Praying for you and your mom. Hoping that things are successfully taken out 
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@Charlie_C congrats on 500 Days!!
@Butterflymoonwoman what an incredibly beautiful and insightful meditation
Hi Kat here checking in on Day 237
Back at work after a day off but thatās ok, I enjoy my job and am thankful for it. Had my Healthcare Professionals meeting last night on Zoom. Tonight is my homegroup in-person and I forgot to mention last week they gave me the keys to the church to open up the meeting, which I am chairing. Nice to gain a bit of trust.
Love to you all and happy Sober Tuesday
Kat
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Good morning everyone, checking in on day 221, still a fairly chilly day out but got the heat back up and running and some new equipment to make sure Iām not in that position again. 16f at 1am, no heat, closest store is hour away, and itās snowing. 
. But all ended well and house is nice and toasty today. Hope everyone had a good day and stay safe.
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If you donāt mind me asking what has helped you meditate. I live over half my day in my head easily. Lose track of hours. Iāve tried tapes, apps, books, journaling. Iāve gone to my favorite spot by the lake and just sat for an hour and canāt seem to stay out of my head. Always drifts back. This app helps me regain my focus, read a few posts and then Iām refocused but everyone has told mediated, even my doctors and I cannot seem to get it.
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Iāve been doing this one. I think the key when first practicing meditation, keyword being PRACTICEā¦You just sit there and focus on your breath. Itās okay to hear all of the voices in your head. Just redirect your thoughts back to your breath and guiding voice on the audio. Just keep practicing until those thoughts become less and less over time. When thoughts come in my head I mentally swipe them to side and get back to my breath.
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Good morning/afternoon you gawjus lot!
I hope life has been treating you well, lifes been
abit manic for me but I am still here living, surviving and passed 600 daysā¦
Living clean is the lifestyle I have chosen.
Do need to start checking in more just as a reminder because if you for a moment think you wonāt spiral out of control thats when the little gremlin decided to pop itās head to aha gotcha!
Positive vibes to you all on this journey x
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Thank you doll.
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Much appreciated Shay. Feel this important for me as Iām quick to anger. If I could start my day off a little more relaxed i think it would really help my mental health and blood pressure to be honest.
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Checking in
Day43
Its been a very impactful morning. Woke up at 6am to meditate. I am excited that I am feeling better at sitting in silence and redirecting my thoughts. I started incorporating self love into my breathing and breathing in certain colors. Itās an incredible feeling. I wish I took this seriously like 10+ years ago back in treatment. But everything happens for a reason and back then was not the right time I guess.
Finished prayer and readings. Listened to some worship music. I am beyond grateful for what God has done for me. I fought the word God and I fought the idea of God for soooo long. I had a Higher Power and have always been spiritual, it just sort of transitioned into this. Anyway, just feeling grateful.
Today is about self love and feeling connected. I am grateful for u all 
Truly hoping everyone has an addiction free day!
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Itās wonderful to see u!!! Congratulations on passing 600 days! Omg thatās incredible!!! Truly inspiring 
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Day 655 clean and sober today. More and more nightmares last night but again I know that itās my subconscious working things out and itās ok. I hope everyone has a kick ass day today, love you guys!!! 
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What up, bro. Yeah, I feel you. It is a trip. I never thought I could go months without booze again. Iām about to hit 6 months in a couple of weeks. Crazy. Time is flying. I hope you have a great g. Stay up!
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Day 164
Proud of everyone!
Happy Tuesday! 
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Sending all my love to your family today, all of this is still so fresh in my heart. The fear and confusion I saw in Annieās eyeās when she couldnāt get up was what helped me make a very hard choice.
Big hugs.
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Woooohooooo Charlie!!!
Welcome to the 500 club!!!
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Good to see you Shay, lots of love and healing energy coming your way for you and your mumma. I hope all goes well today
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Schema Therapy has been designed by two American psychologists, but the country where itās used the most is The Netherlands. Itās primarily aimed at treating people with Borderline, but my therapy group consists of people with different Personality Disorders (Iām labelled with a mix of Borderline and Avoidant PD) and people with ADD.
Iāve been hesitant and felt quite a lot of resistance really getting involved in the therapy, partly because I only half believed my diagnosis and partly because I work in mental health myself and I recognize so many of the ātricksā the therapists use. But after 56 of the 60 sessions this group will exist I absolutely am noticing some pretty big effects. Itās hard to explain exactly what changed, but the main thing is can reach my own feelings and emotions much better, and thus also understand and empathize with other people much better. My anxiety has shrunk big time.
Thereās a successful self help book that has been derived from Schema Therapy that is helpful to people that have similar traits to people diagnosed with Borderline. And thatās a lot of people. If interested, this is it Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior and Feel Great Again: Young, Jeffrey E., Klosko, Janet S., Beck, Aaron T.: 9780452272040: Amazon.com: Books
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So happy for you Charlie! Huge congrats!
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Wahooo! 500 days!
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Yo we killin it my brother thereās no downside to not drinking. Congrats on your sober time. Take care G
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