It definitely is. I just can’t wrap my head around why they don’t do everything possible for him.
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Day 629
First day of my off week. Didn’t get out of bed until 10:00, yelled happy birthday at my partner while dragging myself to the kitchen for oatmeal and coffee, stretched, watered plants, had an almost two hour long phone conversation with my sister who might visit in two weeks 
, ate the birthday cake my aunt made for my partner, my mum and stepdad treated us to dinner, and we had a nice walk home afterwards. The day went by fast but it was a good one.
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Thank you all so much. I just read your situation at work. This must be horrible. I hope you find a satisfying solution and a new job asap.
@Mno I like the bike but on long rides the saddle is a pain in/for the ass 
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Day 8 let’s go 
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What the fuck. What am I doing.
You are bettering yourself. And I know it’s intimidating. I’ve been into computers my entire life but never finished formal education. Here I am at 52 trying to get into cybersecurity. With my drinking history, and the job history that comes with it, I’m doubting myself. But stick with it, okay? You can do this. 
P.S. What kind of science?
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Thank you!!
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#Day 1309 
Hairdresser, triftshop, walk, some housechores.
That’s my plan for this day off.
A week ago I started to take a new supplement Tru Niagen. Anyone here who uses it?
I’m feeling benefits from it like having more energy. Expensive stuff but happy I notice change. Drinking was expensive as well so thanks to my non drinking I can affort this to increase my health.
Picture from my walk trough the city of Den Bosch last sunday. The art in the water is from a creature of a painting made by Jeroen Bosch.
Let’s made this day a day to be proud of! What are you are going to do to make that happen? 
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Instant coffee. We moved to a different area yesterday, called Bohemian Switzerland. Very pitoresque. Will explore some of the touristic hotspots today. Sober and clean.
Have as good a day as you all can friends. Make it clean and sober or nothing will come of it. Love from Hrensko.
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Nice job Mike…
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Hoping for the best mate, good luck today !
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Those make the best scientists…
Go for it. Don’t remain stuck in old ways just because they are the only ones familiar.
I’m 48.
Young enough to make drastic changes in life.
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Checking in, feeling a bit lost. I won’t drink though.
Covid has now gone around the family and my Dad tested positive yesterday on his birthday. Today he had a fall and couldn’t get up, had a temperature and was confused so the paramedics took him to hospital. We can’t visit because of covid. I am sure he will be fine, but it just takes me back to the day he had his stroke and heart attack within 24 hours (technically lost him, were told to say goodbye). I miss the strong, healthy man he was.
I am sorry to those that are facing their own bad news and difficulties @michaeljlogan74 @SadMemeQueen Thinking of you.
@Hazy I am so impressed with anyone that follows their dream. I remember in the middle of my Masters a couple of years ago feeling completely overwhelmed, but so proud of myself on completion. It is so worth it!! It is hard to chase your dreams as a woman approaching middle age when you are a mother, but we are still so young and have so much of our life ahead of us. My Mum didn’t have a degree at your age, and by the time she retired a few years ago was a Doctor and working as an historian at a University. Total inspiration, and you can be that to your children 
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Those terrible dreams. I had them a lot in the beginning too. But I had a lot of bad dreams anyway so I asked my psychiatrist meds and it helps me a lot. No more dreams and a side effect of this drug is that it takes away the craving for coke. I think it’s doing its job as I’ve been clean for almost 8 months and haven’t had a craving yet. Of course you can’t recover with just a pill, there’s a lot more to it, we all know that, but it helps me a bit and it’s not addictive. It’s called Topiromate.
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Get well for your father. That must be hard for you. I hope he recovers soon!
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Day 231.
This will be my 2nd day off in a row. That doesn’t happen often because I’m deployed a lot because of vacation, but also still because of Covid among colleagues. But that’s okay, my bank account looks awesome. I just have to be very careful with myself, on my limits. Working is a thing for me. On the one hand it has a recovery effect, but I can also go overboard and then you unconsciously work towards a burn out. I don’t know, that was one of those things during my user days too, that fuzzy area before it goes wrong. The signs I don’t notice. So I try to keep a close eye on myself even though it’s work now. I must continue to recover and not stand still because of too much work!
@SoberWalker have a nice day off. You planned it nicely. Enjoy❤
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Nice view @Mno , all that colourfull houses! I love it! It looks a bit like German houses.
@JennyH I hope your dad feels better soon. But he is in good hands in the hospital, hopefully he’s back home soon 
@LaDyLooNtje thank you, enjoy your day off as well!! Any plans? The weather is lovely! I changed the triftshop into gardenwork because of it 
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Restarted yesterday so day 1. I took quite a mental tumble this past week or two again which sucks, fml… but such is life, I have fuck all to lose… only my life. Rewiring my mind won’t be quick or easy but I won’t give up on me! 
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Thank you, the weather is really great indeed. I just walked the dog in the woods here it’s 22 degrees, wonderful! Today I’m going to do my paperwork meh…but now I just have the time to do it. And I definitely make time to sit on my balcony in the sun ghehe… have a nice day!
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The first step has been taken and as long as you really want to stop it is really possible. Just look around the forum. i know it sucks how it can go sometimes but let the past be the past and work on the future. Once you get through that first period, it all looks a lot sunnier. I can understand that this is not of much use to you now, but I just want to say that you really have to persevere. Then you will be fine too. Keep sharing your story and asking for advice. Good luck!
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It was a day of days, trucks turned up with wrong orders, accounts marked as paid and then finding out they weren’t, jobs not being completely, bought my son lego pjs and he was sad as he wanted real lego.
The wine craving was strong, so I held out until the drive home and a solid 4 hour craving disappeared. Grateful to have gotten through a wtf moment abs now enjoying a cuppa
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