Wow Menno! That must be hard but you handled in anyway! 
Enjoy your day off, you deserved it! Hope your colleague is fine as well 
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#Day 1495 
End of short holiday, it was good to be away for a few days. Made a walk yesterday and my hip managed the 7,5 km 
Today? Work, hope I can keep my calm because there is much work to do.
Picture from the walk yesterday, I liked the fog above the field
Have a good saturday TS people!
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Day 5. Woke up extra early with another fāing headache. This is really getting me down. I see my doctor Monday so hoping she can offer help. At least I got through Friday evening sober. Although I did go to bed at 7pm because I just wasnāt coping well. I figure thatās okay for now. Iām just in survival mode for now.
I tend to struggle on the weekend from a mental health standpoint. Without work to distract me the depression feels worse. I did start volunteering at a thrift store that supports a local animal shelter. Heading there later this morning for a few hours. That usually makes me feel better. Then I have a friend coming over to watch college football. The company with also help distract me. Heās supportive of my decision to quit drinking. So hopefully that all fills up my day and keeps me on track.
Iām trying to appreciate that Iāve made it to day 5 and give myself a little pat on the back. In the past i havenāt made it past day 3. I just still feel like crap. 
I wish you all a peaceful and sober day.
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Congratulations brother that is awesome!!! 
Day 862. I love the way everyone loves and supports each other here. Itās amazing to watch and itās amazing to receive such love and support too! Iām really really proud of everyone here doing the deal every day no matter what. Excellent job everyone and a huge congratulations to the milestones that Iāve missed, you all are awesome! Have an amazing day today, love you guys!!!
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Hey all, checking in on day 860. I hope everybody has a good one!
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Hello all,
Checking in on Day 1,549.
God Bless!
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Day 818!
Today is the day I get my shit together!! I made my bed and Iām gonna do some yoga. Iām 6 weeks postpartum now. Soā¦ time to climb out of this cave Iāve been in. Iāve sort of lost my motivation and myself this pregnancy. But today is a new day.
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What is the FRO thread? Maybe i should go there to not trigger anyone on this thread. Also thank you for the cute āquarter milestoneā congratulations! That made me smile 
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Day 48! Picked up a shift this morning to help a coworker out- I get to just do it on call since Iām helping out, and I can take the hours off on a day that works for me. Feels good helping a coworker, and great to be able to take those hours off on an actual day. A win/win I wouldnāt have wanted to do on a Saturday if I were still drinking.
Gonna try to go to the gym after, but Iām also pretty tired so Iāll just do a walk if I donāt have the energy.
Happy sober Saturday!
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Thank you Menno for ur support. I did have a decent sleep last night. Sounds like ur workday was super hectic. Wow. Do you work in treatment facility or mental health facility? I knew i worked with people but just wasnt sure in what capacity. Im glad u worked thru that sober of course and i also hope u got some good rest 
have a great day!
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I appreciate you and ur comment it sucks yesā¦ but i have options. This will get sorted out at some point. Honestlyā¦ im grateful that this happened at 8 months clean when ive had some experience in dealing with my emotions and ive developed healthy coping skills, as opposed to havinf to go thru a med change in early, early recovery when i had no clue hoe to handle intense emotion back then (which was a huge trigger for me to use). Things can always be worse. Grateful to be where i am today!
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Morning Check In
Day 251
Had a good sleep last night. I took my full dose of meds (instead of 1/2) last night bcuz i felt like i needed it. I do feel better this morning for sure. Im on my way to work right now. We are currently having our first snowfall 
I think what I need to do moving forward is get back on track with my gratitude lists as well as putting my reliance in my HP. I can only do so much over this med situation and any other situation that happens. Basically i was taught in AA to let go and let God and let my HP handle it. Take action and do what I can for the situation and then leave the rest up to my HP. Stop worrying. This will get sorted out. And quite frankly, there may be a silver lining underneath all this. Everything usually happens for a reason. Anyway, today is going to be fantastic! Work will be good! Life is good! Im very grateful to be clean and sober!
Hope everyone has an addiction free day!
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Yes, it scares me, too. But normally social interactions let the brain set free some good neurotransmitters to cope with the situation.
I wish you at least some fun and succes. 
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This is true for me, but its not extra sugar, its any sugar.
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A sponsor can be really good at the start, because they have made it through all this by themselves. I got my sponsor at my first regular AA online meeting and it worked out for me.
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My training is as a mental health nurse, I work in a detox facility, as a senior nurse. Hoping for a long night tonight. Have a good day friend.
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Congratulations to 2 full sober months! 
Maybe, you should try online meetings if you canāt make it to other meetings in that moment of time?
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IMO I feel that Iād need to connect with my sponsor and be able to trust that person. Somewhat similar to a psychiatrist. Thatās why I am a little apprehensive about choosing one in a hurry.
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Iām glad that your hip is getting better! 
Thanks for the nice picture. I really like fog in the morning. Especially in forest dales.
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