Not So Boozy Suzy

#sober Grateful to be 7 yrs sober today & leading a more honest & peaceful life thanks to tools of AA/OA, the fellowship & #RecoveryPosse folk. Cat is 17 & also grateful the chaos is no more. Anyone new or struggling to stay sober, pls reach out. Recovery is possible 💕

@gazpunch Sounds great. We all met here on Twitter recovery so just imagine the positive effects on the local community you can be a big part of with a good social media campaign.

@adios_malibuu Thank you 😊 in time hopefully a bit of everything, Social Media as they want to start doing a bit of feel good content, success stories etc, helping with form filling PIP / benefits, mentoring, I think/hope it will naturally evolve as I gain confidence 😊

First day done and really happy with how it all went. Just been in an office, around people with, Normality ☺️ #Progress

@gazpunch @Claire84033301 Glad to hear it!

@adios_malibuu @Claire84033301 Thanks Suzy, bridge crossed. Emailed my ex colleague from Citizens Advice, but we are still friends they are happy with that 😃

I need a character reference for Renaissance as one of mine can't do it. I don't think it's a major reference, just am I n0bhead or not? Ultimately I am a n0bhead so I'm a bit stuck cos anyone who knows me will need to lie, about me not been a n0bhead 🤪😂

@gazpunch @Claire84033301 OK, let us know, especially around the knowing ‘virtually’ only aspect.

@adios_malibuu @Claire84033301 I have emailed her to ask for more info, its not a full blown work reference as such.

@gazpunch @Claire84033301 Do you have any more information on what is needed for a character reference? I, and others on here, may be able to help if a virtual connection is acceptable.

@Claire84033301 I’m not sure 🤔 definitely a bit worried about it. I’m supposed be doing my first morning in the office tomorrow.

@KBsArmy Congratulations on 10 years sober! Great achievement!! 💕🎉

Nothing tastes quite as good as waking up ten years sober feels 🙌 Hands down THE decade of my life 👏 Ive met & worked with the best humans, achieved stuff I genuinely never thought possible and have finally learned that it’s ok for the authenctic me to show up 🫶 #sober

@LoewyLawFirm Congratulations on 13 years sober, Adam 🎉

Blessed to wake up 13 years sober today. Best decision of my life. If you need help, get it. Best thing you will ever do. 🙏🏻 #Sobriety

@sober_empath Congratulations on 5 years sober! 🎉💕

Thank you everyone on here who has helped me stay sober one day at a time. 5 years of a new way of life. 💜🥰🙏🏼 #RecoveryPosse

@ashyle_ Good for you, Ashley. We’ve followed each other for a while and you keep on trying no matter the setback. You can do it again this time, you really can 💕

I don’t want to be on a meeting right now even though I am. But I’m desperate and dying I have no other choice or off to the store I go #RecoveryPosse

@recs2k21 @DjLeeButler Huge congratulations on 5 years clean and sober, RR! 💕🎉

Morning #RecoveryPosse today I am 5 years clean & sober I’m not posting to brag but to hopefully inspire those struggling with #addiction I used cocaine & drank every day & couldn’t see a way out I asked @DjLeeButler for help & found freedom Ask for help. Please share/RT!

@gazpunch We spoke about it before - purpose and structure will be so very helpful

@adios_malibuu Thanks Suzy, I think it will when I get going. Now it’s all moving forward, I will keep trying to push myself. Everything is signed ✍️ Got to wait for my DBS but that only stops me doing certain things, shouldn’t be long. ☺️☺️

Going to be doing my first volunteering shifts in 2 weeks, on my birthday actually 😀 Definitely think I have made the right choice & going to be lots of scope for things for me to do, feels like Fulfilling Lives all those years back. Having that purpose to get up daily😀

@justsalrambling I did my 3rd class at the weekend and like you, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Went for a pack of 20 classes not knowing what it’d be like so really pleased to have not wasted that money as it’s not cheap!

Good Morning. Something different today . I loved every second of it #reformerpilates #tuesdayvibe

@justsalrambling That’s certainly going to keep you busy! 😍

@adios_malibuu Thank you . She’s still in shock as Stanley will only just be one when he/she is born 😃

I was going to share this later but daughter is ok with it . Granny sallys brood getting bigger 😀😀😀😀😀

@AngelDu06862242 Happy Birthday, my friend! So Lovely to see you on my feed again. Have a wonderful time celebrating xx

Happy birthday to me. Up at 7am to go ice-skating and Altrincham with my daughter. Grateful to be sober for 5th sober one 🙏 as I go in to 4th year.

@The_HappyDaddy As you say, we go again!

Day 2. We go again.

@TheHoogie That’s a great photo of you!

Hi from sunny Alicante ☀️

@WorldofRobert1 And there’s nothing quite like AA tourism. Love to visit different or new places and enjoy the sights for the bulk of the day but have that option in almost every town to stop for an hour or 90 mins to reflect and be grateful for my lot amongst strangers with a common goal

For the first several years it was a meeting, or two, per day... I didn't look at meetings as therapy.... I looked at them as opportunity... Opportunity to learn how to live life sober And enjoy doing so... And Opportunity to give back. Meetings are my Bootcamp #recoveryposse

@mentalmidget20 Lots of us in your corner, Nikky. Take care 💕

Hi everyone, I wanted to explain why I’ve been quiet. I’ve felt like a hypocrite for a long time and the longer I stayed silent the worse it felt. Alcohol hasn’t been the issue but for the last nine months I’ve been dealing with a Class A drug addiction and it’s taken me places I never thought I’d end up again. It didn’t just knock me down, it stripped me slowly until there was barely anything left. Some of you noticed I wasn’t right, I know you did. You can’t bullshit a bullshitter can you, you saw it in me before I was ready to say it out loud. This morning walking the pup something finally clicked. I’ve had a fucking enough. Not dramatic, just tired, empty, done. This isn’t my first time facing this which is hard to admit but at least it meant I already had numbers and contacts when I needed them. I haven’t been myself for a long time, I’ve lost my morals, half my body weight and most days I don’t even recognise the person I’ve become. The depression has been heavy. I feel as low as I can possibly go only to realise there’s a cellar underneath that too. I stopped opening letters months ago, just left them piling up. I stopped showing up anywhere. I drifted away from people, from anything grounding, from myself. After two years of psychotherapy I really thought I’d found myself again, I even loved myself a little, and losing that has hurt more than I can explain. I’m going to be quiet for a while. This isn’t me disappearing or giving up, it’s me trying to stay alive and find my way back. I don’t have the energy to pretend right now. On the outside I still look fine, teeth still perfect thank God for veneers, fillers and all that so I look put together enough. Inside I’m exhausted and half dead and I can’t keep pretending those two things match. Please stay with me. I’m not asking to be fixed, just not left behind. I will come back when I’m stronger and when I do I’ll need your support and motivation more than ever. I hope I’ll see you all on the other side of this. Love Nikky ☯️