{"id":1102,"date":"2025-07-03T23:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T22:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sober.ie\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2025-07-03T23:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T22:33:11","slug":"flashback-to-cuan-mhuire-athy-day-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sober.ie\/index.php\/2025\/07\/03\/flashback-to-cuan-mhuire-athy-day-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Flashback to Cuan Mhuire Athy Day 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s day seven in Cuan Mhuire. I feel run down. I\u2019m catching a cold or flu or something. I\u2019m drained, twelve years in and out of homeless services and I never even contracted a sore throat before. It\u2019s been a good day though. I\u2019m more approachable now. I have been moved from the detox unit to the main residential accommodation too. It\u2019s another step on the ladder. It\u2019s nice to see pictures of Sr. Consilio throughout the building. She\u2019s an inspiration. She built these residential centres throughout Ireland where addicts from all over the world can come to better themselves. One characteristic I believe I share with Sr. Consilio is having empathy. It can be my downfall too. I\u2019m very close to losing my home because of it. I&#8217;ve often back brought addicts and persons unfortunate enough to be homeless to my home but that has to stop. They say this is a selfish program, it\u2019s about time I started to put myself first. Maybe I should start inviting people to ring Cuan Mhuire rather than my home. This is actually the first time in over a year I\u2019ve called it my home. I need to make it more homely too. Everything in my apartment is hand me downs, I haven\u2019t put a lick of paint nor a picture on the walls. If I make the right decisions on a daily basis that apartment is mine for life. But I know deep down that losing the apartment is only an arms length away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ending up back in the Fairgreen or Abbey House is only an arms length away too. I need to find sobriety before I lose everything. I\u2019m also grateful today that people haven\u2019t given up on me, that services I avail of are so non-judgemental and ready to help if I ask for it. My pride can get in the way of that sometimes.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>It&#8217;s day seven in Cuan Mhuire. I feel run down. I\u2019m catching a cold or flu or something. 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