Recognizing all of this seems like positive steps in the right direction! Keep checking in here and we’ll walk through it together.
Good morning! Congrats on the new job. Hope you have a fantastic first day!! Cute kitty. 
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@SoberWalker I just researched 5-HTP, I think I’m going to try it. Let me know how’s it works for you 
Also, not sure if you have an iPhone, but apparently there is an issue with the update. There is a post from Robin about it here somewhere. My counter is fixed, but the app crashed twice while I was trying to post this. I’m sure it will be resolved soon. I was impressed as it showed me sober since January 01, 0001 
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Welcome @Kevin_Strome !! Look at those sober days! We’re glad you are here.
Day 212
Made it a whole day on my feet yesterday without too much pain (physical) but since my knee still doesn’t bend, I limp ridiculously. Trying to avoid talking to people in a crowd of 100s and 100s of other band parents and being repeatedly asked what happened and why don’t I get it fixed, well…I rather wished I’d had a cane like an old fart, something with a heavy, bashy end. 
Aside from that, I slept like a dream, especially since the hub took his snoring on the road this weekend. Time for delicious coffee!!
Have a Sunday that screams sober success!!
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I’ve used it before Beth and it worked for me back then! So I’m confident it will work again! 
Do not use it with anti depressives (if you have).
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Checking in at all 5.56 days
I’m trying to journal and access my feelings. As dramatic as it may sound, I’m completely numb to my own feelings. I can feel deeply for others, like actually feel their vibe (empath) but mine are weird. I guess I feel it, but don’t know where it’s coming from. I speak very matter of fact when it comes to my trauma with no emotion. The only time emotion comes out is when I’m drinking. I’m going to try therapy again. Finding a therapist that specializes in all my issues is going to be the challenge. A friend of mine is a therapist, so embarrassing as it was, I reached out to her for a recommendation. Fingers crossed.
Grateful for a sober weekend with my 13 year old. She chose dinner and a movie instead of nails and lunch. So I took her to one of those movie theaters that serve food. It was her first time and she thought it was cool. We saw IT Chapter Two. Man that’s a long movie.
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Nope, not on those! This raging alcoholic prefers natural man I’m a piece of work haha
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Day 251 still no drinking still no smoking I enjoy my ice cream habit but it’s only 2 times a week at the most i don’t need ice cream rehab 
going away to a lodge for 5 days for my wife’s 40th there’s a hot tub and no towns in range so i cant wait. Even tho it’s actually her birthday treat we both benefit lol. I have had a few fleeting thoughts of drinking in moments of stress or when i have over heard others talking about going for a beer…but I think about it properly and I don’t want to which is a great thing. Anyway I’m off now i need the toilet peace out friends 
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Just here to check into day 64. Have a great day everyone.
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Morning chef-in
Need to do a lot of walking to work off the wonderful food last night.
Day 16
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Day 26, just checking in
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Ten days & into the double digits!
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@Girlinterrupted how are you today ?
I hope very well… it is nice to have you back.
Today 13 days sober. I have constantly a voice in my head telling me: you will fall again.
But I am still sober and I want to enjoy it.
I wish all of you victory. At least for today 
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@Bomdhil I’m doing well today, thank you!! It’s great to be back and I’m feeling optimistic. I feel that way about you. You’re a fighter and you’ll never give up, me either. Problem is that we could die trying. So no time like the sober present to keep going forward.
Congrats on 13 days. 13 is my lucky number and I even named my company after it. Have a great day dear friend 
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It’s tough @SoberWalker to be on top of the world all the time. You may not be ok right now and this will pass. But what I do know is that you are amazing! Take care and feel better.
Ps. I also don’t like how my counter says “almost there”. Almost where? Maybe we can change it?
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Working on it, but thank you for the encouraging words 
Gave myself a onesie day and ate garbage all day, but that’s fine because better that then drinking. Going to make pancakes tonight for dinner and start being healthy again tomorrow. Needed an “off” day I guess.
Planned to feel better tomorrow 
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Day 363! Did some meditation this morning. I want to get back into a daily practice. I did it for about a month and was feeling better but for whatever reason I stopped. So, time to start it back up again! This past year I’ve been figuring out what I like, what motivates me, and what I like to do for fun! Still figuring all of that out but I have some idea! Ah, self discovery. Lol
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I’m checking in on day 194.
I cannot relate to those that say this gets easier after a few months. For me, every day is a challenge. And I don’t know how difficult tomorrow will be. But I will not assume that it will be easier than today.
I know that I have a lot of tools at my disposal. And I will use them. I will continue to check in on TS, and go to my CR meeting, and go to church, and call phone buddies, and demonstrate love for myself, my wife, and my family, and respect my boundaries. If I stop implementing these tools in my life, sobriety will get impossibly harder.
If its so easy to stay sober, then why do so many of us relapse? Actions speak louder than words.
I do know that even though it’s hard, relapsing will make it even harder.
Getting close to another milestone.
Congratulations @Bostonbruins2018.
And hang in there @SoberWalker. Sober is better.
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Number 212 dayz for me and I am feeling great!! Betr and betr with each passing day. Thanx all to my Higher Power and the Programm of A. A.
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Thank you!! I’ll definitely check it out!
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