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Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 28 Jun 2013 00:04 #210642

skeptical OFFLINE Moderator Posts: 1118 Karma: 78	Inspiration without action is like fireworks. Looks beautiful, but then it goes up in smoke.
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Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 28 Jun 2013 00:16 #210644

reallygettingthere Current streak: 72 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder Posts: 759 Karma: 27	skeptical wrote: Inspiration without action is like fireworks. Looks beautiful, but then it goes up in smoke.
	Roy in the SA White Book noted that we frequently prayed and it did not work...because the best we could muster was begging G-d to "Please take it away, so I will not have to give it up! No amount of sobriety can cure the insanity -ChaimCharlie The emmes hurts but fake chizzuk will hurt more -Bards Remember, best block, no be there - Mr. Miyagi

Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 28 Jun 2013 00:18 #210645

reallygettingthere Current streak: 72 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder Posts: 759 Karma: 27	ZemirosShabbos wrote: Leichter Day? Yeah!
	Roy in the SA White Book noted that we frequently prayed and it did not work...because the best we could muster was begging G-d to "Please take it away, so I will not have to give it up! No amount of sobriety can cure the insanity -ChaimCharlie The emmes hurts but fake chizzuk will hurt more -Bards Remember, best block, no be there - Mr. Miyagi

Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 28 Jun 2013 00:55 #210650

Pidaini OFFLINE Platinum Boarder פדני מעושק אדם-מיצר הרע העושק את הבריות-רש"י Posts: 2189 Karma: 107	And don't forget the challah cover in the background!!
	Yankel \| My Ladder \| Talking to Hashem I'm just a dude, another guy on this bus. Have a great day, unless, of course, you made other plans. ~ obbormottel "Nothing changes as long as everything stays the same" ~ Dov

Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 28 Jun 2013 07:24 #210677

Dov OFFLINE Administrator Posts: 1960 Karma: 383	Ah giten Shabbos!
	"Off the 18-wheeler and fine on this tricycle!", "I do not particularly care exactly which "lav" suicide is. I'm not interested in it for other reasons...and you are probably the same."

Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 28 Jun 2013 15:43 #210692

TehillimZugger OFFLINE Platinum Boarder לבד הנשמה הטהורה Posts: 2446 Karma: 34	reallygettingthere wrote: Who knows what tomorrow is? I was going to say that, oh well, jinx.
	?דער באשעפער לאווט מיך אייביג. וויפיל לאוו איך עהם My Creator loves me at all times. How great is my love for him?

Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 28 Jun 2013 22:14 #210760

mr. emunah Current streak: 121 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder Posts: 1139 Karma: 43	goo shabba

Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 30 Jun 2013 10:15 #210784

Dov OFFLINE Administrator Posts: 1960 Karma: 383	goo vo
	"Off the 18-wheeler and fine on this tricycle!", "I do not particularly care exactly which "lav" suicide is. I'm not interested in it for other reasons...and you are probably the same."

Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 30 Jun 2013 10:26 #210789

reallygettingthere Current streak: 72 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder Posts: 759 Karma: 27	Everyone's a clown
	Roy in the SA White Book noted that we frequently prayed and it did not work...because the best we could muster was begging G-d to "Please take it away, so I will not have to give it up! No amount of sobriety can cure the insanity -ChaimCharlie The emmes hurts but fake chizzuk will hurt more -Bards Remember, best block, no be there - Mr. Miyagi

Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 30 Jun 2013 10:38 #210792

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To my dear,sweet brothers.
I want to thank you all, especially, the creators and administrators of GYE, for saving my life. Today is my 84th sober day, BH!!. I have a new relationship with Hashem and am trying to be more real with those around me, especially my wife and children.
I have especially benefitted from the conference calls, where i also made friends and met my sponsor
. Just a short while ago, i felt so alone, that Hashem would never forgive me, that despite being a "good guy", i knew what a fake i was. GYE has shown me, with the help of my therapist, that acting out in lust can destroy all other goodness in our lives. And yet, in light of my addiction and budding recovery, i see now how wonderful and beautiful life is becoming in its absence!
I still have taavos and am working the program. ( i'm on step 8)
I want to wish you all the clarity to see beyond the "now" when taavah strikes, and, with the help of Hashem, achieve lasting recovery!
I love you all! Thank you!!
Yaakov

Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 30 Jun 2013 12:44 #210794

TehillimZugger OFFLINE Platinum Boarder לבד הנשמה הטהורה Posts: 2446 Karma: 34	Thanks for your first post, Yaakov. We are honored to have you as a member of this site.
	?דער באשעפער לאווט מיך אייביג. וויפיל לאוו איך עהם My Creator loves me at all times. How great is my love for him?

Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 30 Jun 2013 17:07 #210809

Dov OFFLINE Administrator Posts: 1960 Karma: 383	...I hear this man's story all the time, b"H. Please don't forget, yaakov1324 (or whatever your real name is, rather ) you always have friends here!
	"Off the 18-wheeler and fine on this tricycle!", "I do not particularly care exactly which "lav" suicide is. I'm not interested in it for other reasons...and you are probably the same."

Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 01 Jul 2013 20:05 #210880

gibbor120 OFFLINE Platinum Boarder NEVER EVER GIVE UP! Posts: 5251 Karma: 166	WELCOME yaakov1324! Thanks for sharing. Don't be a stranger. Keep on posting!
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Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 01 Jul 2013 21:08 #210898

reallygettingthere Current streak: 72 days OFFLINE Platinum Boarder Posts: 759 Karma: 27	Welcome to the club Yaakov1324. I think 1324 is the number of times you said no to the yetzer hora in the past 83 three days(maybe...)
	Roy in the SA White Book noted that we frequently prayed and it did not work...because the best we could muster was begging G-d to "Please take it away, so I will not have to give it up! No amount of sobriety can cure the insanity -ChaimCharlie The emmes hurts but fake chizzuk will hurt more -Bards Remember, best block, no be there - Mr. Miyagi

Re: My Story - Reallygettingthere 10 Jul 2013 22:04 #211834

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I fell this morning.

I had began slipping two weeks ago and didn't hit the emergency brakes quick enough until things snowballed out of control. Spent an hour looking for porn on youtube last night on (another) old smart phone lying around, didn't get enough sleep and this morning... Wham!

(I know this happened once before and I was insane for thinking there would be different results)

what I did to get moving again:

I threw the batteries out
I made a personal 90 chart on the new-and-improved 90-day chart and shared it with my safe friend
we spoke what I did and how it can be prevented in the future

Roy in the SA White Book noted that we frequently prayed and it did not work...because the best we could muster was begging G-d to "Please take it away, so I will not have to give it up!

No amount of sobriety can cure the insanity -ChaimCharlie

The emmes hurts but fake chizzuk will hurt more -Bards

Remember, best block, no be there - Mr. Miyagi