I couldn’t agree more. I downloaded call of duty mobile for my ipad a couple weeks ago and instantly started abusing it, I had a big gaming addiction several years ago and haven’t touched a Xbox or game in many years. I still will play on my iPad but in a healthy manner. I definitely have addiction to many many things including sex and all that as well. For me my biggest problems are the drug and alcohol, the other stuff I can manage a little and I can’t just shut everything out of my life but I will always try to be the best I can.
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Congratulations on your 10 days ! 
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Congratulations on you 10 today Cherry.
ODAAT
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Day 609 clean and sober today. Have an amazing day I love you guys!!! 
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Very insightful!
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Still here trying to keep a positive attitude with so much weight on my shoulders. Days are getting longer and the sunshine helps but the fear of not being able to support my kids looms. I’m grateful for being safe and warm this winter but the depression and anxiety of what’s happened to me and the losses I’ve endured constantly lurk around every corner. I’m staying sober, that seems to be the easy part these days but I’ve lost so much and I’m so deep in a hole I sometimes don’t see a way out. I wake up, go through the motions and go to sleep. I’ve lost my self confidence, drive and lost for life after suffering from so much abuse. I will keep trying, keep surviving, keep moving forward one small step at a time.
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Day 130 AF. My husband and I went out for dinner with my brother and sister in law last night. We had a great time without needing any booze to make it “fun”. I expected them to order drinks as they had been very unsupportive of our sobriety over the holidays. Instead they surprised me by not ordering drinks or even talking about alcohol, sobriety or “how I ruined the holidays”. It was a delightful reforging of our family relationship in a new very positive direction. I feel blessed beyond measure 
@Cherry_Kisses 
10 days and going strong sister!!
@Misokatsu @CATMANCAM 
18 months is HUGE!!!
@CATMANCAM You have 2 weeks without cocaine now also 
@icebear Congratulations on your 8 months Drew!!!
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Wooohoooo congrats!!!
18 months is amazing Fleur.
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I just want to say to you that somedays this is all we can do. I am so damn proud of you for getting through this sober. I know it feels impossible but if you take yourself out of the center of it for a sec and look at the big picture you will see that you are doing it. You are a very strong and caring, man and father. I know with time and healing you will be able to learn how to manage this pain in a way that doesn’t feel so overwhelming.
Do you have mental health support?
I self refered to addictions and mental health and I am getting so much support it is amazing. I am sure your province has the same type of program, even if you do see a Dr already you can still get MORE support. You are worth it.
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Checking in day 26. Had a pretty productive day today and ticked everything off my to do list for today so that feels good. Feel knackered now so just going to relax for the rest of the day and get an early night! Happy Friday everyone
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Day 545 
Have a nice weekend everyone 
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Thank you!!!
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Wonderful 
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Happy Friday all! I wish you all a fantastic sober day!
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Checking in
Day 4
My loved one seems to be doing abit better. He has a tracheostomy and I had been trained with many years ago to take care of that, so that I could be a support for him. When he gets sick he needs extra support as he can struggle with his breathing, and almost more often then not, when he is sick, it’s a hospital visit. I did manage to get some sleep last tho which is good. He seems to be doing much better today. Trying to catch up on alot of reading here. I missed alot 
Will check in later for sure! Hope everyone’s Friday is good!
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@Cherry_Kisses Congratulations!
@Penguin Exciting news about the job!
@SelfLove_42 I can identify, and think you are making a great choice.
@anon74766472 @seekingsolace
Sending strength 
@TigerMatriarch Great development!
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41 days free of beating myself up over the number of the scale
3 days free of purging my food
1 day free of getting blackout drunk
One step at a time
I have a special dinner out tonight and lunch out tomorrow and then super bowl Sunday I’m slightly freaking out about, but I’m planning ahead to try to help!!
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I’ve used this spinning plate analogy so much in therapy and no one has understood it! I’m glad someone does here 
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Concluded my self-promised 7 day commitment to pick myself up, and ready to continue for the next I suppose… So much progress in this past week it’s really been quite something. Such a nice change! Although I will say I’ve been feeling more spent than not this past day or two, particularly nearing evening - I know I need to fight on. The next fortnight until I next see my psychologist will be real tough for me… I know that. Funnily enough I never started this time with the usual positive bang, but more of a committed whimper 
But that’s maybe what I needed for a change.
Starting a new job next week amongst other things (first time in over a year since my nervous breakdown), one of my remaining siblings is moving city this upcoming week too, I have barely a week to submit my university application and hunting license before expiry, and yet to complete my important citizenship application. Yet to do a lot to be fair, join a buddhist meditation centre, join a martial arts club, maybe join a mountain biking/hiking club, do my boat license, rejoin the voluntary emergency services… Overload, I know… One important small step at a time for sure. Above all I’ll need to try hard to stay ontop of my delicate basic necessities like sleep, diet, hygiene, screen control, time management, outdoors time and mindfulness as much as I can to get through the next few weeks without relapsing or allowing myself to lose my mind…
So that’s everywhere I’m at lately anyways my friends, I guess I wouldn’t be anywhere without my last week’s self being kinda cool, and if I can do it so can I… 
I’ll need a lot of courage. Thanks a million for reading this far whoever and wherever you are in the world right now…! 
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