Checking in daily to maintain focus #45

Checking in on the morning of day 402. The plan is to get some work done and go to a new appointment with a dietician to try to sort out my roller-coaster weight issues. Probably my addict brain is a bastard about food more than I’d care to admit.

Congratulations @Wakikki on two hundo. You’re doing great!

Sending cool, breezy thoughts to my European friends :snowflake: :snowflake: :snowman_with_snow:

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10 months & 25 days!! Whoohoo!

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I love this! Now on day 5 for me. Planning on doing the Camino next year July!! Cant wait

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I got home yesterday just exhausted and went straight to bed after dinner. Doctor finally saw me after three hours of waiting sitting in those uncomfortable ER chairs. I had left my daughter in the waiting room but when the doctor ordered an IV and asked about my appendix I wanted her with me! Lol. Turns out no kidney infection, thank goodness. He couldn’t figure out my back pain which I’m still suffering from. Let’s see…ct scan was inconclusive for appendicitis so if symptoms worsen I’m to go back. Chest X-ray confirmed no pneumonia with my bronchitis. Had my first Covid test administered by someone else and I think they took a brain biopsy with the swab :joy::joy: Covid negative. Huge bruise on inner elbow from IV. They did find a nodule on my lung but said don’t worry. Said most people develop them and it’s probably from my infection. Will watch it and retest in 3-4 months. So all in all despite my back pain, bronchitis and fatigue I’m in ok shape. I plan to rest today then get back up and back into the saddle. Will catch up with everyone later.

Have a blessed day :heart:

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Day 1578…redefining Mondays…no longer the start of the work week. They will be the day that tests all I have learned in recovery Dharma so far.

Walked into work, and oh my, paitence and inner peace is needed to keep my sanity…

Just another Manic Monday…

Keep sober, days like this pass.

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Hi Michael, it sounds like a really tough time for you. I am also in the process of moving and I am not feeling connected with those that I love as I don’t feel like I’ve got the roots that ground me like I had before.

Uncertainty is hard but you have your boy with you and you and your family are going through this together. You are a team. And you have a team on here all sending you our best wishes and strength. Whilst you may have relapsed you’ve picked yourself up, come on here again and have shown a desire to change. It all starts from there.

I am on Day 3 currently after a relapse brought my best run to an end. Let’s fight our addictions together, one day at a time.

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Day 300 clean and sober odaat :pray:t2:

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Nothing I did worked, some of what other people do does work.
If your struggling it’s bc your trying to hard to achieve something that you know nothing about.
Wether you agree with it or not or Wether you like it or not instead of trying to think yourself clean and sober take the advice of people with long term sobriety and physically perform the actions they are doing.
Take a little bit from everyone but make sure it’s the parts you don’t want to do, they’re probably the things you haven’t tried yet.

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A huge congratulations on 200 days! Lots of hard work was involved in getting here :slight_smile: way to go!

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Way to go on 300 days!!! Wow :slight_smile: congratulations :confetti_ball:

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I’m so glad u went to see the dr. I’m glad that results for thr tests u had done were negative. It can be frustrating tho when results are negative, yet u still feel pain :tired_face: I’m glad ur resting lady! Hope u have a better day today!

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Congratulations on 200 ODAATs Wakikki!!
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Have sober fun on your sober vacation.
:pray:t2::purple_heart::cactus:

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Checking in and feeling really tired today. I didn’t sleep well but I will get through the busy day ahead and get to bed EARLY tonight! Great to see some inspiring milestones achieved!

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I’m not capable of working. That’s it. Every job I’ve ever had I fuck up and quit because of panic. I was there at work Last week but I didn’t learn anything because I was being sick. I’ve been messaging and my emails my managers for 2 weeks now begging to be put in a different class because I missed everything. And my systems aren’t even set up. And I’m just being ignored. I’ve been calling my managers and nothing. I don’t know what to do anymore

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Succinct and so true.
I could have done with this during my early struggles!

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Good morning all. Checking in on day 332. Had a long night at work but got done solid sleep in. Not sure why but woke up feeling like my head was going to explode if I moved it at all. So took a few Tylenol and hoping it goes away before work. Hope everyone takes care and stays safe.

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:raised_hand_with_fingers_splayed:
Me.

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It’s Monday. Not starting out well as my aunt is in the ICU and not expected to make it. This is something I can’t control. My roll now becomes one of support for mom and the rest of the family.

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Checking in on day 3.

My vacation started on Friday. 4 weeks. I have no plans. At the same time that is really good - learning to take it easy is still a struggle. At the same time it is bad. I feel like I need to “fill” every moment of my time, so just because I am not making plans doesn’t mean I am relaxing or taking care of my needs. Overeating, staying inside, withdrawing from friends and family, no routines etc.

I need goals, I need routines, in a way that doesn’t put me at risk of burning out. Hmm.

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I’m on day 38
Having mental health problems
Am having a psychotic break
Trying to get new antipsychotics
It’s very hard but I think I should have some within a day or two
Need sleep but can’t
Hanging in there
Still sober

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