yo a couple of days ago i broke a 76 day streak and have binged now for a like 2 days. feeling like shit. stressed from work got to me and general life made me pmo... anyway got any advice to get back on top and have a different look on life?. finding this hard.... thanks
Dang, I'm sorry to hear that. 76 days though, that's so rad!!! I just had some big slip-ups and I'm starting over too, and I've felt really shitty, until like an hour ago. For me, simply starting to do small positive things again has helped me feel a lot better. For me, staying in my apartment all day and moping around is so toxic. I need to take positive ACTION. Stupid-small things like: fully opening the window blinds and letting the sunlight into my apartment, eating a healthy meal, getting OUT of my apartment and doing something fun and active, (I'm going mountain biking in a few minutes), listening to positive music/podcasts/audiobooks, looking at personal photos that bring back happy memories, re-reading stuff in my 12-step recovery journal (if you're into that). I feel for ya. I'm right there with ya, as well as many others on this site. Focus on your bright future! Remember: Small, smart choices + consistency + time = RADICAL DIFFERENCE. (The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy. Great book.) You got this! Keep moving toward positive things. For me, it is absolutely critical for my sobriety to completely avoid and cut off things that get me into trouble — even the seemingly small things that are painful to give up.
