# Checking in daily to maintain focus #35
**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255
**Category:** Life in Recovery
**Created:** [November 1, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255 "2021-11-01T00:03:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 72
### Author:  [@Butterflymoonwoman](https://talkingsober.com/u/Butterflymoonwoman)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1561 "2021-11-18T21:47:16Z")
Midday check in
Today has truly been a quiet day. Slept alot this morning. Didn’t really start my day until about 1pm. Feeling quite emotional today. Small urges to use but just focusing on staying connected with u all and doing my self care and remembering to stay focused on recovery… remembering my WHYS for quitting. Having rice with chili on top for supper so just waiting for hubby to get home 🙂 a nice warm filling meal and a hot bath and a good rest will help. Have alot of running around to do tomorrow since I get money. I have my plan set step by step. I will definitly be connecting more tmrw if I feel the urge. But so far I feel good about my plan.
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### Author:  [@Gracie1](https://talkingsober.com/u/Gracie1)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1562 "2021-11-18T22:15:52Z")
Day 6 complete, today was actually quite nice my exam went way better than expected and by God’s Grace the test score will be high,it’s been a fairly hot day,I’m hoping the weather changes ,the heat is a bit annoying.Ending the day on a high note,goodnight
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### Author:  [@Lisa07](https://talkingsober.com/u/Lisa07)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1563 "2021-11-18T22:33:17Z")
791 days. I went to a work dinner last night at a high class restaurant. Knowing there would be a lot of drinking, I planned ahead. Drove my own car, called my husband when I got there and again about half way through. I sat next to the only other person not drinking and sipped water all night. I had a great time and enjoyed excellent food. I was the first to leave after 4 hours. I was looking forward to listening to all of the hangover complaints at the office today but unfortunately my furnace broke and I stayed home because it was too cold to take a shower. Never once was did I think about drinking and no regrets about what I said or did in the presence of the entire management staff.
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### Author:  [@Its\_me\_Stella](https://talkingsober.com/u/Its_me_Stella)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1564 "2021-11-18T23:10:50Z")
Oh wow lots going on in your check in.
Great that Insight Timer has been useful for you! I am however sorry to read you had an early rise coupled by some sadness and now chest pains. I hope its nothing serious.
🧡🌱
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### Author:  [@Misokatsu](https://talkingsober.com/u/Misokatsu)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1565 "2021-11-18T23:15:49Z")
That’s great! Being able to hold ur head high is a great benefit to sobriety.
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### Author:  [@Its\_me\_Stella](https://talkingsober.com/u/Its_me_Stella)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1567 "2021-11-18T23:22:34Z")
Checking in
Substance free for 690 days
Sugar free for 47 days
I am doing ok. I am having some intense cravings for sugar, have found myself opening and closing cupbards, up and down out of my seat feinding for something sweet. I settled for some raisins but only because I have NO shit in my house. If I did have candy around I am not sure I could resist it today. I can see a definite correlation with sugar cravings and my cycle, but being aware of the “why” it is happening makes maneuvering through them alot easier. When I was newly in recovery it was always around my cycle that I had the strongest urges to get loaded, when life seemed too big for me to handle and I wanted out of my head. It was always the time I relapsed on self injury too. Hormones… grrr.
I love my life.
🧡🌱
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### Author:  [@moonchild7994](https://talkingsober.com/u/moonchild7994)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1568 "2021-11-18T23:29:35Z")
I am really sorry to hear about your grandma. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.
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### Author:  [@TripnMN](https://talkingsober.com/u/TripnMN)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1569 "2021-11-18T23:35:13Z")
Bad ass butterfly you are doing great and the racing thoughts and yoyo emotions are just you healing.
I know money is not good for you so if you need to hit the microphone and talk it out all day on here to get through do that. I’m not busy 😁.
I’m proud of you
ODAAT
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### Author:  [@Butterflymoonwoman](https://talkingsober.com/u/Butterflymoonwoman)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1570 "2021-11-18T23:41:26Z")
Wow thats some amazing self awareness 💞 Sugar is a hard one. But you seem to be handling it ODAAT 🙂 proud for you!
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### Author:  [@moonchild7994](https://talkingsober.com/u/moonchild7994)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1571 "2021-11-18T23:45:47Z")
> [@Butterflymoonwoman](#):
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> And for me, it’s better to make money doing things that don’t hurt my soul, or devastate me emotionally, or potentially put me at risk.
This. Right here. One example I can come up with for me is stealing. That broke my soul because I was going against my morals and values but there have been times where I have been sober and I have stolen things and I relapsed not too long after. For whatever reason those behaviors are tied into my drug use and I know this time being sober I CANNOT bring them into my recovery because I have to work a program of **rigorous honesty**.
“Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves.”
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### Author:  [@Jennajen](https://talkingsober.com/u/Jennajen)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1572 "2021-11-19T00:10:27Z")
D 510 sober. Tomorrow the tests to check my thyroid. Then sleep.
Today, anxiety. Then relief for talking to my boss about how I have been feeling. And then more anxiety bc still couldnt follow through. Anxiety. Then, an overwhelming feeling of sadness.
Appetite still not back. Heck, I was asked today if we should order pizza and I said no. I have never turned down pizza…
I think might actually be depressed and I didnt even notice. I was telling myself all the time that because everything in my life is good, that Im good too.
🤷♀️
Told my date about this and he is so freaking supportive. Still weirded out by the fact that he wants to spend time with me, is nice to me, says he misses me. I mean i get why i like him - he is nice, caring, funny, interesting… But why does he like me 😆 i still dont think i deserve any good people in my life so this is good training for me, trying not to run away and hide.
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### Author:  [@Butterflymoonwoman](https://talkingsober.com/u/Butterflymoonwoman)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1573 "2021-11-19T00:11:15Z")
Isn’t it amazing how dishonesty and activities that go against our moral compass is tied into relapse? I fine that too. It’s almost like a snowball effect. I start lieing and being dishonest or intentionally hurting people and before u know it I’m using. I hate to admit this but the post office drops off packages for people in my building behind the Concierge desk. And since being clean my brain makes up crazy shit like, take a package that isn’t urs and see what it is!.. keep it or maybe sell it… and thankfully I never have bcuz I tell myself… that’s dishonest and I wouldn’t want someone taking my packages. But the insanity of our disease is unreal! And it’s a slippery slope if we choose to act out in old ways… imo it’s only a matter of time before relapse occurs.
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### Author:  [@Butterflymoonwoman](https://talkingsober.com/u/Butterflymoonwoman)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1574 "2021-11-19T00:13:25Z")
Thank you so much for your support! I really appreciate that 🙂 I don’t know how I will feel tmrw but we will see. Going to start my day off right and check in often for sure anyway 🙂
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### Author:  [@TripnMN](https://talkingsober.com/u/TripnMN)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1575 "2021-11-19T00:19:04Z")
We are sober and I love it!
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### Author:  [@Dolse71](https://talkingsober.com/u/Dolse71)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1576 "2021-11-19T00:21:20Z")
that’s a very random picture not sure why I found it so funny but I did 🤣congrats on your sober days BTW 👍
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### Author:  [@Callie99](https://talkingsober.com/u/Callie99)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1577 "2021-11-19T00:22:53Z")
Thank you Flannery 💛 She is still in the hospital but she is a fighter. Thank you for your prayers ❤
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### Author:  [@Dolse71](https://talkingsober.com/u/Dolse71)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1578 "2021-11-19T00:24:10Z")
Your incredibly strong even if you don’t feel like it at the moment. My thoughts are with you 🙏
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### Author:  [@anon27760155](https://talkingsober.com/u/anon27760155)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1579 "2021-11-19T00:28:42Z")
I missed you hitting 365 days I’ve adored your recovery and checking from the beginning…
Just wanted to say well done x
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### Author:  [@TripnMN](https://talkingsober.com/u/TripnMN)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1580 "2021-11-19T00:42:49Z")
Checking in 92 days no alcohol and while waiting for the train I got to tell 3 people “I don’t smoke” 😇 I officially accepted the house manager job today and was able to go to my friends graduation. I also of course went to the gym and finished putting up Christmas lights at church.
I got everything done today that I was wanting to do and there is nobody I need to apologize to for anything that I did today. I’m kinda liking this clear head the one problem I really want to change is my sleep schedule. I am up at 5 and asleep around 10:30. I feel like a grown up… forget that lol
I love you guys and want the best for you all
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### Author:  [@Dolse71](https://talkingsober.com/u/Dolse71)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/checking-in-daily-to-maintain-focus-35/129255/1581 "2021-11-19T00:45:19Z")
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