Checking in daily to maintain focus #40

Checking in
Day33
Feeling SO much better today. Only took usual dose of meds (and not the increased amount). Wow what I difference I feel! Feeling much more stable and positive. I also have more energy. SO SO grateful that I didnt use last night and didnt let those thoughts take over.
Work has been good! I am working with a coworker who also believes in God and we chatted all morning about different things. My coworker is very spiritual and he mentioned about fasting and how it’s a spiritual experience. I’m interested in this. He does a 12 hour fast once a week and then a 3 day and 3 night fast 3 times a year (so every 4 months). I’m curious about this as I’m really trying to increase my spirituality :slight_smile:
Anyway, grateful to be clean today and grateful for u all :tulip:

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Day 645 clean and sober today. Have a great day everyone, love you guys! :sunglasses::metal:t2:

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Awwwww…so adorable.

I’m starting over again and really hating myself today.:pensive:

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Day 124 , checking in!

Moving today, again. Was asked to be House Coordinator at same recovery community just new location.

BFF is helping today so I will manage to have a real talk regarding my boy diaries, heart and mad love.

I’ll make another attempt at calling my babies and praying my ex will answer the phone today.

I’m so grateful for the strong and diverse recovery communities here in Colorado.

I painted on Wednesday and how I do love it and have missed it so.

Today is a new day, new opportunities, new energy, new perspective and new victories.

God bless TS fam.

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She’s adorable.

We have 2 boys. We should try for a girl. Lol.

Tonight! :laughing: :rofl:

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Thank you. I needed to hear that. Great idea to write down how I feel. I don’t want to feel that way again.

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You’re here now and that’s what matters. Onward and upward. Writing down how you feel is a great idea, we tend to forget that kind of stuff. Especially when we’re tempted. I’m glad you’re here. One day at a time like it is for all of us.

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Yes, I love this site. Thank you to everyone here.

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Day 156. Cleaning a Little. Feeling lazy and soaking in self pitty. Idk much love

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Day 15
I’m sitting on my couch, munching snacks and enjoy the fact that I didn’t got drunk today.
Good. That’s good.
But do you know what makes this extra difficult for me?
Well, there are 2 delivery services here in town that deliver groceries. And alcohol. Yeah. Makes the whole process not easier this time.
But would I drink now Sunday would be wasted. And I don’t want that.
Having lemon water instead :relaxed:
Have a beautiful sober day team :heart:

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Day 122

Just checking in. Have a great day everyone!

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Checking in
Day33
Day has been so much better! Spoke about spirituality with my coworker and then did a 4 min silent meditation focusing on my breath in the office. My client and I have been busy this morning so she is resting now. Good work shift for sure! Only thing going on at the moment is a small resentment towards a friend of mine. It’s been lingering for awhile now. I just ignore it due to the fact that I think it is my distorted thinking acting up. She is a good friend, just “absent” alot. She starts conversations and then sees my reply but doesn’t message back for 1-2 days. Not a huge deal. I have other things to do. But she doesn’t have the time. Anyway… that’s it. Staying strong today :slight_smile:

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Today’s been a bit rough so far. It’s a big family Saturday again l. Normally I get drained towards the end of the day but only half the people have arrived and I’m already sick of it. Just gotta push through. How are you?

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I can get alcohol delivered within 20 minutes if I wanted to here in the U.K. Thankfully I’m able to keep focussed on being clear headed and sober. Keep going! X

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Day 14 for me and i am so foggy headed i might as well have used. Is that normal?

Reading a novel, trying to drink more water than coffee. Resisted a third cup today.

Lucky to have my mom in my life, and that she has a nice place to sit and be.

This much gratitude and grief cant fit in one body all at once! It is immobilizing.

It is 2022 and all that means. Want to remember my body and that it can move.

Reading and liking the responses here always, thankful for this place and people who check in here.

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Are u expected to attend these family gatherings? Can u step away every now and then to a different room? That does sound draining :frowning:

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I can get to a different room for a bit, just a very small house with about 13-17 people depending on who shows up. But yeah I’m expected to be there. I’ve skipped the last 2 Saturdays, but it’s the only time I get to see my grandpa. And it causes a lot of family drama when I don’t show up.

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That’s alot of people! Lots of different personalities in 1 space :frowning: is it like an all day event?

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It’s funny bcuz ur at 2 weeks (which is a huge congratulations by the way), but around the 2 week mark I believe, I remember feeling that foggy, disoriented feeling. I remember being really “off”. It’s good to remember that u didn’t pick up tho bcuz ur body is still clean and sober. I think our minds get weird sometimes due to healing. I’m not a dr so I don’t know why it happens lol but it doesn’t last thankfully :sweat_smile:

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