Checking in daily to maintain focus #35

  1. Good day, my date is just so amazing. He met my flatmates, we hung out for a moment in the kitchen. After he left, my flatmates were also blown away for how nice person I have found :sob:

Zoom meeting quite nice :smirk: flying over to the USA on Saturday :heart_eyes:

Minimim anxiety today. Some body image issues tho and my appetite is still not back and that is not good at all with my background bc it gives me kicks :upside_down_face: fuck that.

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336 days for Mr Mickey God Bless everyone!

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Sorry to hear you drank again.

I guess when I think about it, going to meetings really only means you have the desire to stop drinking it doesn’t actually mean you have surrendered.

During that pause between urge-purchase-drink is a lot of discomfort that one has to be willing to endure.

So in order for me to be successful I have to completely surrender to this addiction I have and be willing to suffer through all the discomfort to see another 24 hrs sober. I couldn’t start doing things in the wrong order. For example expecting to be able to cultivate my spirituality was never going to happen when I was in active addiction, or making amends before I was clean… no good either.

Maybe you need to start from scratch. Really sink your teeth into one program, get a sponsor, start some step work and see how that works for you.

:orange_heart::seedling:

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Glad to hear your staying connected with TS through all this. Intense emotion can be tough to navigate through but it sounds like your doing well at it. Keep at it! Things will work out as they should :slight_smile:

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Sorry to hear you’re having a hard time, Charlie. Just keep doing the next right thing and everything will work itself out. These are the kind of days where we have to keep praying and hand it over to our higher power. Sending you hugs and love. :hugs::heart:

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congratulations on double digits your doing great mate keep up the good work :+1:

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just a quick drive-by check in

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Nothing like a good quicky. :rofl:
Nice to see ya still doing it right.
:pray:t2::heart:

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Zoom NA meetings, camera on or off, talk or just listen its up to you. Might help might not but definitely can’t hurt.
I loved my weed all day every day and convinced myself it was good for me bc it cures everything that doctors medicine can’t. In reality it does have its place but for people like us with our all or nothing attitude to life and substances now I’ve been sober over a year I love not being dependent on it, freaking out if I thought for 1 minute I was going to run out, smelling like shit and not even knowing. I know I smelt bc I can smell it on other people now. The standing in shops or crowds and being paranoid, the I’ll do everything later bc I’m too busy getting stoned and the never having any money for other things, not that I wanted anything else apart from more drugs and alcohol. Yeah I was quite happy in my selfish party for one. I wish you well on your journey :+1:

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I’ve been thinking about you lately so glad you’ve popped in. There’s been some great sober days and I’ve missed your replies and support. Anyway hope your keeping well :+1:

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What a great day to be sober!! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Quick check in

love you guys thanks so much for your support

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Evening checkin
Got alittle anxiety going on. Looked at my clean day timer just now and I’ll be at 4 days this evening. I was so busy today that I didn’t even focus on the fact that it was day 3 (my usual relapse day). Anyway, I’m excited and feel alittle proud of this. I know I’m going to bed clean and sober tonight so that’s a plus. I see things improving already in my life… even after 3 days! My relationship is better, self esteem is better, I’m more energized and productive, I worked this past weekend, my emotions are all over the place but that will balance out eventually. Things are good overall I’d say. I do get money on Friday but I have strict plans for it. I’m catching myself trying to manipulate my Friday money to suit using but that isn’t going to happen. Keeping my eye on the prize!

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Way to go!!! Hard work is paying off :slight_smile:

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I’m so glad you chose to come back this community is very special. I have leaned on this on bad days when I wasn’t leaving the house for a meeting

As far as marijuana there is nothing wrong with smoking weed. Just like there is nothing wrong with drinking. I don’t drink like ā€œnormalā€ people so for me alcohol is a problem. I would hear from some people well you only drink you’re not on meth or atleast you don’t do heroine. My problem is addiction and it takes strength and courage to really look at one’s self and be willing to address defects in character.

Again welcome back and I hope to see you around here.

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Congratulations on your 90 Days Trip! way to Go!
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You should be proud I am proud of you too. You have opened up about yourself on here. Some things I relate fully others I can only empathize but I know for sure that I see all that goodness in you and you sure deserve to be sober. I know about those emotions being everywhere I think they kind of are what they are byproducts of lifting that Vail and feeling unfaded. they can be uncomfortable but are what they are supposed to be. I’m glad to see you on here most times when I log on keep it up.
ODAAT

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That really means alot! Thank you :slight_smile: I appreciate your kind words. This forum is amazing. The things I’ve learned from you & others is mind blowing actually. This really is a true genuine place of support. Completely judgrment free. It’s just Odaat :slight_smile:

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One thing I forgot you are a Bad Ass. I don’t really cus but couldn’t think how else to describe it. You are working a stressful all be it rewarding job. Day 4 I was drinking as much water as I could and praying for sleep :sleeping: That might be what I have to call you Bad Ass Butterfly

I like it

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I had a bit of an off day today mentally cc. I feel like it’s because the last milestone passing. All the build up to making that goal. I was just posting on another thread how I feel like it’s time to set some new goals to focus on. Keep on keepin on my friend!
:muscle:
Bye for now…

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