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Helpful Activities for Recovery
by SoulfullyAButterfly
Last post
 August 10th
...See more What hobbies or activities have you found helpful in your recovery?
Alcohol & Drug Addiction Automated Taglist!
by tommy
Last post
 June 26th
...See more Welcome to the Alcohol & Drug Addiction Taglist This thread is an auto-updating list. The list is regularly updated by forum leaders and can be found below. Having issues? Reply to this thread and someone will help you! Why should I join the taglist? ✔ Never miss out on sub-community check-ins, discussions or events ✔ Get tagged and notified by community leaders whenever a new relevant thread has been posted ✔ Become a more active member of the community. What do I need to do? ✅ To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please add me. ❌ To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please remove me. ------------------------- Current taglist as of 26 August (updated by @tommy) @blueFan4699 @braveHuman6773 @jrk27 @Kitamean @PeanutButterMurph @texaswily @tommy @tornwillow @transurvivor @veronikamalik
Recovery Journey Tips
by SoulfullyAButterfly
Last post
 October 28th, 2023
...See more What tips would you give to someone who is just starting their recovery journey?
Alcohol and depression
by JayNative23
Last post
 9 hours ago
...See more Hi I am Jay I suffer with depression and addicted to alcohol. Both sides of my family are alcoholics and so am I. I was sober for a year and half then my partner and I agreed that I could drink beer and only with them. So this being said I was depressed Friday night and gave into my stress and depression chose to drink as I drank heavily while my partner was out of state. My partner and I have been togehter for 5 years and they suffered a lot with my drinking. They are exhausted from the last episode which was a couple days ago. They want to quit drinking which I agreed with our talk today and they want me to seek therapy. The only issue is they expect me to be fully off the booze and in therapy come Jan or they are leaving. I just wished they understood I just can't snap out of hey I am never drinking again because I will get the urge drink when I am depressed or stressed. I will kick it and want to kick not just for them for myself as well. I just need the love, support, and understanding this won't be an easy task as they make it out to be. Not just love, support, and understanding from my partner I will need from my family as well. I know I need better coping mechanisms for my depression and stress I want to try healthier ways to cope. I have trouble sleeping from my childhood which I use alcohol as well to put me to sleep
I relapsed on meth after 45 days
by sociablePomegranate7416
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more I relapsed three days after I got .out of treatment. I am in a custody battle and have court next week. I meet the GAL on Weds. And I am hopeless lost and if they find out I've use again( which they prob will) bc I can't stop! I know I've got to ***. Get through the next two days and feel like *** and DEAL with it! I HAVE to! 
Introduction & Community Check in
by SummerKay2024
Last post
 Saturday
...See more Hello Everyone 😃 I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is SummerKay(puffer) 🐡✨️ and ive been sober from alcohol and drugs 17 months. I will be here as a forum support leader so would love to hear from you guys. What is something you do to refrain your mindset when you get addiction cravings ?  For me this past week I've been struggling with the idea of relapse ... so I tried sushi and indulged in caramel latte. Listened to music and did some journaling/coloring and mindfulness.  Did not relapsed kept crawling out 🐡✨️✨️✨️
My partner drinks
by Clio9876
Last post
 Friday
...See more My partner drinks. Not a lot. But daily. They have health conditions, each of which alcohol can be a cause. Its doing my head in. To me it is obvious that alcohol is at least a contributory factor, if not the cause. But they are convinced its not. Each symptom, they ascribe to something else. I want to shout at them "look! Just look at what alcohol is doing to you!" I want to show them websites that prove the links. But I know I will be doing no good. Except letting off a bit of steam. I know they won't hear until they want to hear. I know it is futile to try to take responsibility for someone else's choices. But I want to, none-the-less. Because this is affecting me. So I've come here to rant instead. Thank you for listening. I'm angry. And that's OK. I care. And that's a good thing. I want to do something. I want to say something. But my partner knows what I think about this and doesn't seem to want to hear it. And in that scenario, I can't see saying something achieving anything. So maybe this is just an opportunity to focus on me and processing anger. But. I'm not good at sharing (in real life). I'm trying to change that. This makes me feel I should say something. Otherwise I'm not living up to my goal to share and not keep inside. It makes me afraid that I'm finding reasons to not say something, to justify what I was going to do anyway. It will be OK. Thank you again for listening.
Sponsor
by powerfulComputer1407
Last post
 Thursday
...See more Hey everyone I’m looking for a Sponsor to help me when I feel like drinking I have had a really bad relationship with alcohol and I don’t want it to get to that point again
Seek Therapy for Your Addiction!
by BeautifulSoulHannah2277
Last post
 December 3rd
...See more Hi, Everyone!  My name is Hannah but I got by Anne. However, please just call me Hannah. I understand that many of you have concerns about your drug and alcohol addictions and need urgent help. I was going to try and suggest reaching out to a therapist of your own in your local city or county or on 7 cups (needs a referral - send me a message and I can refer you to a therapist on 7 cups). I’ve been doing some thinking about some ways to help people genuinely who struggle dealing with drugs and alcohol addiction and I have found two forms of skills to help them out. First: —> Getting a referral or calling a local DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) center and Second:— > Cognitive Re-structuring. DBT as the name states is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and it helps you cope with addictions and provides short-term therapy and intense treatment care for those of you who have been dealing with your addictions for a long time. On the other hand, cognitive re-structuring is the art of turning your negative thoughts in your mind into positive thoughts. Anyone can practice this skill; however, since many of you have a challenging time staying sober, you will need the help of a therapist to begin practicing this skill. — Please reach out to me on 7 cups if you believe you would benefit from a listener. In the event you are in crisis, please reach out to the National Suicide Hotline (the number is on the internet; please look it up), a local crisis center, a DBT therapist, or a regular therapist. Keep fighting! Stay strong! You got this! Sending you lots of happy thoughts and kindness your way! - Hannah
Alcohol
by KinaxSweetheart
Last post
 December 2nd
...See more I am in AA (just started) and I haven’t drank in over 48 hrs. My problem is I have a bottle of whiskey that I really wanna drink. Someone please talk me down and tell me it’s a horrible idea
2 years sober
by iviisss1212
Last post
 December 1st
...See more Hello everyone, it’s been 2 years since the last time i used. That’s the reason why i joined 7 cups. :)
Hopeless
by BeautifullyLostxo
Last post
 December 1st
...See more I just got out of rehab this past summer for alcohol. I relapsed not even a week of being out. I’m on the med Naltrexone but in my opinion it doesn’t stop the cravings … it’s just just made me slow down on how much I drink….. I really want to quit so I don’t end up like my mother .
Favorite Sobriety Meme thread✨️
by wonderfulKermit1936
Last post
 November 30th
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Adhd
by quietmoon4010
Last post
 November 30th
...See more It is bad
idk
by bskdbekbd
Last post
 November 21st
...See more can anyone help find a way to quit using marijuana, it’s nearly been a year using it everyday with a few breaks and i want to quit but the cravings and the fact i can’t sleep properly when i don’t use it and just the anxiety of not using makes it rlly hard. can anyone help?

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