Do you suffer from ANXIETY and DEPRESSION? Managing life after alcohol - (Episode #102)

Need someone to talk to? Get ONLINE-THERAPY 20% off!! https://onlinetherapy.go2cloud.org/SH4T ========== Please Help us do MORE by donating to our Official Patreon page for just $10 or more! www.patreon.com/GettingSoberAgain #gettingsoberagain #sobriety #sober Timestamps: 0:00 Getting Sober Again 0:48 Sobriety and depression after Getting Sober 0:50 Lousy weather, mercury in retrograde, big mood, waking up on the wrong side of the bed 1:00 What is "the pink cloud" or honeymoon phase? 1:01 What is it called when the high of sobriety wears off? 1:15 Do you have access to therapy? 1:20 "It takes a village to raise a child" 1:21 Have you made alcohol your babysitter? 1:25 What have you replaced with alcohol? Therapy? 2:00 When are you going to let go of your pride and ask for help? 2:05 There is always something to be learned when we experience lousy weather 2:30 How do you cross a puddle? 2:31 What are some different ways i can approach my situation 2:32 How do i solve the problem instead of masking it? 3:15 Are you going to do the work to improve yourself? 3:16 How are you going to approach differently for a better solution? 3:35 Stop using the same tools to do a new job 3:50 The quality of our life is directly related to the quality of the questions we ask 4:30 Don't go back to your old habits, that's not who you want to be anymore! 4:45 The old you no longer serves you! 5:15 What are other solutions you can come up with? 5:16 Next time you face a problem you will have more experience in solving it! 5:40 Are you avoiding your problems? Masking your problems? Or SOLVING your problems? 6:05 Sobriety alone doesn't solve all your problems 6:20 What can you change? 6:21 What no longer serves you? 6:22 How much of this is out of my control? 6:45 Do you still feel down despite your outside environment being excellent? 6:46 Your mind is constantly going through a state of repair 7:05 Try to find the silver linings 7:13 Ask yourself if there is a lesson to be learned in any situation 7:20 The best thing you can do to help solve a problem is to sleep on it 7:45 Never let yourself come to a standstill, always continue to take another step! 7:46 Take a step back to evaluate the situation 8:20 Is your life out of balance? 8:35 Don't allow your lousy weather to steer you away from your sobriety goals 8:40 Are you really ready to start drinking again? 9:25 Your feelings are just temporary! "This too shall pass" 9:30 Happiness is temporary 9:35 Every day you have the opportunity to gather more tools to fight 9:50 Sometimes we need rainy days to GROW 10:03 Sobriety isn't responsible for you, you are responsible for sobriety 10:08 What is therapy like? 10:15 Allow yourself the time and space you need to work through your internal struggles 10:45 Use your emotions to learn and gain better tools 10:50 How are you going to find your solutions? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOK SUGGESTIONS: Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery : https://amzn.to/2SB3X39 "This Naked Mind" : Annie Grace : Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life : https://amzn.to/3wI1a6W Allen Carr's Easyway to Control Alcohol : https://amzn.to/3fTR9wP Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking : https://amzn.to/3c4x71E Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Drinking: https://amzn.to/3yM2Hed Samuel C Watts: Alcohol Explained : https://amzn.to/3hXUMod David Goggins: Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds : https://amzn.to/3p0GkwZ Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol : https://amzn.to/3p06zUk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER RESOURCES FOR QUITTING ALCOHOL: - Alcoholics Anonymous: https://www.aa.org - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: https://bit.ly/39n6Bze - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: 1-800-662-4357 - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Available 24 hours) 1-800-273-8255 - Why we help others instead of ourselves: https://bit.ly/3syz3FD - What is the cost of addiction? https://bit.ly/3c09Ug4 - Lifestyle Longevity Calculator https://rb.gy/g4cbbq - Dr.Berg HOLISTIC MEDICINE https://bit.ly/3vgHCqu - Christina Lopes, DPT, MPH: "Are you a LIGHTWORKER?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q02lb_z1sbs&t=4s - QUITZILLA (Google Play Store) https://bit.ly/36fRgyL - QUITZILLA (Apple Store) https://apple.co/3cihPqP SOUNDTRACK: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRelaxedMovement Benji - Dyalla Beyond - Patrick Patrikios Flight To Tunisia - Causmic Fred On The Fritz - Dyalla Homer Said - Dyalla Just Dance - Patrick Patrikios Lifelong - Anno Domini Beats Like That - Anno Domini Beats Patience - Dyalla Road Tripzzz - Ofshane Stairway -Patrick Patrikios Summer In NY - Dyalla Sunday Rain - Cheel The Good Old Days - Dyalla Treat Yourself - Dyalla Wellington Coffee Shop - Dyalla Whip - Yung Logos