Strap in for a long ride coz here in Australia we started with a 6 week lock down, and it turned into a 6 month lock down. Literally. We have Been in lock down for 6 months… We are finally having our restrictions eased as of this week. Slowly though. We are aloud to leave our houses now unconditionally so that’s great… But yeah 6 weeks was continually extended and it turned into 6 months so brace yourself and be prepared, it could happen to you 
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Thank you Donna! I’m loving that gif. Reminds me of our younger days. 
You and I would have raised hell together, if we knew each other back then.
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Gym will help a lot. One time I was getting a craving I looked up drunk people on YouTube and it totally turned me off. The reality is so different from what we may think we’re missing.
You’re doing awesome, Shay!
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I’ll make a single goal for tomorrow that will make me happy if its the only thing I do, go to the gym. Thank you Donna. I hope you’ve been well.
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You know what d, this really worked for me. I have never been a committed journaler. I would never do it consistently every day etc. But lately for the past month, like clock work every morning as soon as I’m awake and make my coffee I sit on the couch and I write three full pages. Three. Every morning…and you Know what, magic happened. My brain begun to process stuff that I tended to not pay attention to and in no time I was fully aware of my thoughts and what was going on I’m my days and how much time I was wasting doing nothing… The entrys would just be a brain dump of anything. Some days I’d run outta things to write Coz I’d been so consistent with doing it every day, my mind was getting so clear and organized that there wasn’t much to dump lol… Such a good feeling! So when I did have days where I was just like blah stuff it I don’t feel like moving from the couch today, I was so aware of what I was doing, or in that case wasn’t doing lol, that I felt so guilty at my slothness lol that it didn’t last long Coz of me being aware through my journal writing every morning… I hope that helps you a bit… Also, google "morning pages " it’s a thing
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Had a wonderful day! Happy sober Friday to all. 
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I love this. I know exactly what you mean and what your experiences feel like because I went through a whole thick ass notebook journaling the beginning of this summer and it was the therapy I never knew I needed. Then I just fell off after making progress in life (I have this bad habit of quitting the behavior that works after positive results begin to manifest, like, a fear of success or I just forget what the pain feels like or something). Getting back into a morning ritual, doing my affirmations, and just being obsessed with self growth is where I need to get back to. In huge part, working up to 1 year sober was a huge motivator for me and I wanted to tackle ALL of the goals because sobriety felt so empowering. But now it’s just my default and that built in motivator is kinda gone. I just have to learn how to consistently stay responsible, self motivated and driven without a reason other than the fact that I’m an adult and it should be my default. I used to be extremely lazy and it’s a struggle rewiring my brain not to be like that anymore. I hope I’m making sense. Lol
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Vent away girl I think a lot of people are in a funk right now. 
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Thank you. Missed you too! You’ll be seeing more of me because when I’m not treating my sobriety like a daily priority those those thoughts creep back in. I appreciate the support here. You’re all so wonderful.
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Yesssss I resonate will all of this lol… I do the exact same thing lol… I’m only at 6 months but my mind is working at that same mentality where I’m on auto pilot and with all things that work etc and it’s like I need to flip over to that bit where I’m OK with the rest of my days being like this, and not constantly in the middle of a battle with myself to work towards something etc… It’s hard isn’t it! I think we may have to just constantly be challenged in life by the sounds of it. When things start to work consistently, we gotta get outta the head frame we get stuck in when we are coasting lol…are we bored do you think sometimes lol?!?
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I think it’s the change of seasons or something. I have alot to do and alot of responsibilities to manage so going days on the couch is extremely depressing because I know I should be using that time more wisely. That’s what I’ve been doing. Waking up late feeling shame then defaulting to tea in the morning, then I start stressing over working from home or going to the office…then I start feeling overwhelmed by my lack of actions, over thinking, then I just turn on the TV. Hours wasted binge watching stuff. Then aftetwards I’m feeling depressed about being unmotivated and getting nothing done. I used to do this when I was drunk, so I’m basically drunk me without the alcohol. I haven’t been like this since last year. I just think I need to stop being so hard on myself.
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on the weekends I like to lay in bed in the mornings and catch up on my favourite youtubers… This girl is one of my favourite youtubers, and she just made this video about being in a rut in 2020… I think alot of us resonate with this… It’s a good video… Have a watch if it interests you … I couldn’t link the video so just search it in you tube 
… I couldn’t link the video so just search it in you tube
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I totally understand… working from home is so hard and you’ve got to be so disciplined. But like you said don’t be so hard on yourself… you are not that drunk person anymore and everyone deserves a break now and then. Set small goals just like before… you got this.
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Venting to you guys/gals felt like $500 worth of therapy. Thanks for listening. There’s so much else going on in my head but I’ll unpack that stuff when the time is right. I hope you’re all okay, 2020 has been a cunt.
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That’s a great idea! Thank you for sharing that, I think that could be something that would help me as well:sunglasses:
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Monitoring and self-care is so important. And even if we stack up days like u, we have to keep being aware and working. Thanks for the reminder and inspiration!
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I am ten days off cereal I feel so much better without it. After election night I think I’m going to cut all sweets out in the slow march back to keto. But I’m doing an election night party with the in laws and will be bringing treats. Already starting to reduce the sugar but that will be the deadline.
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You will be the president of your own no sugar land lol 
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… I go through phases of eating nutrigrain cereal, and the Milo cereal… I know when I’m buying it that I shouldn’t but when I do I go ahhhh stuff it I’ve got it now, I can’t waste it so il eat il all over a few days and then tell myself OK no more! And then a Month later I see it half price at the grocery store and boom lol the vicious cycle begins again lol…but I like you have given your self a dooms day cut of line… No coffee, no cereal ummmmm that’s a one lol
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