Checking in sober and looking forward to the day 
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Happy 4 years Patty! Enjoy your roast dinner from your mom! ā¦Yum!! Congrats on all your accomplishments. You have not only changed your life for the better but all those kiddos lives as wellā¦ thatās really beautiful.
PS: Mini Ice skaters are the cutest thing ever! That sounds so fun!!
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Welcome and congrats on deciding to get sober again. If you made it a year before, than you already know what to do. Just gotta do it. 
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Thank you for this! I am still very new to meditation but I like ur approach. Will definitly try this!
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Thank you for your input! I appreciate that so much 
I was on seroquil quite some time agoā¦ found it made me super groggy. But I might try melatonin! And listening to nature. I love nature hope ur day is amazing!
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Congratulations on 4 years Patty. You are an inspiration in every sense of the word ! 
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Checking in on day 48. Congratulations and much love sent to all of you celebrating your Sober birthdays in January.
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Day153 from unhealthy relationships
Day 134 from Cannabis
Checking in and feeling better this morning. Woke up at 330am with my mind doing its thing. Tried some breathing exercises but couldnāt shut it off so I plopped on the couch and fell asleep to an episode of star trek discovery. At 7am I crawled back into bed. Woke up to my kids in my bedā¦ we spent half hour reading together and now Iām making a big breakfast.
The last 2 days have been free from the feelings of wanting to give up. I started taking daily vitamins and omega 3s. Not sure if thatās helped at all with my mood but Iām going to continue with it. I hope all in the community are having a great day. Itās -16c todayā¦ not sure how much outdoor time we will get but going to make the best of the day. Cheers
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Congrats on day 5. Youāve got this. 
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I think I was on an escalator for that year and just stood in a forward numb motion. Iām going to do better be better and really truly educate myself on my disease. Alcohol wants me dead and I want to live!
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Day 46
Getting cold out there. Happy to be hereā¦ happy to be sober. Everyone have a great day.
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Wow, that would certainly bring up feelings. There would need to be an inventory for that one for me. I respect ur attitude.
@Complicatedmama Congratulations! Such a great achievement.
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Checking in day 29.
I felt really tired today and didnt get up until almost lunchtime. This was my first Christmas and New Year without my dad and its coming up on his first anniversary so I think I was just overwhelmed with that.
I went for a long walk and it has helped to clear my head a bit. Im grateful to have this community to share my thoughts and feelings with instead of looking for a solution at the end of a bottle.
Much love to all 
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Iām impressed by your handwriting and your list too. 
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Struggle yesterday evening. Family roast beef. Booze in the kitchen talk of booze at the table, booze in pudding. (I never ate it I donāt eat wheat or milk). So this triggered a craving and when I crave I start texting my cousin to arrange a drink. But I pulled myself out of it took some kudzu root. My ear is still blocked so might need hoovering. So a bit bored at moment. Canāt go back to work deaf in one ear because my job involves lots of driving. On a positive note my face looks clearer already, my digestion is slowly improving and Iām only going to bog twice in one day where as before I could 9 times in the space of 3 hours. Iāve lost weight round my neck only a double roll now lol was triple before. My hair is feeling better too. Iām still feeling a bit down as I hate my job and I knownits time for a career change. It was truly nice to have a sober Xmas and sober new year I even cooked Xmas Dinner for the first time in my life.
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Welp,
I made it. 2 fucking years sober as fuck!! I guess I just need to make it another day. Today. ODAAT.
Thatās all I got to worry about. And Iām not really going to worry about it.
Iām grateful for my 727 days of gratitude lists I do on the gratitude thread right here at TS. Certainly my strongest tool. That and the knowledge of addiction through my recovering children. Their addiction and dual diagnosis helped give me the tools for this journey. And of course the support from you all. And my God given strength to succeed.
@ShadowFax you hit the nail on the head. I donāt think I come on here too often to let my feelings out. But, when I do, (need that Dos Equis guy meme here
) I let it all out. I give it all to the folks on here before itās too late. Let it out yāall. These fucking feelings. I was numbing them for years so I wouldnāt feel them. Now I have to feel them. So I Let them out. I Rant. I Make it as long as i need. Thereās always someone here that has my back. And for that I thank you all.Iām not drinking today.
And Iām probably not drinking tomorrow.
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