Checking in daily to maintain focus #29

@Bigbear congrats on 2 weeks :tada:
@Charlie_C hoping your cat comes home :pray:t2:
@Loribug5821 welcome and congrats on 2 days :tada:
@Girlinterrupted sorry for the loss :blue_heart:
@LeeHawk congrats on 60 days :tada:

272 days no alcohol.
240 days no cocaine.

The depression has really got its claws in, I havenā€™t even been able to get dressed this weekend. Coming here to catch up it seems Iā€™m not alone though. Itā€™s worrying me a bit because I know how low and how quickly my moods can drop, but Iā€™m hoping it might be just the miserable weather here in the UK this week, otherwise I will contact my GP to see if I need a medication review, as Iā€™ve been on the same meds and doses for 2 years now.

I hope youā€™ve all had peaceful sober weekends :blue_heart:

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Today is day 300 for me!

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Woo hoo! Congratulations on 60 days @LeeHawk! I know how hard youā€™ve been working at this and Iā€™m so f**king proud of you. I love your tenacity.

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Great job !!! Keep up the efforts :slightly_smiling_face:

Congrats :tada::heart::pray: this is amazing. 60 is always a good moment :heart:

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I am so sorry this has happened. There is no justice when it comes to fent. It blows my mind that its happening and only getting worse. 6 people in my building have o.d from it in the last 4 years here. Its a serious issue here. Nothing can be done about it apparently because its just getting worse here. I think more people have switched to methadone , but they still take the gamble and use aswell sometimes. I basically Russian roulette. Iā€™m sorry for your nieces loss :heart:

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Day 15.
6.50am
14 degrees.

Woke up without my Alarm at 6.15am. I woke up like 3 times last night in the middle of the night. I I think my subconscious is concerned il sleep through my alarm and miss class today lol so I kept waking up during the night :joy:

I have piltaes at 8.30am. Then OTP at 12.45pm till 4.30pm. Iā€™m really looking forward to today.

I feel good today mentally. I feel like things are slowly falling back into place for me. I know I need to not get to over excited about things and just keep my focus on the day to day. I tend to go full steam ahead with anything Iā€™m focused on. All or nothing type vibe. Not healthy. Iā€™m slowly learning balance. Rome was not built in a day as they say ! :joy:

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Congratulations! That is a decent chunk of time!

@CATMANCAM Sorry to hear you are feeling low. Even of you canā€™t get dressed and out of the house, could you open a window and let some fresh air in, some deep breaths? I know it wonā€™ t fix everything but I always get onto a downward spiral if I am stuck in the house.

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Day 272

Had a weird relapse dream, I was at school, and too hungover to go in, having loads of issues with class mates, but I didnā€™t start drinking until later and was a right goodie-two-shoes at school.
Should be at work, but my daughter has a fever and puked this morning, so am at home. It is weird, I always feel guilty, like I am slacking off like when I was drinking.

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:sweat_smile:
But on a serious noteā€¦
So cool you were able to guide him through this, and he is right, they are both lucky.

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Thanks! It was sooo awesome to visually watch the changes occur within him and to know I was able to help. It took a lot of changes within ME to get to the point where I could help him, thats for sure!!

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598 Days. What a crappy Motherā€™s day. Most of you know, I have 1 child and she has disabilities. My days are very difficult caring for her and working a full-time job. I often get depressed thinking about all the things she canā€™t do nor will never do but I try to stay positive for the most part. On occasion, I think about the fact that Iā€™ll never have grandchildren and Iā€™m not going to lie, it breaks my heart. Iā€™ve discussed this with my husband and he just brushes it off. Heā€™s the one that buys gifts and cards for me on our daughterā€™s behalf and I do the same for him. Obviously, I put way more thought into this stuff than he does. Today was proof again that he just goes through the motions because he has to. This is the card he gives me and thought it was funny when I actually read it out loud. He claims this wasnā€™t the card he picked out and the cashier mixed it up with someone elseā€™s. Really?! Poor excuse.

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Iā€™m sorry you had a crappy day Lisa. I think your feelings are valid and your right that is a pretty piss poor excuse. But I guess you never know. Is he still not drinking? Maybe if heā€™s still not drinking heā€™s a little testy or irritated. Maybe he could be having some hidden guy emotional shit with being sober and all.
I wish I had more for ya.
And for what itā€™s worth, from what I know of ya, I bet your one of those super moms.
:pray:t2::heart::rose:

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Itā€™s been about 6 months since heā€™s had a drink. He hasnā€™t had a day off from work in 5 weeks and he says heā€™s too tired to think so Iā€™ll give him that.

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Oh Lisa, this breaks my heart. You have been such a mother bear to ALL of us on TS! So, Happy Motherā€™s Day from me. The irony in the fact that your daughter canā€™t wish you a Happy Mothers Day is that you really are a Super Mom.

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Aww Thank you so much, Sarah!! I donā€™t know what I would do without my TS family. You guys always lift me up. :two_hearts:
Happy Motherā€™s Day to you too!

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Thank you, Laura! Some of these holidays need to go away. They cause more harm than good for some of us.
Happy Motherā€™s Day to you!

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So sorry to hear that. I can easily imagine your husband just picking up a card and not actually reading it. From your posts on here, I can hear the love you have for, and effort you expend for your daughter. You are a great mum, and your daughter being unable to articulate it, and your husband being unable to make the effort to choose a decent card, do not change that.

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6 months!! Really? Wowzers!! It seems like just yesterday.
:rose::rose::rose:

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I agree with ya Laura.
My wife and I hate being told when we have to celebrate. We do it when we like. Itā€™s bullshit. Freaking greeting card industry :grimacing::grimacing:

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