Day 119 AF! I made it through the 3 days of boozy hell at the trade show! Yesterday as most were walking around in handover hell, I was clear headed and hangover free. I also had my best sales for a trade show ever. My Sunday sales were absolutely mind blowing. Maybe because I was actually functional for the first time on Sunday? Life is better sober 
It isnât easy but it is worth it.
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WELCOME TO THE 400 CLUB MARIE!!!
I love the whole idea about radical acceptance and how that is different to simple reality acceptance. Keep up the good work. I am so happy, proud and grateful; for and of you.
Lots of love.
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Hi Family Kat here checking in at day 180. Three more to go before 6 months.
I too had a hectic weekend with a couple of my kids, well the 13 year old was fine but my autistic 8-year-old wore me out. I will have to spend today cleaning the bedroom and bathroom which he turned into a water play station lol. But all good, I am lucky to have them.
Well thatâs the plan for today, that and oh yeah gyms have reopened so I get to go!
Love to all,
Kat
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I messed up my counter, because I was trying to count the days from my last binge-eating session (they are far from over, but they are significantly rarer than they used to be).
And anyway, I realized that the number of sober days donât mean much to me, as long as I stay sober.
The winter break is over, the school is on again, and so is our daily routine, including the same old fights about homework&co 
My son and I had a great time during our week trip to Prague (and some boring time back home, but nevermind).
Since I donât have any work to do today, I started painting a couple of mugs heâd made from clay. And itâs soooooo relaxing.
Good day to all of you good people.
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I wish it was my view from our building window 
I was heading home from work when I saw this. It was by the train station and I loved it so I took a pic. I see the mountains at diff times of the day⌠but not usually when they are blue and white like this
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Wow that hit hard for me. It makes alot of sense. I find that when something is happening and I fight it (therefore not accepting it), I suffer alot. Iâm trying to learn to observe whatâs going on in my head and do so without judging. So if cravings happen, or thots, or emotions⌠I observe them and then take some time and sort of watch them float by in my mind like clouds would do. I found this emotions chart and its been sort of helping me to learn my emotions also. Iâll share it in case anyone coupd benefit from it:
Thanks for also sharing and opening up about ur progress and ur recovery!
I always get so much from ur posts!
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@Jennajen Iâm so glad the cats are yours now 
belated congrats on 19 months 
@Mephistopheles belated congrats on 4 years 
@Ninjakitty belated congrats on 3 years
@anon3130607 belated congrats on 2 years
@Misokatsu belated congrats on 17 months
@icebear belated congrats on 7 months
@Desire2ChangeToday belated congrats on 900 days
@anon53116147 belated congrats on triple digits 
@TigerMatriarch belated congrats on triple digits and also for the successful trade show
@ShesGotMoxie belated congrats on 5 months
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@Rockstar24777 belated congrats on 19 months
@moonchild7994 congrats on getting into the college of your choice
@PaigeTurner sorry about the progression of your exeâs cancer, sending strength belated congrats on 60 days
@Nordique belated congrats on 19 months
@Nowenbrace belated congrats on 6 months
@Myssy belated congrats on 16 months
@SelfLove_42 belated congrats on 70 days
@anon52066378 belated congrats on 60 days
@Jasty2 sorry for the loss of your grandmother belated congrats on 70 days
@DryIn785 belated congrats on 30 days
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5 and 7 just youngins. takes a lot of energy to care for them
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thank you
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@1in8billion congrats on starting therapy
@Girlinterrupted belated congrats on 600 days
@StarK31 belated congrats on 50 days
@MsMotorista belated congrats on 4 months
@Newlife5 congrats on the news of a new grandson and congrats on the recognition at work belated congrats on 60 days too
@stopping belated congrats on 2 years
@apes2020 belated congrats on 9 months congrats on finding a new place and good luck with the move 
@Dolse71 belated congrats on 16 months
@Thirdmonkey belated congrats on 1400 days
@Dansig belated happy birthday 
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@Bassanova belated congrats on 30 days
@LAB belated happy birthday
@SadMemeQueen belated congrats on 9 months
@Daisy49 belated congrats on 50 days
@YeeYeeViking belated congrats on your year 
@KevinesKay belated congrats on 90 days
@Cjp belated belated congrats on 3 weeks
@RecoveringJP belated congrats on 4 months
@EMMA22 welcome 
belated congrats on your month
@Bart_pt belated congrats on 6 months
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@Letthesunshinein belated congrats on 30 days
@Misswest belated congrats on double digits
@EarnIt belated congrats on 30 days
@WCan belated congrats on 500 days, loved your share
@Wakikki belated congrats on 30 days sending well wishes for your children 
@Jesile congrats on 90 days
@Pica congrats on 40 days I hope you make it through the doors next time 
@anon86198612 congrats on 2 weeks
@Freckles welcome back congrats on 2 days I believe you can pay a small one-off fee to remove all ads on this app.
@Butterflymoonwoman congrats on your week
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That all sounds so painful and overwhelming, I can hear how stuck you feel.
I remember being in dark states of mental health like that too and I was stuck for may years. I felt like nothing I was doing helped, that the pain and sadness I felt was so heavy there was nothing that would be âgoodâ enough to lift it. I will be very transparent with you, it took me about 5 years to get through that depression. The only thing that was keeping me going was my child. Once that depression finally lifted for me and I have been able to look back onto those 5 years that I felt like ânothing was workingâ I can see that I actually achieved some pretty massive things. All that therapy that I thought wasnât working, when I finally started feeling better, it was those skills i had been taught that I started to apply in my life.
My point is I am glad I didnât give up on any of it during those 5 really shitty years because even though it felt futile it was helping. Being in the center of the mess was distorting my perception. The feeling of helplessness and complete loss I had were so big, that the small shifts went unnoticed.
It takes so much courage to keep trudging through days when you feel like that. I know it felt like mine would never end that I would feel that way forever. I donât feel like that now, and maybe this will give you a glimmer of hope that one day you wonât feel like that too.
Massive hugs to you.
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Yes its new and radical for me keep redoing questions and scenarios so it sinks in and then practice, practice and more. Yesterday really worried me thought I was just stuck with these issues, today I more hopeful (damn mood swings 
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Like this club, did not even realised till I typed it I thought me, 400 - how did i get here and grateful I have 
thank you Stella 
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Check-in for today⌠Turned 53 today and my kids have already started the old jokes. Haha. I guess itâs payment for my past lmao
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Day 27 checking in
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Checking in sober. Had new doctor appointment today because all my pain, they will send me to new MR( had one in summer 2020, found nothing) and work our way from there. I have been sendt to a pain clinic and got accepted, but it can take 6 months to get an appointment. My son mostlikely have chickenpox(again?) and my daugther, still waiting for results.
Hope everyone have a great sober day
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