Good Morning! Day 11 here. Thank you all so much for the continued love, support, and encouragement you’ve shown. Have a wonderful Tuesday:heart:
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Thank you! Slept for about 12 hours last night, like a deep sleep. Man that felt good. Can still feel my body detoxing but I know that’s normal. On to day 2…
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Alittle message for anyone dealing with stress. My hubby showed me this video this morning bcuz of the stress I carried around all day yesterday. Thought I’d share
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Thank you so much for sharing that! I’ve been carrying this horrible stress around for days over Thanksgiving dinner. My cravings for alcohol have been real bad. I just need to put it down. I prayed about it but I didn’t really give it over to God. I keep gnawing on it and fussing it. It’s time hand it over and leave it be.
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Day 1 check in 🤷:sweat_smile:
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Day #652, off work this week, hoping to fill my time productively but also enjoyably. Hope everyone has a wonderful day.
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Congratulations that’s fantastic…I was there not long ago and am now on day 39…woo hoo, keep going…I can’t believe how fast time goes by…keeping busy really is helpful for me
JBug
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Ur so welcome! Yes thoughts of using/drinking are so related to stress for me too. The longer I hold onto stress or anger etc, the more powerful it gets and increases the risk of relapse. Hope ur stress eases for u girl hugs
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Hello everybody!
Checking in on Day 111. It’s been awesome so far, a little bit sunny out. I went for a walk to a plant shop and bought a plant and pot! Newly discovering how great plants are for my soul.
Thinking it may be time to adopt a cat. Hmmm.
All of this is blessings of being clean when I was using I barely left my garbage-filled nasty bedroom.
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Is anyone else having the issue where a YouTube video automatically opens when you open this thread?
I know it happens occasionally with other threads when someone posts a video but I don’t think I can deal with it every time I open the daily check in 
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Yes I did too lol.
Another check in for me today, day 6. It’s been a day professionally and the stress is mounting, first time in 6 days I’ve become nervous about my thoughts, so I thought I would check in. I hope everyone is having a good.
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Yup. It is for me, too. Most unfortunate.
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Thanks fluer it actually looks alot better today. Once it heals I think I’ll be able to fix the little spots where I messed up.
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Checking in day 10, not feeling great atm but still sober 
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You’re such a trooper 
Exactly how many ovens do you guys have?? 
I hope you have a very enjoyable Thanksgiving!
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Checking in day 40, I feel little ok little tired but it’s life lol. I feel a little better about my mom’s portrait today, it will lighten up as it heals and I’m gonna be able to fix where I messed up, and then I’m gonna add a cameo picture frame which I think will help. Much love
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Way to go Tracey!!
Congrats on your 50 Days AF.
Woohoo 
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@anon35096624 congrats on double digits 
@Newlife5 welcome back 
congrats on 3 days I’d say it’s absolutely fine to lay around and sleep while you get through the worst of it, then you never have to do it again 
@Chrispl welcome back sorry to hear this but glad you’re right back here trying again
@TigerMatriarch congrats on getting through an urge yesterday and congrats on 50 days Itsinmydna try not to let those thoughts get too loud or powerful, sending strength 
you’ve got this
@anon86198612 congrats on double digits I hope you feel better soon
@anon53116147 congrats on 40 days that’s so great about your mum’s portrait tattoo, really pleased you’re feeling better about it
470 days no alcohol.
438 days no cocaine.
31 days no nicotine.
9 days no binge-eating.
I had my booster vaccine yesterday morning. Then reunited with my friend, as I mentioned, and I was buzzing with anxious/excited energy so much so that ai had no sleep until 6am today, and I slept only 90mins. I realised at 3am that I’d forgotten to take my nighttime meds, I rarely forget when I’m in my normal routine, but yesterday was very different than my days have been for a long while now and I do struggle to stay focused when it’s like that, haven’t taken my meds yet tonight either because I wanted to check in first so I didn’t fall asleep beforehand, hopefully I’ll remember afterwards because I’d really like some sleep tonight.
Anyway, I was so excited after seeing my friend yesterday, that I arranged to meet him for lunch today, he drank alcohol again, he had 3 pints over lunch, I had 2 alcohol free beverages, he then went to his probation mandated college and I tried to get a haircut but couldn’t so went home, I then had a msg asking if he could come to mine for a bit and that he’d walked out of college already, so I agreed, went went to the supermarket, bought a pizza to share, he bought 4 more cans and I bought some non alcoholic rum flavoured drink, it was really nice with some coca-cola and I enjoyed it, even more so than any alcoholic rum I ever tried, because I never did like the taste of ethanol 
nor the effects. It does break my heart to see my friend struggling like this, I noticed his anxiety increasing as he finished his drinks and he wanted to go home to bed literally as soon as he’d finished and we’d eaten, so I got him a taxi home. It’s also a good reminder that I never again want to be a slave to any substances, it’s no way to live. He’s convinced he’s going back to jail, but the police called him while he was with me today and they said they won’t be remanding him after his interview tomorrow, but that he will be charged pending a court hearing, so hopefully I can spend a bit more time with him before he does go away again, I feel I know myself better when I’m with a friend, and because I rarely am, I lose myself and become very robotic.
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Midday check in
Having a pretty chill day so far. Did 3 loads of laundry, organized the apartment, about to do dishes. It’s cold here today and snowing so I don’t really feel like going out. But usually being outside no natter what the weather, helps to ground me. In alot of thought today… and honestly, it feels alot longer than 2 days since I used. But really tho… no matter how crappy of a day I’m having in recovery, it’s truly not worse than my best day in the problem. I really didn’t have good days using anyway. The last time I can actually recall having “fun” in the problem was probably 21 years ago. Using was just a necessity to survive. Life was always very serious in many ways. But u know? As much as I hate feeling stressed n crappy in recovery, I’d take that over how I feel when I use. Anyway, today is okay so far. My hubby and I rarely argue now that we aren’t using. Not nearly as much tension. And affection towards each other has improved 
its nice actually. Realistically, if I’m already seeing the benefits of sobriety within 2 days, I’m curious what recovery has in store for me (us… my hubby and I) for the future.
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Tracey! Yay for 50 days sober 
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