Happy Monday and November!
Happy to say I did not have a single piece of candy yesterday! Trying to get back down to my target weight. By the middle of the month. Almost there.
Have an awesome day my friends!
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy taught me how to deal with situations like this so that I do not react to my triggers. I went through our provincial health care maybe it would be offered through yours too.
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It seems like the 1ās are missing from anyoneās check ins that use their numbers first! I thought it was me that saw it that way but when Caroline congratulated you on your 275 days I knew otherwise!!!
@Robin this has just been since the last update
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@OldDogNewTricks congrats on 3 months 
@icebear glad youāre sharing how you feel instead of the alternative. Sending strength 
@Clarity so sorry about your old coworker, thatās really sad
@RosaCanDo thatās so sad 
Iām really pleased she felt able to ask for your help with her animals
@cat-i-am congrats on 10 months
@Tomek Yay! This makes me so happy 
congrats and happy t-day 
@Iwebt congrats on triple digits 
@EarnIt sorry to hear, hope youāre okay
448 days no alcohol.
416 days no cocaine.
9 days no nicotine.
1 days no binge-eating.
Itās so lovely to see photos and read about your Halloween celebrations, being sober and present for the children in your lives will mean so much for them.
I have really struggled today. I just want to eat and eat and eat at the moment and I fkin hate it. Have came very close to ordering food 3 times today, but so far have managed to stop myself. I have gained a whole stone since I started the relapse on 22nd Oct, and so now I have to re-lose that weight I already lost, before I can make any further progress.
I distracted myself this afternoon by going out for a hair cut ready for my interview on Thursday. The guy never listens to what I want and always just chops and chops and chops until thereās nothing left. If I get this job I will start going back to my old barbers because itās in town too so I wonāt have to make a special trip to go there.
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Ah OK - funny it comes up on my screen but I use the forum through my browser so maybe itās an app thing. Think Robin is offline for a bit so we will have to remember to put something in before the 1s 
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Yay!!! I am so happy for you!
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I want so badly to drive by the liquor store on my way home from work. Ugh!!! Thankfully my husband called and has encouraged and distracted me. It has been five days, but I did not know how hard it would be once I started back to work. The stress of the day, the desire to relax and forget it all. But my husband reminded me of my mornings. The headaches. The feeling upset at myself for drinking too much again. This is so hard.
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Good on your husband and congrats for surviving the urge Suzy. Use us too, like you are doing now. There are other ways to relax and even other ways to forget it all that donāt involve drinking or other unhealthy behaviours. Especially how to forget it all sober might take quite some work, thatās true. But it is so worth it.
And every crave survived will make the next one just that tiny little bit easier to go through with your sobriety intact. From one to the next it might be unnoticeable, but over time it does. Promise. Youāre doing great and please keep going. Hugs.
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Checking in, day 7 today.
Feeling good despite having a cold. But having finally whole week under my belt feels great.
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Having a good Monday. Iām on day 4. I canāt remember the last time I had a Monday morning without some version of a hangover.
Thank you to this group, Iām finding it all very helpful. Have a safe evening everyone!
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Checking in on evening 108
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Checking in this afternoon
Really trying to stay connected with u all and do my self care each day. Iām finding that I get exhausted mentally and emotionally and even sometimes physically by trying to stay on top of things. I donāt want to get complacent with my recovery bcuz Iāve proven to myself that I can fall quick.
I had a pretty exhausting day and itās only 4pm. Some people pissed me off and I spoke up about it politely lol not yelling etc. So thatās good. And then things got good so overall the day went well. Had some small cravings. Didnāt feed into them. Downloaded a new app called Recovery Path. Itās more of an independent app. No talking to others or supports etc. Just a place to track feelings, thoughts, triggers, goals, etc and it goes through diff lessons for recovery. Itās pretty good. Just another tool for my recovery toolbox. Did some cleaning. And then waiting for hubby to come home from work. Overall not a bad day. Just feeling tired 
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Congratulations on your first week Anna.
Thatās HUGE
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Congratulations on your 6 weeks PB. Great work.
You may not think it, but your doing good. Keep letting it out here. You are never a burden. You are a good person and worthy of all the good shit and happy tears sobriety is going to bring you. And the sad tears. We are going to feel it all with you.
We want to feel it all with you.
Keep the rants coming.
We are here for you.
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Thanks, @liv_m you are absolutely right. I think itās also easy for me to lose perspective when down in the trenches. I am grateful to have this relatively safe space to share.
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Checking in on day 143. Today was busy but a bit better. I think that the encroaching darkness of the season plays a big role in my emotional state. I spent my formative years in a lower latitude, and this far northern (to me) seasonal shift affects me a lot.
Wish I was better at understanding and articulating my emotions. I am always blown away by some of the nuanced insight people share on here. When itās my turn to share at a meeting, itās more like: UGGH. ICEBEAR FEEL BAD. ICEBEAR WANT DRINKY. 
I guess decades of hiding from and chemically manipulating my emotions will do that.
Anyway, happy November, friends. Onward.
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Youāre awesome,
You made me lol reading that part about sharing! 
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- Had a busy day at work. Watched a movie with the kiddies. Now itās time for rest. I know some of you are struggling but just know every day you chose to stay sober is a victoryā¦celebrate your accomplishment because you worked hard all damn day to stay sober and you made it another day. Iām proud of everyone on this forum! Have a blessed night TS fam!
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Day 17 
for me
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Checking in on day 200.
Iāven been grumpy all night because my friend cancelled on our dinner plans last minute, then I decided to make chestnuts ā¦ some of those fuckers exploded in the oven and Iām still cleaning up the huge mess, never happened to me before! I did cut them properly.
Anyways, Iām still sober, still improving even if itās slow right now, I get to go to sleep with the sound of rain on the windows and Iāll be making different snacks from now on.
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