Hey all, checking in on day 809. I hope everybody has a good one!
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60 days free of gambling today! Very few urges lately, my brain chemistry seems to be evening out. Definitely been over eating and my diet has gone out the window, which is bad as I have kidney issues, but I feel strong enough to start enacting a bit more self control over that and not rely on food to feel better.
Onwards and upwards!
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Hi @Twizzlers,
Did you already try therapy, etc. to reduce your social phobia? I have and had same issues, but it got better after I stopped drinking willingly.
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Day 2 checking in 16 days free of self harm day one and a half free of the M of PMO. I think half a day counts right? lol
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I was quite surprised to hear about your daily schedule Yoga, swimming etc. and thought you would also work.
I hope that you can easily start working, keep your schedule and being sober at the same time.
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Iām on a waiting list for therapy atm, I did do 12 sessions a few months ago and it really helped so much.
Since stopping drinking my life is better, and my emotional state too. I think my brain is still balancing back out even now, andbin gratefull for this. I speak with my dr about anxiety but I stopped taking medication and have tried more natural ways to help this like herbal teas and exercise and acceptance and gratefullness and it works.
But yes i guess i still have alot to work on. I have a really stressful ongoing situation that it difficult and very triggering to talk about which the therapy is for, which makes me sad all the time itās a terrible loss I wouldnt wish on anyone but as I mentioned I just cant talk about it but the therapy hopefully can help with this as drinking definitely wont!
Thank you
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Me too! Iāve been off my depression and anxiety medication for about 7 months now and aside from the lows I go through I generally feel so much better without them for sure!!! Proud of you always @Twizzlers 
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Day 811 clean and sober today. I hope everyone has an amazing day, love you guys!!! 
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Congrats on staying strong, great decision making.
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I wish you all the best during the process! 
Just remember that it can took up to 2 years to rebalance the brain after alcohol misuse.
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Start of day 7 by tomorrow morning it will officially be a week 
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Morning Check In
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Son is at home today from school due to an appt. Will be nice to spend the whole day with him. I had to adjust my workout time so that I can get exercise in before 7am. So I woke up at 530am to workout and boy do I HAAAAATE working out that early. Since Iāve got a taste of a normal morning workout at 9am (since my son has been at school the past 3 weeks), I now despise working out at 530am. Itās just not the same for me. Anyway, Iām grateful that I aftually got my butt out of bed and did something. Just enjoying a coffee now and will get ready for his appt. Then lunch and then Iām thinking a wagon ride for my son thru the park if it isnāt too hot. Hubby is working late tonight due to a concrete pour. So itāll be me and my boy the whole day basically 
Hope everyone has an addiction free day!
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Thank youā¦ 
I planned how to integrate my priorities 
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Good morning all. Checking in on day 377. Went from the 90ās to the 60ās overnight so it feels amazing outside! Will definitely be getting in as much yard work as possible today. Dinner tonight with my wife and brother in law at a local hibachi restaurant. Miss the food from Okinawa and this is the closest I can find! I go back to work Saturday and feel like this may be my last shifts. Iām not going to be Affiliated with that kind of treatment at all and will volunteer my hours there but feel like my boss wonāt even allow me in the building. Was offered a forklift job making double the money, but am going to look around for something that aligns with my degree. Hope everyone has a good day and stays safe!
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Iāve seen a few posts lately about quitting smoking.
I did that over 17 years ago! Hard to believe its been so long. I smoked soooo much! Would wake up and barely have my eyes open and light a cigarette first thing in morning. Iād even wake up in the middle of the night for a smoke! It was so hard to quit but I did it and I never have cravings for nicotine, ever at all!
I hope one day I can say that about alcohol.
Anyways, I donāt know if itās okay to recommend this on here but honestly what helped me quit smoking was using the nicorette gum. Then eventually I switched to just regular gum and now I donāt chew gum at all. I wish you luck
I know thereās other things available to help as well.
Thinking of youā¤ļø
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Two weeks today. 14 days. Remembering that sobriety doesnāt solve any of my problems. However, it makes space for me to work on them. Everyday is a decision to face my troubles instead of numbing myself to escape them. On easy days, I have no trouble abstaining. On hard days, the cravings can be intense. I hate feeling tension and strife. Hereās to another day of pressing through for my own good.
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Hi Kat here at 89 days. Almost 90!
Feeling good have a busy day ahead. Caffeinated and pumped though need to avoid the evening crash so I donāt miss meetings.
Got a lot to do but not feeling overwhelmed.
Meeting tonight which am looking forward to.
Hope you all have a great day!
Kat
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Huge congratulations on 2 weeks!!! Love ur outlook and positivity in ur post
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Congratulations to two weeks of sobriety! 
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Day 243 sober. Exercise and reading inspirational books definitely helping me. I read today ābe wary of looking back at your previous life with rose tinted glasses when life gets hard, thereās a reason you chose to move away from that lifeā. Keep going all 
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