Checking in daily to maintain focus #48

I know I’m late but it’s ONE WHOLE YEAR :tada::sparkler::fireworks::star2::1st_place_medal:A huge congratulations and well done.

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Hey @Butterflymoonwoman, have you ever done martial arts or kickboxing? There is something extremely calming, about being able to kick and punch in a safe environment (even scream LOL)It is the one place that I could let my pain, frustration, anger and fear go (on top of that you get an amazing workout!) Hope your little guy feels better and you get some much deserved rest

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Very nice :slightly_smiling_face::slightly_smiling_face::slightly_smiling_face:

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Thats a great idea! Im definitly into working out again since ive been clean and sober. I actually used to box when I was 16. I had alot of inner built up anger back then and boxing back then helped but i was also very young and immature and just toooo emotional (at least my boxing coach back then told me i needed to get my emotions in check if i wanted to compete as emotions can apparently cloud your focus in the ring etc… idk lmao). Anyway i never thought about getting back to that. I know im veeeeery out of shape for boxing lol but that in itself might exhaust me so much that it would help overall. I never tried martial arts or kickboxing. I think u may have something here tho :slight_smile: yhank u goe the reminder and the suggestion! Appreciate it!

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@RosaCanDo Congratulations :clap::tada::purple_heart: Sorry it is late. I will head over to your thread for the details.

@Kdog Congrats on a month! :muscle:

@mamador Why not make your own thread and vent away?

@anon53116147 Fabulous job! :muscle::+1::muscle:

@SadMemeQueen Little kids can be very handsy, of course purely innocently, but triggering things may happen again in the future. Maybe discuss with your therapist?

@Olivia Congratulations :clap::bouquet::clap:

@Miranda Congratulations :tada::purple_heart::tada:

@Tomek Nice to see you. Dating sounds like a big step forward :purple_heart:.

@Carriebianco Sounds like you are on the right path :+1:

@Deelzebub Glad such a hard day had some positives :purple_heart:

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I just had therapy today actually, we talked about some grounding exercises

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Day 202 - Weather here is hot like hell… feels like 40 C. Drinking plenty of water to avoid beer thoughts.

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Late check in. Day 9.

@Twizzlers , @RosaCanDo ,

Congratulations on 1 year

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O.M.G!! Yes girl!!! Yes!!! So proud of you!

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Oh my God girl!! With everything going on yesterday and me not even opening up the app i completely missed ur 1 year. I truly hope that you had a wonderful day basking in recovery and joy and happiness! I am soooo proud of you for this accomplishment!! Youve worked incredibly hard and have given SO much of urself to this forum! A huge congratulations to you :clap: :raised_hands: :heart:

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:first_quarter_moon_with_face: Evening Check in :first_quarter_moon_with_face:
Day 229
Feeling a bit better this evening. I took the wagon out to get groceries. Just being active helped. Helped to burn off some steam lol. I still feel very tired. But my sons temp has been normal all day. I feel like i will be able to take my meds tonight, which will also give me a good sleep. I am going to work tmrw. Need to just get back to the basics and get back on track with my recovery routine, my exercise and healthy eating, my goals and back to meditation and self care. I swear… it only takes a second for my routine to slip away. Its a lot of work for me some days to stay on top of it. But id rather work hard daily for my recovery, then to be in active addiction. Anyway, im glad to be back on here. I absolutely felt disconnected. Like something was missing in my day. And i was missing something… my lovely TS fam! Hugs everyone!

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Comgrations on 30 days @Miranda thats awesome!

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That first week was hard for me. I hope you keep checking in with us here. You got this!

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Wow, I’m so far behind! First things first… Congratulations to

@Miranda for 30 days
@anon53116147 for 4 months
@KellyKelly for 6 months
@RosaCanDo and @Twizzlers for one year
@Olivia for two years

You’re an inspiration, it’s always encouraging to see others winning!

Day 55
Went to my med appointment yesterday, a TEE. Found out that stands for transesophageal echocardiogram. They knock you out and shove a probe down your throat to check your heart. I don’t know what they gave me, but it was a really nice 30 minute nap.
Anyway, everything seems to be normal, but he prescribed beta-blockers anyway which confused me because my blood pressure is normal.
Still fighting occasional craving. I don’t know why it’s been so strong lately, but I’m winning so far.
Just read about some morbidly obese man who lost a lot of weight by just taking one multivitamin a day for a year. That’s sounds dangerously irresponsible but I’m at the end of my rope with the weight that won’t come off. Anyone ever heard of this?
Binge-watching Mr. Robot. It’s the only thing, other than Sneakers that show hackers realistically. It amazes me how lazy Hollywood is about this. They hire consultants for movies all the time; why do hacker movies always look like they were written by an 8 year old? (TW for those who might be interested; there’s a drug use and mental health scenes).
Hope everybody is having a good sober weekend! :v:

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Day 15 smokeless
Day 16 Sober

Some pretty good moods but they dont last too long :hot_face:

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:clap::clap: well done. Keep adding those days up. :+1:

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44 days. Taking care of a very drunk person tonight who is sick. Makes me laugh honestly … glad it’s not me!

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Think we’ve all been there. Taking care of is much better than being taken care of. Well done on 44. :+1:

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A bit too late, but happy to see your :one: year milestone!
Congratulations :tada::tada::tada:
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