2 weeks that’s awesome! Congratulations 
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Day 484 clean and sober today. Hope everyone has a great day, love you guys!!! 
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Checking in as I’m struggling today. Found out my dad has a brain tumour yesterday. Still a lot of unknowns but it doesn’t look good (no brain tumour looks good, but this one might be extra bad). My parents live in another country so I’m helpless. Wavering between feeling numb and depressed. Really want to drink. I know it won’t help, I guess it’s just my go to coping mechanism and it’s just something to do to feel something else. Plus husband is on day 3 and has the major day 3 grumps. I need to stay strong for him. I’m not quite sure how to handle it all. Ugh. Sorry I’m not a barrel full of sunshine.
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I’m so sorry about your dad. You don’t have to ever apologize for how you feel. Sending so much love and a hug
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Just a heads up for those of you that use Facebook this is a pick of a link I got from an old friend that I clicked without thinking and it hacked me. Here’s what it looks like.
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Checking in for yesterday and today (Days 68 and 69)
It’s been a good week and I’m happy for the weekend. This morning I’m just going to clean and relax. This morning I did a writing exercise of a stress assessment where I just reflect on childhood and adult stressors that I’ve experienced in my life. It was interesting to reflect, bring up those stresses, and see what came up. There were some things that surprised me. For example, being around cigarette smoke as a kid came up. I really haven’t thought about that in a long time, but it was a huge stressor for me as a child and still elicits a physical reaction in me. It made me feel so uncomfortable, to not be able to escape the smell of smoke or breathe properly. I hated it, so gross. It’s something I don’t think about much, but it just makes you wonder what experiences get embedded in you as a child and then continue to affect you later in life.
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Thanks @siand 
For the banana too. Now that I’ve a little grandbaby age 3 weeks I can call myself grannabanana 
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Sorry I’m late to your party @Fireweed.
Woo hoo! Huge Congratulations on 3 years!! 
Congrats on being a grannabanna too! 
So much to be grateful for.
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Awesome! 30 days was when I felt like I’m doing this finally!
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Going into my 2nd weekend strong! Reading lots of Quit Lit and journaling every night. Being forward and honest with my husband and family that I’m done (haven’t seen or talked to any friends in awhile as I moved away). Wine (or any alcohol) no longer fits into my life. Happy Saturday to everyone!
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Hey everyone, day off from drawing. Starting to wonder if I’ll ever mount or be anything in life.just down in the dumps, doing my best not too.
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Are you just doing that for income?
That is a lot of “life on lifes terms” to deal with. Learning how to process emotions when they come up takes time and it’s uncomfortable. For the first 5 months my head would naturally divert back to picking up whenever I became emotionally triggered. It’s totally natural that you are thinking that, what you do with those thoughts is what matters.
I am so very sorry to hear about your father, that is some difficult news and I can’t imagine not being able to see him. On the flip side I think it’s great news your partner has decided to clean up too. Imagine how great your life together will be if you are both clean and sober. Very happy for you guys. Sending lots of positive vibes to you.
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Congrats on your first full month of sobriety!!!
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