@Mno I really look forward to your pictures everyday. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to see Amsterdam in person.
I got the budget version of a Roomba, and my dog that hates vacuums actually loves him. It’s so cute, she follows him everywhere and gets sad when his charge runs out lol. So now he’s her boyfriend, and his name is Sergei. Sergei & Svetlana 
Day 3.
Feeling much better.
Still in that anxiety weirdness but, I know that doesnt last forever.
Staying busy, and mindful.
Checking in on day 1128…currently sitting in the dentist office after (many many many many years of) neglect, smoking and drug use. Ready for the first half of my “scaling” (deep cleaning).
The only way out is through. While there are parts of me that want to run out the door and keep ignoring and escaping, I know that this does nothing good for me. Facing the fiery flames of truth one day at a time. Happy to be here sober with you all 
Too funny Beth!! This made me literally lol at work. 
Good to see you struggle through it! You got this!
Sending positive vibes your way!
@mejorando…Hello and welcome! I think sobriety is different for each person. For me it took 2 years of attempts before it just clicked that I was done. Doesn’t mean I dont work at it everyday. Journaling, reflecting, and reading…read read read all the posts, get involved here and in any community resources. Check In everyday if not a few times a day. You can use the search functionality to find pretty much every topic under the sun. Everyone here has a unigue story and relationship with their DOC and have so many life lessons to share. You are never alone in this community and everyone understands as we have been at day one before. Here are additional resources, take care and welcome!
Resources for our recovery
100% agree. But as you become more aware of what you really want and you do that work, it does become easier to talk to them. For me, most of my family will never truly get it as tbey didn’t see me having a problem. Which is why it is so important to surround yourself with people who do get it.
Checking in on day 8! I was planning to run 8 miles, but ended up doing 10 miles bc I was feeling so good. Love that natural runner’s high where you feel you can run all day. I have a job interview in an hour. I haven’t worked outside of the home in 6 years. Im nervous & excited!
Hey Mejorando - welcome! Once I joined this community, I just did what seemed to work for the people who had an enviable number of days - and took things One Day at a Time. And I checked in here daily too. For 219 days now.
So just be sober today. Don’t think about tomorrow. Don’t even think about tonight or later today! Take it one moment at a time, be sober now.
And @MagicMama is right - read around here as much as you can. I distracted myself with the 10,000+ memes! when I wasn’t reading others stories.
But as for today, it’s a good day to be sober. So glad you’ve joined us. 
@anon60334405 oh, I missed it. I wish you all the best, cool you lived every single day and season of the year sober! Congratulations and I am grateful for all that you share here, the good, funny and angry, sad, depressing times. 
Fingers crossed 
Day 366. Sorry I haven’t been active much today guys, were heading home and roads are shitty. Thank you all for all the love and support, I’m still debating if I want to write a one year report. But I love you all thanks for pushing me and guiding me and being here through all the good, bad, sad, you name it times. Have a great day sober fam
I’ve been sober for 19 days! Thanks!
They scheduled a 2nd interview! Things are looking hopeful!
Hi everyone, 39 day’s sober…
Sometimes I still feel like I am crawling under my skin
Congratulations on making the first cut! I also haven’t worked outside the home for several years and so I feel you! I plan to pursue some professional opportunities this year (that’s my goal, anyway) Good luck on round two!
@MagicILY - thank you so much. I read your message this morning right before I started work and it made my morning to read those words: “I hope you know that voice is wrong”. It still hadn’t dawned on me until then. and also, that ‘progress does not look how we think it will’ - that is also true. I’m reading a brilliant book by a Buddhist - called When things Fall Apart - and its been really helpful at encouraging me to stare fear in the face rather than to run away and distract from it. its true that progress looks different. I am learning a lot, I am in new work, I am sober. Thank you for making my day and well done on soaring to day 68! <3 Sending love light warmth for a good Thursday tomorrow x
Hey @Dazercat, thank you so much for this. So much solace and strength from music and poetry at times like this.
And sorry to hear you were down yesterday too - but glad that coming on here and sharing on a different thread and making someones day, made YOUR day. I know what you mean - part of feeling down at the moment is that we can’t help people or smile at people in the usual way we would. But we are getting new stores of resilience. I am learning to try to hug my body everyday, and say ‘its okay, we are going through this right now’, our focus is not on being as strong or slim as we can becuase in order to stay safe in our current environment it involves staying inside and being careful. That is important for SOCIETY. So trying to be more relaxed about that, and gentler with myself. I am anxious every day that I will lose my job, but I just need to be more fatalistic. I cannot catastrophize in order to control. I can only deal with the set of cirucmstances as they arise. But I can control how mindful I am in approaching my response.
Thanks a lot for making my day too - and taking the time and care to message. The fact that anyone cares on this amazing site is too amazing. How are you this evening after you felt a little down yesteday? What helps you apart from music?
