Nearly skipped straight past this. For you @C_8
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Glad you’re seeing progress! So glad you are a part of our community!
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Thanks and you too 
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THANK YOU!!! 
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(ps: sorry for screaming with food in my mouth 
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Wonderful to hear!
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Really interesting. I wonder if any of us (addicts) can ever completely let go of the wheel. I guess I will never know, because people who are here still have a finger on the wheel, and those who have totally let go of the wheel of active sobriety don’t post on here and don’t know I am asking! Once I go back to work (should be on the 20th) I was planning to stop posting everyday. But maybe I shouldn’t let go of the wheel just yet.
Day 103
The talk about people relapsing and feeling shame made me think about my own history. I made a thread b4 where I worked out how often I tried moderation and failed, and it was hundreds, definitely shame there, and also suprise that I kept trying when clearly it was not working! 
. Then thinking about proper relapse, when I was trying abstinence - for a while I went it alone, always half-thinking I could maybe return to moderation, and relapsed plenty. Then I did what I think of as professional sobriety, actually doing some sobriety activities. I did the Annie Grace 30 day experiment, and managed another month or so on top of that, I was posting on an AG fb page, then very badly relapsed, partly out out of frustration that my husband was still confiscating my purse (maybe I was also looking for a reason, gotta take responsibility). I was suspended from that group because I posted about the sh I did when I relapsed, and I felt so betrayed. I never returned after the suspension. I joined a different sobriety app, but the daily stories didn’t really suit me, and when I relapsed again (fairly quickly and not the apps fault, I had kinda given up, I didn’t even feel much shame then, I felt resigned, hopeless) I deleted it and joined here. So while I haven’t publicly relapsed on here I have SO many times before.
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Day 0 again. “Hamster wheel”
again. No comments. I know all the theory but I don’t put in practice nothing. Hopefully this will be the last time
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Nice job Ken!! Keep going!!
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Nice yum yum. I’m actually going to being switching over to all plant based protein diet now. Have you ever seen the show the game changer on Netflix?
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- Another day of work during my holidays ahead. Seems fitting in this time where everything is upside down. I’m really glad I’m staying sober and clean through all this. I did have some cravings and urges early on but I know using would add nothing but misery to my life now. There’s not even the disguise of social activity to make drinking seem more attractive. It’s just plain old ugly addiction calling me. Not giving in. Life is so much better clean and sober. Have a good day all!. Love from Amsterdam and its periphery. So glad I can still go out and bike a bit.
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Day 92 complete 
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Day 563 
Coffee, work, eat, Netflix, sleep 
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Day 514. Sooooooo frustrated with my current situation. And still working at getting out of my depression. Sooooooo tired. Good night all 
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What’s good yall! Working on 72 hours and need to get some good recovery from home during all this craziness!
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I’m not gonna run on about getting up and carrying on, blah blah blah bc you know the name of the game but I do want to say thank you for making me feel normal.
After the amount of relapses we’ve had it’s hard not to think we’re different from everyone else bc they have got their 90 days or an amazing 1111.
I’m sure most of them went through all this until one day it just clicked. So yes, thank you for showing me it’s OK not to be perfect, thank you for showing me humility, accountability,thank you for showing me not to be consumed by my pride or feel embarrassed or hopeless.
I think some people may never get to where they want to be and its not for the lack of trying but surely every sober day we’ve ever had and will have must mean something, if I had a drink every other day that’s 50 % less alcohol consumed every year for the rest of my life.
In the last 3 years I have drank about 100 days, in the last 6 months I’ve drank about 10 times, We are making progress every day don’t ever forget that.
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hi there and welcome, it’s defo crazy out there so props for you for making the decision to quit now. Well done on your first 72 hours and may there be many more. Read, post, laugh and cry with us, I wish you well on your journey.
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Day 15. Yesterday was kinda bad. The craving to use kicked in because things kind of frustrated me. I had to remember deal with life on life’s terms, so I did. The craving went away, and I didnt have a relapes!! So I think that was pretty awesome.
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108 alkohol.
29 cigarettes.
@JustinL brave and great decision! Stay strong and healthy!
@ifs don’t be depressed! (boom! problem solved!
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@Ken37 nice numbers!
And everyone else stay strong healthy and dont forget to wash your hands! 
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Well done for staying strong mate. its the name of the game.
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