Adam]

Ok starting this day over again, .....

I do not do well with the moving the clocks forward at all...

I woke up late, got my son off late... One of my dogs got sprayed by a skunk this morning. I had a horrible migraine in my neck and head all day yesturday ( still today). My oldest son is having a hard time in school because he was sick for over a week ( college prep highschool). The school wants to see us, ( snobby school LOL) And he struggles with ADD... The list goes on!

So I will start my day over, In your sobriety what do you do in your difficult days?

One good thing is my favorite American Idol ,Adam Lambert made it in last night..... I don't have to work today , so I plan on a meeting.

During crappy times, I remember what I heard in a meeting one time "Just don't take a drink" and I remember "That this too shall pass" and my experience has been that 100% of the time whatever it was, it passed/I didn't drink/I survived it.

For me on some days, these two things are as good as it gets and I can live with that as long as there is hope and with Christ as my hope there is always hope.

I hope this helps....take what you like and leave the rest.

God Bless.

 

[BobW188]

In part, like you, I try to restart. In part, to remember that tomorrow is unlikely to be as bad, may even be good. In part, to try to reframe it so that someone else, if not me, might get a laugh out of it. If I do run into someone, and if he or she does get a laugh, I'm quite likely to join in. Though not, like Rodney Dangerfield, get rich.

 

[faithful follower]

I remember that drinking is NOT going to help and that everything I have in my life today is an answered prayer. Yes, I prayed for my relationships, my responsibilities, my opportunities to grow. And I practice gratitude and remember that in a hundred years, it's probably not going to make a difference anyway.

Sorry to hear about your dog. Is it an indoor dog?

 

[healy]

I like Adam too Highlight of my week. That's sad.
But,I just see that you have a full life with kids and things and if you can do this so can I. I just wanted to say that. God bless.

 

[madison1101]

Oh, I have had days like that. My coping skills for dealing with "Life on life's terms" is the following list.

Meeting
Call Sponsor
Deep Breathing Exercises
Relaxation/Visualization Exercise
Bubble Bath
Soft Music, like Pachelbel's Canon in D with candle light.
Journaling
Taking a Walk
Riding my Exercise Bike
Taking a Nap
Prayer
Meditation
Read a Psalm

That list is not in any particular order.

Hugs,
Trish

 

[vera5d]

I think we all have difficult days, sometimes it seems like they last for some time...I would not be too happy if my dog were sprayed by a skunk!

Madison1101 has some really good ideas, I would love it if I had a big tub for bubble baths, that sounds so wonderful and relaxing.

My favorite thing to do is exercise when I'm stressed out. It helps me burn off some of my anger/frustration...and it's healthy! I always feel better afterwards. Sometimes all I need is a nice good nap too - I know I don't get nearly enough of those

Having a good list of things to do when you're stressed out and overwhelmed is great...sometimes just thinking of the things on the list can help!