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Excellent work MC! Really happy to see your progress. Which is huge. Thanks for the share, made my day friend!
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Checking in Day 150 
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@FeelingBetter @CapriciousCapricorn thanks so much ladies! I’ve thought about donating my hair a few times… maybe soon. 
and @marcusmaximus2000 thanks so much that means a lot to me… made me smile. 
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Off to bed… maybe my dream will come true tonight !
Anyway, goodnight everyone.
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Checking in, day 70. In the last few days or maybe a week I crave for cigarettes pretty hard. I smoked for 5-8 years before children, since then just occasionally, only when I meet my best friend (she also smokes quite rarely). We probably won’t meet in the near future, and maybe that’s why I have this desire to do it alone. I even checked, where can I get it now that most shops are closed. I know that it would be a bad path to take, but it’s so difficult to fight it.
I also eat more and more chocolate, not a huge amount, but my body cannot really tolerate sweet things, so I feel sick right after a few bites. I also rather binge watch films than doing any meaningful stuff in the evening. So I became pretty self-indulgent recently and that is a bad sign. Try to force myself to turn it around.
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Self indulgence can be bad, but it’s also important for us to treat ourselves to things in sobriety. This can be a small snack like chocolate, or a movie night. It’s good to have these treats in moderation but try not to be too hard on yourself. To me, these both sound less damaging than relapsing in your addiction.
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@MagicMama Congratulations! I started feeling lots better around then.
@Nordique Wow! Well done!
@SteppingStones Great work!
@manishc Good job! Such progress.
@Sunny11 Brilliant!
@Lorelei65 Amazing!
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Day 156
Minor irritations abound lately. And I am not really having the mental energy to deal. Or not having mental energy is making me more irritable. But staying sober.
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Brilliant timing, I signed a consent form for the Covid vaccine - hooray it’s on the way!. Six hours later I go down with symptoms and test positive! 
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Thanks for your insight! I was also wondering if it’s just a slacked period to allow myself or a warning sign. I don’t even know if I can be moderate in anything that gives me pleasure or an escape route.
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Figures!!! Feel better soon!
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I would encourage you to talk to someone (maybe us, maybe a sponsor if you’re doing the 12 step thing) often about this so they can help you realize if you’re trading addictions. I know I have things that I used to indulge in as “treats” that would ultimately lead me to my drug of choice, and I can’t do those things anymore. But that’s not to say every enjoyable thing I do would lead me to the danger zone.
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Such a beautiful quote!!
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I’m here I’m sober laying down to take a nap before bowling. Trying to recover from this diverdicltus!
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Checking in January 14th 2021
440 days no alcohol
774 days no marijuana
379 days no cigarettes
Today was a busy busy day DMV to update my Med Card drug tests , paperwork , w4 , I9, etc etc for a great. Company great pay without an urge to use my adhd sometimes gets the best of me and tho ive practiced to keep at bay the majority of times i do get a bit hyper but ive learned discipline just like im doing in not overeating and workouts 
so got all that out the way just had dinner ready for my workout now call it a night and ready for my weigh in tomorow morning hope everyone is doing great !
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Wait you Nova or DC? Or is DMV used interchangeably? I’m used to Penndot
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No. DMV as in Department of Motor Vehicles 
They use Dmv for dc. Maryland Virginia also i reside in NOVA tho
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891 days alcohol free. Happy thursday
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Ahh I thought you were a DC native I got my DMV appy upcoming.
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