This sounds great 
I love that bit where you see yourself as a woman in recovery not as a drinker or relapsed. Looking forward to getting there again and I love when not drinking is normal and it seems MAD to drink rocket fuel after a work out
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I checkin as much as I need to 
I usually strive for 3 times a day, morning, midday, and night. But when I struggle I check in OFTEN. It helps just to talk stuff out ya know? and thank u! I had such a hard time seeing myself as someone in recovery. I couldnāt passed 3 days for the life of me. And now my longest streak was 25 days! Obviously I relapsed once after that cuz Iām at 11 now. But I donāt consider myself a chronic relapser anymore
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Congratulations! Thatās a huge milestone. Keep up the good work 
@kat261 and for you as welā¦ Congratulations with your 
months. What a amazing numbers,
very inspirational! 
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You are doing great! Proud of you. Keep adding those numbers Dana!
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Amazing! Well Iāll be at one weeek on Saturday and I canāt wait to get through the weekend.
Also considering not going to the gym tonight as Iāve just finished work but I know that if I go I will feel better and not going will not get me where I need to be!
Tough to balance rest, self care and staying driven!
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I wasnāt going to check in until Day 40 - but here I am with a miracle hack on Day 36 with the most amazing Pinterest thing I ever found. I was about to freak out on both of my kids and myself and throw it ALL OUT.
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Thank you!!!
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Seems to me a choice between two different kinds of self care. What is the best care for yourself today? Check in as often as you want and need Freckles. Itās for you. You do what is good for you.
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Huge congrats @Pickles! A full year is the best!
Also thank you for making me think of one of my favourite MSN messenger emojiās 
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Thank you! I chose pasta and home and yoga. I could have worked out and should have but itās gonna be yoga I think x
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Just make sure to enjoy your choice!
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Brilliant - well done. You should feel very proud 
Day 150 today, still here, still sober.
Letās Get It!!
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@SoberWalker happy sober birthday! 
@apes2020 Iām so pleased and proud that you have found a new peaceful place for a fresh start, you deserve it 
@Misokatsu thank you
@Its_me_Stella I thought of you sharing a similar experience while it was happening, and you know what, your share, and hearing that you pulled yourself out, probably had a lot to do with me finding the strength to do the same for myself, so thank you for being a guiding light 
@Twizzlers congrats on handling a previously stressful situation in a new way 
@Hopeful777 thank you
@Mno thank you
@Pickles this was amazing to read, so pleased for and proud of you. Congrats on your year 
@anon53116147 sorry youāre feeling down, I know itās gonna suck on Sept 11th when it would have been my 2 years too, but hey, weāre sober now right, and we will get there 
I hope you can get your girlās insurance sorted 
@kat261 congrats on 6 months
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@Bran522 congrats on 30 days
@KevinesKay congrats on winning the battles and triple digits 
@Deep congrats on double digits
@Grumpybeard congrats on 150 days
542 days no alcohol.
7 days no cocaine.
4 days no binge-eating.
In regards to my addict, I am grateful to have had a day of peace from him, I think heās sulking in a corner of my mind somewhere. It has been so nice, really it has.
Happy to be at a milestone, though every day sober and alive is an absolute miracle.
My bladder operation was the worst pain Iāve been through possibly ever, a kind nurse held my hand as I screamed through each of the needle penetrations into my bladder lining. It has never hurt that much before, it was a different surgeon than I usually have, but Iāve also been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia since I last had the op, and that changes the way I experience pain, so glad itās over, happy to be at home recovering, only some mild tenderness now.
Had the phone call with my GP this afternoon, he is prescribing an anxiolytic medication for my anxiety, and I can collect it from the pharmacy tomorrow morning, really hoping it helps.
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Thank you! Hope the new med helps!
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Outstanding!! Congratulations!!!
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Thank you!!!
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Thatās how we do it, share our experience, strength and hope. You light the way for me too, all of the time.
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