Woo hoo!! Congrats Donna on 20 months!! 
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Thanks, sis! 
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Thanks, Sarah! I owe most of it to being here with you guys! 
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Thank you! Iām so glad i came to TS; my sisters here are everything to me.
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Awww, samesies! 
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Thanks, Dana! 
Iām so glad youāre back and kickin ass!
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Congratulations Donna!! You have worked so hard!!! So happy for you!
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@Deep @Pica @Butterflymoonwoman @Sunny11 @siand @anon27760155 @SelfLove_42 @Dazercat @Its_me_Stella @Misokatsu so many of you to tag but please see my appreciation in my check-in post below 
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@stopping @Dolse71 @MsMotorista @TigerMatriarch @Mno @Hopeful777 @ShadowFax @Lotusflower
@Rockstar24777 @Deep so many of you to tag but please see my appreciation in my check-in post below
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@SadMemeQueen Iām sorry youāre struggling with an ED too, sending strength and solidarity, I hope you had a better day today
@Pica I canāt imagine how overwhelming such a big move would be, Iāll be staying local if/when I have to move out depending on who buys the flat Iām renting and Iām totally burying my.head in the sand over it hoping/pretending it doesnāt happen. Please make time for your recovery too, 1% is better than 0%. Sending strength
@Butterflymoonwoman I would recommend some guided meditation with some paired muscle relaxation. Personally I do it in the late afternoons, to decompress from the daytime anxiety and stressors, before I check-in here, hope it helps 
@Charlie_C Disney! 
How exciting!
@Cjp congrats on 30 days
@Soul_Man congrats on 30 days
@anon86198612 feel better soon
@kat261 sending strength
@DLS congrats on 20 months
540 days no alcohol.
5 days no cocaine.
2 days no binge-eating.
Wow. I have been so overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support following my check-in yesterday afternoon. It was hard to even log in to read replies because I felt shame again and that I didnāt deserve such truly kind words. I really do appreciate you all, and I am definitely feeling the love and compassion. I love you all right back. Thank you so much. Iāve never felt a part of any group ever, but I genuinely feel a connection here.
The addiction lady I spoke to a few times when I was first getting sober in 2020 was the one who called today, I was so glad it was her. She doesnāt feel the need to take me on again, because she believes in me and my 5 days, but she is going to call me on Friday afternoon to get a good picture of what my life is like and all the things I struggle with, because she feels I should be referred to Adult Safeguarding. Iām not sue how I feel about this but I trust her judgement.
I have a telephone appointment with my GP on Thursday afternoon, to discuss the symptoms Iām having since the 15th Jan that have resulted in me being hospitalised 3 times (I am red all over, when I stand or walk the redness turns purple, if I continue to stand or walk the purple turns blue, it becomes harder to breathe, and I get chest pains.), my mental health, and my gallbladder. The hospital were supposed to call me today re my gallbladder but they didnāt.
It is my dadās birthday tomorrow but he is away in a place called Wales so he said he will just see me when he takes me to the hospital for my bladder operation on Thursday.
I have started vaping again, with nicotine, I donāt intend to do it for too long but when I quit before I relapsed on cocaine at 89 days, and I had not long been quit when I relapsed on cocaine this time around too, I think until my mental health is less debilitating and Iāve progressed through therapy (if he lets me continue), then I do need a crutch, and I canāt use food because I desperately need to lose weight before I die, plus the diabetes, so Iām choosing nicotine for now, Iām hoping only for one month, but will re-evaluate nearer to March.
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Thank you, Sassy! You were there for me always, even when I was a brat! 
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Congratulations!
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Day 286 of no self harm.
Pretty close to rock bottom here. Gonna make a new thread to post a rant. Iāve struggled and had urges, but I havenāt been suicidal in a long time and now thatās back
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You know where we are, reach out any time 
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Donnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Congrats dear friend.
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Almost 18 full days sober.
Iāve realized that another reason (among many) I drank was to tolerate my family (with whom I live with)
Now that Iām sober I struggle to fight the urge not to cuss someone out for things like if someone is inconsiderate of my boundaries, interrupts me, ignores me, or even speaks with food in their mouth.
I already work out and do the basic things to relieve my anger (meditation, time outs and such) but anyone have any other tips that could help with calming down fast?
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Congratulations on your 20 months!!! Thatās fabulous! Iāll never forget how kind you were to me when I first came here. Big hugs, Donna 
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Day 7 I entered in February sober. Letās live the whole month 
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