CONGRATULATIONS!
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Gigantisch gefeliciteerd Bart!
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Two live shows next weekend with my alcoholic friends, Christmas in my winemaker family, dangers ahead. This is THE time to keep it strong.
I quit weed and alcohol years ago, for my sanity, but since my divorce the āwho gives a fuck anywayā voice is sometimes powerful (and occasionally won, I mean).
Better stick to this community.
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Checking in day 2. Thanks Tyler. I am actually excited for the weekend now so I can prove to myself I can do it 
I canāt wait to wake up sober.
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Stay strong! Itās a hard time. A part of me is jealous of pregnant people (which I should never say cause itās very difficult being pregnant) but they donāt get encouraged to drink like the rest of us!
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Stupendous!
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1189 days free from alcohol (3.25 years)
On clonazepam taper, at about 1.55mg, down from 4mg about 355 days ago (355 days of taking less than 4mg/day is what I mean. I believe itās day 91 of being on less than 2mg).
I still take some ptsd meds
Just glad I donāt mix all of them with alcohol anymore. What a dumb decisionā¦did a lot of damage to my brain. Thatās my main reason for quitting and staying the course, because I feared irreversible damage to my brain, an organ that is thinking up this comment right now, very vital. Luckily the alcohol stopped in my 20s, so maybe my brain can repair itself. Hopefully.
I can feel it coming alive again, especially with this much more lower doseā¦so, some of it, is coming back.
Although to be honest, itās getting harder and harder to cut the wafers of clonazepam smaller and smallerā¦I get a mini anxiety attack just doing itā¦but I need to be on like 0.5mg or less. I cannot have it in my body at high doses. If I figure out a way to eliminate panic attacks without benzos completely, i will kick them completely. But so far there has only been a brief hiccup in my taperingā¦I plan to taper as low as possible.
But yeah, worrying a lot about my brain, liver, etc., made me quit alcohol for real.
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I am so happy for you Bart, congratulations on your 1 year! That is no small feat, I am proud of you 
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Good morning to the world!
Iām checking in here on Tuesday morning, good and ready for another day of teaching.
Yesterday I became very anxious and agitated about some program projects that are unorganized and frankly occurring in a bit of chaos. I have some part in that although not very much. I am very disappointed in school situations that toll on for years in a state of chaos and it makes me very uncomfortable. It is truly a situation that pushes me to invoke those ideas of the serenity prayer. While I consider myself a non-believer, I do think the concepts in the serenity prayer are pretty darn important.
When I got home I was still pretty agitated and I could hear the call to drink in order to āsettle my nervesā. I did not drink, I used other strategies and I did eventually settle my own nerves and had a good night of sleep. (Only woke up 3 times).
So today Iām up and ready to tackle parts of these undone projects that are in my zone of influence, and then we will keep moving forward.
I wish you all a day of peace and good work.
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Thanks Alot Nordique!
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Thanks AyBee!
Dankjewel Menno! Jij hebt hier ook aan bijgedragen! Bedankt!
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Yesā¦Iām joining in the journey. My goal is 75% raw fruits and vegetables as I need some protein for my.muscle/booty growth. Lolā¦good day beauties.@DesiretochangeToday.
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Day 1011
Feeling a really strong urge to isolate atm. My mood is low. Feeling sensitive to everything. Iāve been here before, but I have awareness of it now.
Hope you are all having a great sober day
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Day 118, woke up early which is great for me! Starting pre-op diet today for real 4 225-cal shakes and some raw non-starchy vegetables.
Feels great to be free of the poison drugs.
Hope you all have a happy clean and sober day!
Kat
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It is officially summer as of this moment as I type this post it is now midnight here and the first day of summer! I just finished work and walking home In a warm and balmy nights air is so enjoyable! 
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2.6 days sober from alcohol, caffeine abuse, shopping, fidelity. Support around me is getting stronger. Have a blessed day everyone! 
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Congratulations on two weeks Jene 2 weeks is huge. Meetings are a big support for me too .
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Day 11. Good Morning Talking Sober Family. Snowing here in Ontario Canada. Itās nice brings the holiday vibes out. Up early again. Pray, Meditation. Busy dayā¦breathing through the nerves. Meeting tonight at 8pm over zoom. 3rd of 90! God is so good Iāve been praying for a Sponser and yesterday am happened to jump on a zoom meeting in South Carolina and connected with a women who is 4.5 years clean and soberā¦guess what she is lives 20 minutes from me and is now my Sponser. Thankful. Good Sober Day Family.
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My husband and I hunt also. Venison is huge part of our self-sustaining, organic way of life. I used to cook a lot with port wine and marsala but now Iām relearning to cook venison AF. Itās an adventure for sure. 
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