Hi @KellyKelly I also feel the same. I moved to where I am now 9 years ago and I have made a handful of friends in that time.
My closest friends are from when I was at school and we have scattered to the winds since then. So I spend a lot of my time texting with them rather than going out and meeting new people locally.
I am more and more realising how valuable meeting people in person is and how much more it gives me.
Hi @Matt . You were the first person to give me advice and support when I joined this community. For which I am extremely grateful for. Iâm many ways you sharing your experience and your feelings is equally as helpful and inspiring.
Healthy assertion is a good thing and you have to stand up for what you want sometimes else the resentment builds inside you. It is healthy to talk about it and you seem to be on the right path.
No matter the ups or downs, good days or bad we are all in this together and I am here to listen.
Thank you for being in this journey and sharing it with us. 
Your here and ready to start again thats what matters today. Dust yourself off. You can do this.
It takes strength to admit it and then come back from it. Dont beat yourself up and let the low feelings keep you in a dark place. Heres a hug incase you need it 
Understandable youâre upset. Can you analyse what happened? What went wrong? So you can draw some conclusions and learn a bit, so that you wonât make the same mistake again. Good youâre here now.
Day 258 checking in 
Hope everyone is well
Hope your ankle heals properly and your okay.
You have quite a bit going health wise and with your dog, im glad you know we are all here for you, im here when it gets tough too okay.
Congratulations on your 43 days, that feeling you get at the end of the day when still sober is great isnt it.
Day 189
Taken my eldest son for his pre op assessment today. COVID Swab next week and then he finally has his ACL repair. Costing just short of ÂŁ9k to go private because NHS waiting list of nearly 3 years is ridiculous considering heâs in a professional football academy and the fact that they missed the tear and it wasnât picked up until 6 Months after he got injured making it even worse than it was!
But, itâs an investment in the long run, regardless of if he makes it or not. Football is his life and missing it for years and years would just ruin him mentally.
So, the new car fund has been put to better use.
Heading to the gym, got to keep the shred going!
Hope everyone has a good day!
Hope everything goes well for your sons health today.
Congratulations on your 189 daysđ
Thank you! His assessment went well so as long as he doesnât get ill in the next week heâll be having the surgery.
Hope youâre doing ok. By my reckoning youâre at 250 days now! Awesome work. You are my rock! Iâm So proud of you!
Almost ⌠249 today thank you.
You also have been a mega part of my support thanks for that too.
I hope all goes well for your son surgery.
WOW just wow!!! Beautiful
Hey all, checking in on day 722. I hope everybody has a good one!
Congratulations to your daughterâs birthday and win and also to your mark!
Checking in
Day 249
Feeling quite tearful all of a sudden, Iâm okay.
Just feeling a bit of an emotional burst.
But Iâm sober and Iâd rather feel tearful knowing I am slowly facing the broken pieces of myself and healing them, then drinking and ruining my body, mind and soul.
I know this feeling will pass and wont last forever
Hopefully not for long at all.
I wish everyone who is feeling a bit low today strength to get through it, know your not alone and you can do this.
I am sorry you are feeling emotional. I hope you find some peace in your day. I am struggling with back to work blues on a wet Monday. I am forcing myself out for a walk. Could you try that? Or the opposite, and complete indulgence and self-care? Hope you feel better soon
Awesome poem! 
Thank you, in thinking just to get up and hoover, and make a pot of lemon balm and chamomile tea, and a walk sounds like a good idea. Fresh air always helps. Thank you
Just a short reminder:
You can all still join us any time for Juneâs fitness challenge. Itâs suitable for everyone. Beginner and advanced people. Each excercise is adjustable for everybodyâs level.
And as a special gift you can join us for the âdeath by burpees challengeâ each Friday in June. 
(Itâs explained in the thread)
