So sorry for your loss bro. How terrible!
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Facts bro. I got a bad thought yesterday and had to check myself. Even tho we know itās over, muscle memory ā¦just random thoughts will happen. But we are 100% DONE. Yesterday I told myself hey broā¦those thoughts are like drinking bleach too donāt even keep thinking like this! We push it asideā¦say yippee Iām free! And keep it movingā¦#easyway #freedom
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Oh no 
I am praying for his speedy recovery!! My hubby is in those first few crappy days as well. Thank you so much for the well wishes Carolyn, it means a lot to me 
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Thanks everybody for all the love and affirmations and gifs and all your support. You all sure make a guy you all donāt know IRL feel pretty amazing and worthy. Itās hard to believe all the genuine love from this place. Imagine that? Weāre using the Internet to better ourselves. What a fucking amazing idea !! I feel so close to some of you and Iām really enjoying and always learning from new people on here.
If youāre a newbie and just starting out on your sobriety journey. Come on here everyday. Read, join in, lurk. Whatever. Just donāt pick up that first drink. It could literally kill you. Let the magic work here. We got each otherās back. What a fucking honor.
Love you guys. And thanks again from the bottom of my heart all the way down to the size 16 
canoes
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Do oars come with those boats?!
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Checking in tonight
On Day 4 almost at Day 5
Holy crap! Iāll be at day 5 tonight. First it was soooo hard to get past 3 days. I stumbled every time it hit that mark. Now itās easy peasy lol my last relapse I was at Day 6. Felt sooo awful, guilty, and shameful to relapse after 6 days bcuz I was really putting in the effort. I learned new things about myself and I actually took the suggestions from others on here of what not to do. But Iām so fricking excited!!! Like Iām trying not to look too far ahead or get too excited but I AM excited 
. My longest streak in the past 5 years Iād say was 10 days (and I only did that once bcuz I was forced to. Didnāt have $$ and didnāt want to do anything illegal for money). But I have literally not seen 2 weeks clean and sober for about 5 years now. And I wanna see that SO bad. I want to show myself that Iām not a lost cause and that I can break my cycle of chronic relpasing. I want to give myself a good life, no drugs, no alcohol, no nothing. Just be a straight and sober soldier 
HAVE to focus on just 24 hours tho. Getting too ahead of myself lol You all are amazing. Iām a super slow learner when it comes to addiction and I donāt even remember when I joined. But my life has changed bcuz u all are here and we support each other and encourage each otherā¦ and Iām SO grateful for u all! I really donāt think Iād be where I am today without u all. Honestly
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Hi Guys. Just checking in.
32 days free from booze and diazapam taper going well. Iām at 2.5 mg every other day. Getting there.
Getting slowly settled into my new place, very thankful for that. For my health. For my family.
God bless you all.
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60 days here! 
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Wow!!! Congratulations 
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Wow Great Job Eric that is just amazing to start the new year with a new year I needed to see that today 
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Congrats to you too woman!
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Way to go on 4 years. It is awesome to see the promises work in your life. I am so happy that you changed all of your lives
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Thanks Iām beyond thankful to be here. 
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That was very kind I appreciate that very much 
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Congratulations !
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Hi everyone I am glad to be here reading the post while I watch football and listen to music. I really messed up today I slept most of the day and start my new PT job tomorrow. Maybe Iāll sleep some still tonight happy to say I have 137 no alcohol and over 3 months without smoking. I do well with the cravings for alcohol Iāll get a random thought and anxiety sometimes but it sounds awful almost immediately but wow cigarettes are on my mind all the time Iāve been having so many using dreams about smoking and big slick is always like as long as you donāt drink its ok to smoke. NOT TODAY SATAN.
Anyway running the sober house is going well I start work at the bookstore at school tomorrow and classes next week 1/10 things are exciting right now.
Be well friends
Love and good thoughts
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You said āeasy peazyāā¦ have you finished the book??? Good stuff right!!!
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Way to go, Eric!
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Congratulations! You are awesome! 2 years! Are you fucking kidding me?!? 
That long!? 
And itās great that you allow yourself to feel and process your emotions. Itās so healthy. Youāre kicking ass and taking names!
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So proud of you! Congrats on 30days ! 
How beautiful to hear of you growing to understand your value and worth and so soon already!
Losing āfriendsā and finding peace . . . Sounds like a fair trade to me. (Thank you Drake for those lyrics) lol
Keep it up.
Natural friendships will weave their way into our lives. Rich, healthy and full-filling friendships that go deeper than any surface level aquaintances I kept for too long.
You feel the same ? Or is it just me?
Great work and proud of you!
Be blessed.
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