- Coffee. Day off. If I ever needed one it’s today. I got one so let’s not moan. I’m sober and clean. I’m healthy. I’m going for a spinning class with my favourite spinning instructor. Will cook myself some good food later. The heating is on. As is my SAD lamp. Luna is fed. I’ll feed myself soon. And have some more coffee. It ain’t all bad.
Let’s have as good a day as we all can friends. For starters let it be clean and sober. To be our best selves and live our best lives that’s a first condition. Love form Amsterdam where Luna just now wouldn’t let me sleep a minute longer.
@Dolse71 You have me there Paul.
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Luna is adorable! I have a similar morning. Up early to feed the cats. Coffee and my SAD lamp. I don’t know where I’d be without my cats.
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Good morning from day 4. Trying to be positive and grateful but not quite feeling it. Last night was really rough. I’m worried I’ll relapse tonight to avoid another night of crying. In past attempts I haven’t made it past day 4. Sleep was horrible again. Vivid nightmares all night. When will I start to feel better sober? This has been miserable.
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Ty @CATMANCAM I’m very proud of that one.
Checking in day 8:
I’ll be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure I was going to get this far. I entered this kind of half hazardous… But as every day passes it becomes more and more important to me. I realize these check in’s are a huge part of my success and I thank you all for ur support and for sharing ur own personal journeys.
@LAB that’s awesome that you are seeing the bright side of things. I have a “grateful” pad. I try to read everything I wrote and add 3 new things every day. You said you are glad your techniques are working. Any you could share? I’m all about learning new ways to stay away from the drink. Thank you 
@StarK31 I like to listen to “Asian meditation music” lately. It something about the sound of the instruments they use that I find soothing
@SoberGuyUSA wow! 1,229 is amazing! I marked my start date in my calendar so I would never forget where I began. That number seems impossible compared to 8 lol. But I know through you that it’s not. Thank you!
@RosaCanDo I enjoy reading your progress. Thank you for always being so open. I only have my mom and she’s a huge trigger for me. It’s sad cause I really miss her sometimes. But I know I have to love her at a distance for right now. Maybe as I get farther along I’ll come to a place where she’s not anymore. I pray for that day.
@Nordique 541 is amazing! Congratulations 
@Charlie_C I’m so sorry for your loss. That is so young. I have lost friends to overdose but none to the consequences of drinking. Perhaps that why I was able to quit everything else so easily and excuse this one thing for so long. I am 40 now and truly thought I had surely done some damage by now. But I recently found out through blood work that things are looking okay. A year down! That’s amazing. I look forward to posting that on here one day
Well I’m off to get ready for work. I hope everyone has a great day!! Love and support your way 
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Good morning all!
I’m still on home quarantine while we eat for another COVID test for the hubby. His symptoms are mild and I don’t have any. We are grateful for the vaccines and boosters.
I took advantage of the time at home to create lots of lessons for my English learners. I will be back at it today as well. Teaching new material every day in multiple languages takes a lot of preparation! These few days are helping me get my weekends back this winter.
I’m not gonna lie, when I decided I was done writing yesterday, I did want the wine. It’s so many years Of conditioning that a productive day deserves a drink (or 8). I plowed thru the desire and had extra glasses of sparkling water in that wine glass and was just fine.
And now I’m at my new fav time of the day…first cup of coffee in the early morning.
I wish you all a great day!
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Checking in day 450 
We do get it one day at time.
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No simple straightforward answer as to when it gets better Karen. It DOES get better though, just as long as you keep going. And just as long as you know that going back will only make matters much much worse. Why did you quit in the first place? You want to go back to that? One day at a time. Or one hour or one minute if you need to. use your tools, Use the support that’s available to you. You’re not alone.l If you drink you will be alone, alone with our so called ‘friend’. Be with us instead. Things will improve just as long as you hang in there. Keep going Karen. let’s do this.
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Good morning friends, checking in on day 180. I had a relapse dream last night. In the dream, I was traveling and seeing old friends. Glad to be sober. I have been falling off the sugar wagon lately, though. I haven’t cut sugar completely out like some of you Superheros are able to do, but I have been trying to cut back. Immense work stress has got me pawing through the cupboard for chocolate, and I totally recognize those addictive thoughts and impulses.
Anyway, have a great day, TS fam. I wish you strength and peace.
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This is a gem. Thank you for this.
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Congrats on 2 weeks. I know how hard it is! You got this Sean. You deserve sobriety and self-care/self-love 
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Good morning (where I am)! Slept much better last night after a busy enough day. I felt good about my ability to set some intentions for the day yesterday and achieve some of them while staying flexible and shifting them as the day went on. In my heavy drinking days, or when my anxiety was highest (usually both were going on, linked) I found changes in plans or the ability to adapt as circumstances changed to be intolerable. Change would frequently lead to varying levels of anxiety “attack,” or simply put increased physical symptoms of the anxiety that were super stressful and scary sometimes. I am so glad I haven’t felt that level of anxiety for a long, long time and it’s been possible by being sober, first, and working on other ways to cope and go with the flow of life, second. Still a work in progress, always a work in progress.
I’m looking forward to today. Sending positive vibes to you, amigos. 
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Isn’t that 6 months!!! Ahhhhhmazing!!! CONGRATS!!! 
Kudos for recognizing the addictive behaviors! It’s great we have those warning signs before we destroy our lives with the real stuff! Keep up the good work. You rock and your an inspiration for me to make my 6 months, I’m only on 10 days right now. Have a wonderful week celebrating your milestone
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15 days today.
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Drew! 6 months!!! You rock. Super congrats.
P.S. I’m right where you are regarding sugar and reaching for chocolate right now. Glad to be keeping it moderate right now. Better than boozing.
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I love how honest you are with yourself and with us. That’s an amazing quality that is so important for recovery. I’m sorry if I brought your good day down. Love and hugs 
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Hey all, checking in on day 542. I hope everybody has a good one today!
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I’m going to give the asian meditation a try tonight and see how i like it. I used the bath sounds for a second time and i slept so good 
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First off you are doing great! Second this is perfectly normal though very unpleasant. A couple things that helped me through this period:
No caffeine after noon. I know you’re exhausted but ratcheting yourself up with caffeine will only make the no sleep situation worse.
Creating a new soothing bedtime routine to signal to my body it was time to sleep. I do a hot decafe tea, climb into comfie jammies, play soothing music or an old movie that doesn’t jangle me, start my vaporizer with lavender oil in it and take some melatonin.
If you ride this tough time out, you will reap amazing benefits. Just focus on getting through this one day and then focus on getting through this one night. 
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Thanks for the encouragement and suggestions. I’m usually good about limiting my caffeine because I have anxiety and that makes it so much worse. I wish melatonin worked for me but that makes my dreams worse. I like the idea of lavender and soothing music. And I’m all about cozy pjs!
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Way to go!!!
Happy to see you checking in.
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