Congratulations on your 700 days emc.
Great work 
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I went for a 30 mile ride today. It was a beautiful day. I rode past several breweries with people sitting outside drinking and relaxing in the sunshine. That really messed with my head, I’ll admit. I grit my teeth and rode back a different way. Going to bed sober tonight. Here’s to future icebear who gets to wake up with no hangover.
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On day 9. Checking in. Love this sober mornings. After I left my violent ex husband I have lost my job, my beloved dog died and I broke my leg. In this period I tried several times to stay sober, but the longest stretch has been 42 days.
Now I am in a beautiful and tender relationship, have found a great job and I am out of this deep whole. I am living in a very peaceful house, my neighbors are very friendly, I have a little garden and have created my little paradise.
Staying sober is the top of it.
I am so happy, that I have been able to leave this violent man after 8 years finally!
Just my thoughts on this peaceful, sunny and sober morning.
You are a great community. Happy to be back.
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Day 336.
Slept in a bit, woke up with a headache. Probably from all the sun yesterday, but blech - I’d forgotten what it’s like to feel like garbage. Ah well, no hangover here - plenty of coffee and water and the day turned around.
Some heavy stuff, some sad stuff too, on the work front. Pensive today. Makes me glad I’ve switched up my coping mechanisms. In the before time, this could have been messy. Sometimes I think I medicated even others’ pain, mine at seeing theirs, and unable to process it myself…
But for today? Just facing into whatever winds or breezes (feelings) blow through the day, and learning to be still, too.
Gonna try that again tomorrow. You’ll join me, yeah? We’re always stronger together.
G’night friends - sweet sober dreams or days to all. 
@emc2018 whoa - congrats! that’s simply amazing!
@liv_m I get this. My natural inclination is to not share (except to perfect strangers on a sobriety forum!) but am trying to show up authentically in various/all arenas - which requires some “this is who I am”. Questioning whether I’m holding part of myself in abeyance, not expressing true self, but have decided to leave this all for year 2 - when I also deal with procrastination. 
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Checking in day 515
Seriously 
I was just going to write that.
Headachy and tired all day. I’m not use to this shit. 
Today really sucked. Napped this morning after walking the dogs and before lunch. Napped after lunch and before dinner. At least the headache finally went away.
And I’m still sober. So I got that going for me.
Dad, some days are just shitty.
My daughter. Smartest girl in the world.
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God Bless,
So glad you were able to get out of that relationship.
Congratulations on day 9 Joyce. You’re worth all the sober hangover free mornings there are. And you know what? You’ll get use to them and love and appreciate them more and more as you continue on your journey.
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Yeah, I can’t believe I used to feel really bad, just regularly, that was just life. Headache, nausea, light-headedness. Now if I feel bad, I am so wimpy.
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Ok, so im up. Soon Day 3 will come. Could not fall asleep yesterday. When I finnaly did, had nigthmare after nigthmare waking up. Then alarm rang and had to get up. Tired.
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Day 72 - alcohol & day 33 - weed. I think my brain has started functioning normally once again. At least a part of it. Still having mood swings. But things are getting better. Slowly. I need to stop trying to please others and prove that I am normal. No one gives a shit. They still consider me to be an irresponsible and unpredictable drunk. Nothing will change, no matter how much I try. I need to try to accept myself.
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Be gentle and kind to yourself. 72 days is amazing but sometimes in others eyes it’s not much in trying to prove yourself… Keep doing this for you, it takes time to rebuild faith and trust with others.
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But what do you consider yourself to be Manish? That’s where it’s at. Congrats on 72&33. Keep going.
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Did some adulting today, booked appointments for free health checks, took overdue library books back, went for a jog and took a Japanese class. I can always tell when I am feeling better, I listen to music and do stuff rather than watch yt. My boss put on fb about The Drums. I hadn’t heard of them, but I love me some catchy songs with miserable lyrics.
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Bang up job with the adulting!! Good stuff!! 
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Day 3 today. Got a week off work now which has presented challenges in the past. But I’m with my wife who is about to give birth (1 week to go- if that) so I have strong reasons to stay sober (more than usual I mean)
Need to communicate with my wife when I’m struggling immediately. She loves it when I do and so do i. When I choose to remain silent, that’s where relapses grow… in the dark.
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1166…back to work today.
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- Coffee. Loads of sunshine. Workday to come alas but that’s how it goes. I’m sober and clean and will be for today as well. One day at a time. Have as good a day as you all can friends. Love from Amsterdam where summer started. No midnight sun here like in Sweden or Finland but I love the blue lingering light after 11 pm coming home from my late shift.
@Thirdmonkey Commiserations Scott. Such is life.
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Checking in on day 508. Sober! And boy am I glad to be!
After my shift is done I’m gonna enjoy this beautifull day! Rain is forecasted in the next few days here so I better enjoy the sun while I can.
Even sunshine feels better sober I think…
Last night on the news I saw this story about a governement campagne to ban smoking around school area’s, park’s and public places in Belgium. That got me thinking… over here our governement is so focused on tobacco and do nothing to control alcohol consumption… I know, I know booze will always be part of society… it just bugs me it’s not talked about more. Anyway… thanks for listening!!
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