Having one of them days when I keep telling myself things are okay. Like:
“I should have gone somewhere today.” followed by, “The sun might be shining but it’s TWELVE degrees out there and you don’t have anywhere in particular you have to be!!”
Just like that sort of thing all day long. Not really enjoying my week off, since I’m sure it’s just a prelude to firing me. Which shouldn’t matter since I was leaving anyway. So I’m trying to either find some kind of exercise I can do at home or read one of these library books I haven’t touched yet.
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Option #2 sounds devine. What did you pick up?
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Great job on your 6 months of freedom.
And everything else you’ve been through since you got here. I’m so happy you found us.
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Mostly technical stuff, CompTIA Network All-In-One. Not exactly a casual read. Also doing a reread of The Upward Spiral, and Taming the Tiger Within, The Mood Repair Book, and Martin Amis’ Zone of Interest.
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@Dazercat thank you so much I would like to thank you for your kind words and love your memes;)
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Congratulations Pickles.
Happy 1 Year of Serenity and Connection.
I loved your share.
I hope you’re getting some cake too.
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Congratulations
@Deep double figures! Going strong.
@Cjp and @Bran522 30 days. This is HUGE!!
@KevinesKay 
club. Woo!! Hoo!!
@Grumpybeard for the Buck Fifty!!
And another day for everyone.
ODAAT
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Thank you!!!
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Checking in day 18 - not doing too well as still struggling to not replace with food or cigarettes, after my last post saying there was no point smoking ended up buying more 
still unwell at the moment so routine is a bit out of whack, maybe that’s why things seem harder, I don’t know. Anyway I’m not feeling tempted to drink but I got to get a hold on food and smoking some how too. 
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Day 9 and excited to reach double digits
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Congrats on your 18 days Kady.
Giving up smoking was very difficult for me. And giving up booze was no picnic either 
I definitely needed support to do both at different periods of my life. I cannot imagine doing both at the same time and trying to control my food intake as well. I try really hard not to give unwarranted advice because I’ve not gone through what you are doing. With that said. Here it comes……… I would think getting some sober time under my belt first. Then maybe set a goal like when I reach 30 or 60 or 90 days get to working on maybe the stopping smoking. I don’t know……. I do know when I quit drinking I didn’t care how much chocolate or sweets I substituted because stopping drinking was my only job that I really wanted to do. Then after a year or so under my belt I gave up sugar. Now I got 175 days no sugar under my belt and it didn’t seem that hard.
Glad your here.
Keep checking in.
It always helps me.
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Day 289.
Big tech day for me.
I actually set up and connected the internet ON MY OWN 
lol.
I could never be a gamer, that was enough tech set up for me for a while lmao 
Sober achievements are adding up 
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True I need to embrace it . I managed to yoga a bit and walk. But if I could change one thing about me it would be to be able to be present and accept that I can’t always be doing something stimulating and self growing!
A lot of weird stuff coming up in dealing with week 1 sober! Definitely struggling with thoughts I’ve been swallowing. Feel like I can’t calm or sit still.
Happy sober Thursday all
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I can’t imagine quitting both at once. What foods do you want to eat? When I was quitting smoking I used to roll receipts in my fingers to pretend I was doing it but then I’d have a sweet instead of a cig.
Good luck 
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Congrats on 18 Days!
I understand your comment. You get one active addiction under “control” and find another one (maybe one that wasn’t even a known problem before) that bulges to the surface.
I quit smoking first & then alcohol use increased. I quit alcohol & found it was substituted with eating more “stuff” which is the next thing I will tackle since I have a year now under my belt AF & feel ready. I also found that starving one addiction often brings back an old demon you already conquered.
My advice/experience: Be sure to replace the bad habits/addiction with good long term healthy ones. It’s not only helpful but a must to fill the voids we have after we evict the problem stuff from our life. Works for me.
Best Wishes for doing it on your own timeline. WE can do it!
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Checking in
Day11
Have honestly been slightly irritable since about 11am. It’s 5 now. It takes so much work out of me to unwind and relax. Some days I don’t want to “people”. Like not deal with anyone at all. If they only knew that it takes work to deal with ME sometimes nevermind all those around me. It takes SO much work to watch what I say and even more so HOW I say it. There is always noise around me and I am constantly trying to work on myself, which can make this difficult… and when I’ve had enough I just isolate in the most quiet space I can find to unwind. I’m tired now but I am not too irritable anymore. Just kind if want this day to end already 😵💫
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It must be today. I can relate. just working on time to self care between, work,kids,cooking cleaning errands, Bill’s, people needed your time attention and the list goes on. Remaining 100% strong ,upbeat and cherry at all times is not realistic. We have to leave room for when we are drained and not beat ourselves up about it. Today was draining for myself as well and my daughter won’t stop screaming for me I swear she knows when I sit for a split second 
we got this… on to tomorrow
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Have you looked into PAWS at all?
I am wondering if it could be part or all of your irritability.
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It’s tough some days 
I can usually handle things that come my way wjth kindness and patient. But today is THAT day… the day where everything is eating at me… and I mean when I look at the big picture… its not even other people… its ME!!! I’m getting irritated at everything i do lol The way I type on my phone pisses me off (making mistakes, having to backtrack cuz i type too fast, the autocorrect), and my clothes don’t feel right on me, I can’t get 2 seconds to myself, and the microwave broke (I mean it was on its last life anyway lol). I won’t use over any of this. But I need to just slow down haha. Sounds like ur day was super hectic too
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I’ve never heard if this… I’ll read it now 
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