Nah lol.
There is this one form of man, who has no mental issues, that many aspire to achieve. Those people with few mental problems, who aspire to be “perfect”. I’d consider those normies.
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247… hit a PR of 275 pound bench press today, my goal is 300 by my next birthday. At 42 shit doesn’t come to easy anymore lol. Have a great day friends.
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@Edmund thanks so much that means a lot! I feel like I can help others in a way that I can help myself! Y’all have inspired me not to give up I couldn’t have continued without y’all’s support!
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I hope your foot gets better over night 
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Late check-in for today. Finishing day 23. All is good 
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your rockin it Julia 
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Thank you, I really hope that too. 
Hi ya I’m very new to online meetings I’ll try and tag u in our Tues and sat meeting! Also if u Google na or as online meetings it’s quite easy to join in x
Sat on the beach today with the family and had water instead of beer. Amazing how much more you can enjoy things when you aren’t worried about your next drink or starting to feel dehydrated and drunk in the sun. Day 15 sober.
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Day 106. I received a text from my attorney today that my case for my DUI made it to court finally. ( i got my DUI back in march) So, my arraignment is later this week. I’m a little nervous for what they will say because I’ve never gone through this before. However, just trying to remain optimistic is all I can do… Made it 106 days sober so far so just keep on going.
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Congratulations Paul, proud of you my friend. One day at a time. This is the beginning of something truly remarkable. May your walk in recovery and sobriety bring you much peace and serenity to you and all involved. Much respect. 
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I want to recommend a novel I just read, Shuggie Bain. About growing up poor in Glasgow in the Thatcher years, with an alcoholic mom. Very vivid, compassionate look at the city and addiction. It has a terrible nail biting scene in which mom’s new love interest takes her to a fancy restaurant, after she’s been sober for a while, and persuades her to prove she’s normal by having a glass of wine. You know things are going way down south from there.
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After some replies from my TS pals, I’ve mentally repeated this a lot today: I am already sober. I will just keep doing what I’m doing…
There’s some stuff going on with my Mom’s health, and I can’t visit her in her seniors residence in another city (I used to see her each month) because of covid, and she is almost 82 and has even asked me since covid started if she thinks we’ll see each other again before she dies. The hamster starts racing on the little wheel in the cage of my mind - and this is when I would reach for a drink. But I know that only added shame to the load and more anxiety too. So I will not negotiate with my mind anymore, just continue doing what I’m doing - being sober.
On a lighter note - I did have a good chuckle today. Covid cases are increasing in the small city I live in, so I’m trying not to leave my place as much. I got some groceries on the weekend and the store was out of my favourite seltzer (grapefruit bubly) so I tried coconut-flavoured La Croix. Blech! It tastes like it has Hawaiian Tropic suntan oil (from the 80s) in it! Today at my desk I was thinking “I don’t know how I’m going to make it tonight without my favourite seltzer.” 
For real. Gak, I wish it were always this easy!
Thanks for being here - you great group of fellow humans.
M 
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I hear you on the coconut La Croix, someone recommended it to me once and I bought some and YUCK to my tastebuds. I stick with lemon or lime.
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Hi all. Rough Monday at work. Trying to pick up the pieces left from working and drinking for months. Hit two AA meetings and read on here quite a bit. Appreciate you all. Sleep well wherever you are!
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Day 132
Finally back to work full time. Im sure it’ll last through the summer but not sure after that. Im going to take it one day at a time and focus on the now. Why wait for tomorrow to happen when I can live in today?
So glad to be sober and can see the benefits in every aspect of life. Hope everyone had a great day!
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Day 13. Another day down. I’ve been feeling really good lately. I feel a wholesome sense of well-being. It feels nice to be alive.
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