Glad to hear you had such a nice day 
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Day 546
1 month tobacco free
I’ve been back in the office this past 2 weeks and it’s made a big difference to my mood. Finally some company! I don’t think it will last long due to the inevitable second wave/office closure so im taking full advantage while I can. Never thought id be this grateful to be going to work.
Have a great sober day folks
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I love it too! 
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Dayyyyy 201… Goodmorning sober fam. Getting ready to get a hiit workout in quick, then time for my youngest addie rose birthday. My lil stinker is gonna be 3 tomorrow.
I skipped a.a last night, my old sponsor messaged me last night and was like. “What’s up fucker!, How have you been…I’m concerned about you”… So from there I had some words with him. Sucks because I needed a.a but now I don’t even feel comfortable… Anyway have a awesome Saturday peeps
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I think I’ll watch that movie later! Lord knows I have fuck all to do other than laundry and cooking. I used to watch that and the 2nd and 3rd ones when I was a kid.
I think I preferred the sequels back then because the original was pretty sad and creepy at times, ha. A bit much for me at 5 yrs old…the scary wolf, that giant turtle, and worst of all when the horse gets stuck in the swamp. Traumatized!
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Will do. Open mind is important in all endeavors. Thanks!
Is he still drinking? So weird! I hope Addie has a wonderful day! That age is so much fun!
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Day 6. (Would have been 8 but I had a minor setback and decided it was only right to reset my counter). Sure would have liked to of slept in a bit but the 
kitten thought 6am on a Saturday was when I needed to get up to feed her. 
I worked a lot of hours this week but was focused and got through it. Looks like I’ll have to work a bit this weekend. I need to schedule some time off to go hiking or something other than work!
Even though I got up at 6am, it feels great to open my eyes on a Saturday morning and feel rested with no anxiety. No alcohol on my breath, no half drank liquor bottle to be tempted to start sipping from again (gross 
). Just inner peace and looking forward to the day.
Time to take the dogs for their walks and then on to yard work. This will be my first sober weekend in a while! Woo hoo! I hope you all have a great weekend! 
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Hi @TMAC … you didn’t mention seeing an Osteopath (otherwise known as a doctor of osteopathic medicine, “DO”), so I’ll throw it out there.
And by ‘throw’, I mean ‘write an essay’, apparently 
I started seeing one in the UK in 1995. My issues (SI instability and mild scoliosis) are from birth, but only started being problematic when I hit 30. I would have a session at least once a month for 7 years, and for the last 3, I travelled 140 miles round trip to continue the treatment.
Then I moved to the US, the birthplace of Osteopathy. I couldn’t find one, so tried chiropractors. One cracked my spine in a way that sent me to ER. It got to the point where I knew I couldn’t stay in America if I couldn’t find a practicing DO. Luckily I did, and he has been amazing. I now need a session only once or twice a year.
Anyhoo, a practicing DO may not be able to help with what you have, but it’s worth a shot. If you can find one 
PS: I bought a Tempur Pedic (hard) mattress 3 years after arriving in the US, and after 2 months, I could go much longer in-between sessions. 
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Was that the sponsor that relapsed?.
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- I get to “de-spider” my girlfriend’s daughters house. I can only do this because of sobriety. 884 days ago, the news from yesterday would have been dealt with by drinking until I passed out, I would be to hung over to help today.
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Yeah lol I kept my cool. And I agree, I will. I’ll hit up the meeting tomorrow… I just don’t want a sponsor atm, and I don’t want them picking me a sponsor
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I just wanted to add that if it is i would still go to your meetings. Your sobriety shouldn’t be compromised by anyone, just get a better sponsor. Find somebody in that room that has what you’re looking for and ask them to sponsor you when you’re ready
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Checking in. I lost track of my days but it’s 269. Feeling good about sobriety. I am loving early morning walks with the dog. Very happy that I never wake up with a headache from drinking the night before. There is a lot to pay attention to and I’m glad to be sober and awake for it.
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Thanks, thats one I haven’t looked into!
Chiro helped at first, but in the final ones started to hurt more than help.
The neuro doc I met a few weeks ago put me on muscle relaxers. Has also made it worse, so I’m tapering off them (can have nasty effects if you stop abruptly). I also hate how they make me feel…tired, sluggish, nauseous.
My thought, which he blew off entirely, is that the problem may lie in my left leg. I’ve had an absent left ankle reflex since birth. As a result, the achilles doesn’t fire and the calf doesn’t contract, so I essentially have no left calf nor can I force it to do work. Short achilles as well, meaning I can’t bend my knee and keep my heel on the floor, go onto my left tiptoes, etc.
Im not a dr, but I know a bit about physiology from my fitness stuff – and I am pretty sure that if a muscle isn’t doing the job its supposed to do and not absorbing the workload, it will be compensated for elsewhere. It makes sense to me that if left calf isn’t working, thats going to increase the load on the left knee, hip, and back.
So I am really thinking of going to a different PT and asking that we focus more on the ankle/calf, as well as body mechanics. Last PT was treating it the same as a disc problem, which it isn’t.
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Absolutely!!!
I’ve learnt that if one or both shoulders are painful, the problem is usually the middle of my spine.
When my left knee hurts, my right hip is out of whack.
That’s why I like a DO, they link every part of the body’s functionality. They can also do everything a regular General Practitioner can do.
I have rarely worked with a PT, but if it helps,
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Hey bud.
I hear ya. Sending you strength and support my friend.
At least you are aware of so much, and can sit and try to reason your way through.
Don’t forget to try and get out and just do something.
You know where I am Tristan.
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Day 71 clean and sober looking forward to getting 90 days, one day at a time. Have a wonderful day everyone!!! 
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I dont remember how old I was the first time I watched it (it was made 2 years before I was born) but it never really bothered me. Artax dying is sad tho (my daughter was very happy to see he came back at the end) The 2nd one was pretty cool. And I’ve never seen the 3rd one but I’ll have to look for it.