Stay strong guys!
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DONNA!! @Donna u are kicking butt!! Stay strong… Youve got this!! Starting back at day 1 SUCKS!! Keep going! Remember why you started. We 
you!!
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Thank you hun; the bulk of the fight has passed. Love you…
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Honestly was having a pretty rough day. Work was tough and demanding. Was starting to get that itchy feeling in my throat I used to get when I knew I was coming home to a ice cold bottle of liquor in my freezer. I don’t have anything. Haven’t had booze in there for years. But I knew I was building to snapping on coworkers. Didn’t. Left work and came home to find my neighbor trimming up my big tree by my driveway that has been a mess for years. I should also mention that he was my Home Room teacher in High School for 4 years. I used to show up baked out of my mind everyday. We butted heads a couple times other things back then. He’s gotten older and I sobered up and we’ve been good neighbors for a couple years now. Anyway… it was a huge surprise and very nice of him to do so. I started off having a shit day and now its tapering off to just be pleasant. Feeling blessed and hope everyone else is doing good and keeping up the good fight. YOU GOT THIS!!
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About to have 9 months in a few days. This is the longest I’ve ever been sober. The reason why I didn’t stay sober in the past was because I wasn’t ready but today by working the steps with a sponsor being part of a home group in A.A I can honestly say sobriety is something I want more then anything and I was really just tired of my own bullshit. I couldn’t even take care of myself or make sound decisions so I really needed to follow the lead of the other people in my home group who have experience in sobriety and it’s working for me. I believe once we come to surrender and accept something’s like that first step then we have a real sense of direction to aim towards and we’re no longer the victim of our own bullshit. It’s time to grow up. Alcoholism and Drug addiction boils down to life or death and I really don’t want to die so I have to do the work. I hope everyone is as sober as you’ll ever be TODAY…
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Checking in with 27 days!
Had to start a diet today. No more fresh baked cookies every day either… it was all fun and games until my clothes got too tight! I think I have put on a good 10-15 pounds this quarantine. I also over eat at each meal. Ive been super happy though! Ive been working out every day. When I relapsed (two times ago) I was being so hard on myself like basically trying to be vegan. This time I cant be so crazy controlling… cuz it totally ruins my vibe… but yeah the cookies have got to go! 
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217 Days. My boss called today to apologize for being irresponsible. Also, to tell me the office is getting deep disinfectant treatment and I’m not allowed back for 2 weeks now that I’ve been exposed and forced to quarantine. I feel like I just got done with quarantine from being exposed to my hubby and I’m right back at it. My chest is feeling a little tight today, hoping it’s all in my head.
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@Butterflymoonwoman
Great to see you back on Day 2!!!
@draj82
Bike riding is good for calming the soul and taking mind off of using.
Great job on day 38!!
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Donna
Hang in there!!! Don’t give up your days!!!
I am proud of how well you have done.
Keep riding the bike and avoid triggering situations.
Hopefully the urges pass soon.
Use DEADS to survive urges/triggers:
D = Deny / Delay (Don’t give in to the urge) —
Remind yourself, repeatedly if necessary, this urge will pass.
Refuse to give into it — no matter what!
E = Escape the trigger —
If you know what is causing the urge, leave immediately.
A = Avoid the trigger — You can keep track of when you get urges using an urge log.
Urges can occur routinely as part of your daily pattern.
If you know you will be in a situation that triggers an urge, plan to avoid the situation.
D = Distract yourself with an activity —
Do something: go for a bike ride, read a book, watch TV, get on TS.
If you’re putting your mind on something else, then it can’t focus on the urge.
S = Substitute for addictive thinking —
Send in healthy substitute thoughts to squeeze out the urge:
Replace an irrational belief (This urge will kill me) with a rational one
(This urge is bad but it won’t kill me and it will pass).
Substitute feeling down and alone by going to the gym or stopping by TS.
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Thank you for that, I really like that acronym.
I’m getting a shot in my knee tomorrow; I get it about every 6 month and it’s about 2 months over, so I didn’t ride today and probably shouldn’t have this week…
I love my peeps here, it’s made all the difference. 
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Thanks Chris; it was uncomfortable for me but it’s the one thing I hadn’t done in the past; 3 or 4 times to be exact, lol.
So yes, it helped tremendously. 
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Day 24. I am now tied with my second best drink quit ever. Also i’m at 2 weeks no weed. It’s hot as shit today. I already did vinyasa flow yoga. Was really good, made it through the entire 30 minutes without a break and had a smile on my face, even during bound angle pose. Time for my nap.
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I won’t quit. I’m just saying how I feel. There’s some bigger things I have to see through, and they’re making the less important things feel like a burden when they’re not actually. I just need to hold on and push through those ones, and the rest will become easier. Then hopefully I’ll have mental space left to get back to other activities that I miss doing.
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Day 536. Feeling like I’m wearing thin and ready to snap, but I think the worst is almost over! I’m starting to feel a little more hope today.
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Checking in! Day 2 almost done and in the books! Thoughts: today started well as I had no fog or hangover or random pain. Felt good! I got irritated easily a couple of times, and had to check myself. I’m trying to be more present in the moment at all times, especially with my five yr old. He needs a lot of attention, and so does my job; however, right now I’m starting to see that I worry too much about work while I could be spending time with him and deal with work later. The day got to that dragging point when I usually start thinking about drinking. I moved I past it. Distracted with cooking and going for walks! Grateful to be here!
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Donna please don’t go. If only for my own selfesh reasons of seeing what songs you’ll post next . I pray you have or will find even more strength cause i agree with @mno thats what you are showing an abundance of by reaching out. The support you hand out here is inspiring thank you for your service.
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That’s sweet of you to say Brian, thank you.
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