Thanks for asking, I fell fine, better than before, and hopefully less than tomorrow 
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Super happy to see your day 1!!
you got this!!!
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Checking in, coming into day 5. Feeling good, grateful for this community!
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Thank you Ami!!! Huge hugs to you 
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Congrats on your recovery!!!
I hope everything works out for your dinner.
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Checking in Day 110 on a grey Monday morning 
, not going to let that bug me! Today is a day for action, laundry, tidying apartment, and stepwork stepwork stepwork!
I hope you all have a great day @Butterflymoonwoman I am rooting for you!
Kat
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Thanks lady! I’m always rooting for u too girl! Sounds like a productive day ur going to have 
I’m on the cleaning spree today too!
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This really hit me hard. I’m so happy for you and proud of you! 
Wishing that one day I, too, could say those words. It’s been like stumbling in fog so far. With everything 
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It’s the main action we’re doing in the group therapy I’ve been participating in for a year now (and still half a year to go). It’s called schema therapy and was initially solely aimed at people with borderline personality disorder, but the target group has broadened to people with other problems too, like ADD for example. I still find it hard to see the younger me because I just see me. That’s one of my problems probably 
. Anyway, so much of our behaviour and outlook on life comes from our childhood, diagnosis or not. Even more so (speaking for myself) as I started drinking and doing other drugs at age 13, and that stopped me growing older and more adult really. So yes, taking care of the young me is taking care of myself. It’s giving ourselves the chance to finally grow up into a healthy adult. 56 Here. Thanks for the question LAB.
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Midday check in
Day has been good. I have a VERY low tolerance for people today tho… really having to watch what I say. I don’t feel irritable or frustrated or stressed but I just don’t want to people today 
Got some cleaning done and gonna bake apple crisp soon. Keep myself busy and gratefully get through day 1
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Yes thank you! I like this. Time to think differently and reframe my thoughts. Love and compassion for all
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I just wanted to check in bc I don’t really have anyone else to share this stuff with, but I’m seriously so disappointed in myself. My mom let me attempt a portrait on her today, and we’ll we were both just excited to do it so I used a stencil app rather than taking my time and hand stenciling it my way. She didn’t want to sit still had to keep standing up and just so much wasn’t going as planned. The stencil app made the portrait very blotchy and I still fricken went for it. I’m such a dumbass and very upset with myself, atleast it’s on her leg where it can be hidden, I don’t even want to post it im so embarrassed. She always loves my work but I literally made my girl look like a little alien
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Day 1236.
Upped my meetings lately as I’ve found myself slacking a bit. Old thinking rearing it’s head slightly and picked up a few stupid, little resentments that are absolutely ridiculous. Gone back to basics a bit and focusing more on personal inventory and gratitude. Started to forget where I’ve come from and projecting far, far into the future. Need to keep it in the day, a day at a time.
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Thank you for the reminder that I’m not alone Stella. The breathing exercises helped so much yesterday. I basically spent two days not eating, running around at work, and stressed. I need to be much better about that. Last night was rough but if I remember @Dazercat H.A.L.T and to take it hour by hour if needed I should be able to learn something from the last few days and not repeat my mistakes.
Thank you for believing in me 
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I know I can do it. I am doing it 
I revisited a message you sent me on here on my first sober weekend about “H.A.L.T”. I was all of the above.
I remembered reading that you managed restaurants back in the day too. So I know you understand how crazy the holidays can be.
Thank you for always being here 
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Checking in on day 106. In the past, the Monday before Thanksgiving (today) is when I’d get my Christmas decorations out, play holiday tunes, drink more vodka than usual and terrorize my husband. I was worried about today but it started off with a great woman’s group meeting, reading Living Sober for Holiday survival tips and now I will head to a November birthday meeting at my home group. I’m staying away from decorating until after Thanksgiving and have picked up shifts to avoid several family functions that can only end in disaster. All I know is that whatever I was doing before I quit drinking wasn’t working, and I really want to stay sober, so I’m doing things differently this year. For today I’m sober and I’m really happy about that.
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Hi everyone. Been a minute. But missed this forum.
I’m 6hrs from Day 1. The decision is because it’s just tearing and taking a toll on my health. And at 52 it only gets worse. I felt like I was having some serious symptoms which was going to warrant an ER visit. But as the day is going on I’m feeling a tiny bit better for the hour.
Could really use love, support and encouragement since as you can imagine I’m going through a very difficult time. I know the 1st couple of days are the hardest but I also know I don’t want to end up in the hospital.
Miss all of you. Trying to make this a daily vehicle for me
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I had to reset my clock of years recently too mate. I’m on day 51 today.
Pissed me right off but in the end I saw the positive. My slip made me focus on my attitude, what I was doing wrong and what I needed to change.
God bless 
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