Really proud of you Andrew! I always enjoy reading ur posts. Its wonderful to hear ur self awareness and getting prepared for the holidays as well as really beginning to see ur accomplishments. That sense of joy and sense of feeling proud of how far youve come. I really feel like uv come a long way. Hope u enjoy ur day 
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Huge congratulations on triple digits!!! 
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You have been thru sooo much Richard. And these arent just small things. I cant even imagine the emotion behind so much loss. I have periods myself on TS where im more active than other times (for various reasons). Sometimes I feel like I notice a difference in how many responses I get or how much interaction happens btwn me and others TS membersā¦ but what I have come to understand, is that i get out of it what i put into it. Basically the more i interact and work on builiding those friendships, and the more effort i put into taking the time to read others checkins and responding to others posts, the more onteracrion also comes my way. It basically opens up so many more opportunities for conversation I also have to remind myself that everyone has their own stuff going on. Sometimes I may be hurting or feeling down or whatever. And my expectation is to think, āhey if i post about it, ill get alot of help right away to feel betterā. The reality is, is that sometimes thise helpful posts happen right away and sometimes they dont. Maybe people dont know what to say sometimes to help or maybe they have alot going on within their own recoveries. Ill be honestā¦ i try my best to be supportive to alot of people bcuz i genuinely care about their wellbeing, but some daysā¦ i have no energy to type. Im soo exhausted from my own recovery etc that i just dont have the energy to keep giving from my ācupā when its empty. People here care Richard (including myself). Im glad ur back here posting more. Im glad that ur opening up about ur feelings. Keep doing whats best for u. Post as much as u want, spend some time reading and getting more involved (if u want) on TS ur always welcome here!
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Checking in for day 22.
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Congrats on hitting the triple digits Cheyenne 
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Checking in on Tuesday morning. Not half bad here. Iām waiting on the MRi place to call me so I can figure out whatās going on with this disc in my back. Probably just gonna need a shot or something, been a couple years since I had one. I got a ton of sick time saved up from work so Iām thinking about taking a few weeks off at some point soon, Iām kinda physically beat up.
. Iām gonna take @mx_elle and @Juli1 advice and dust off the yoga mat. I do have one itās just buried somewhere.
. Maybe thatāll help a little.
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@chey.o congratulations on your 100 days 
@Brl81 Congratulations on your 22 days.
@Rockstar24777 I woke at 2:30am too i couldnt fall back asleep so put the tv on in the end!! Trying to stay up all day now in the hope that i sleep good tonight. Im sure your do well taking on the extra work, as you say its about the learning and growing and i think your do just fine 
congratulations on your 858
@Nordique congratulations on your 856 days you and @Rockstar24777 are basically sober twins- 2days apart 
@Bomdhil 6 days is amazing, your doing well breaking that cycle keep going strong you got this.
@Cjp Those dreams oh dear i tend not to get too bothered by them now but every now and then i have one i just cant shake off for a while. Hope your doing okay now.
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Hope your tests are okay thinking of you 
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Congratulations on all of your days adding up
I quit smoking many many years ago. I donāt know if this is advice I should give or notā¦ But what really helped me was the nicorette gum. I did use it for quite a few months, but it definitely got me to quit with the cigarettes, which honestly I thought I never could.
Haha a super dayā„ļø
Oh I just realized it said haha a super dayā¦ Lol
You know what I meant 
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Hi Miranda 
I also gave up smoking (same day as i quit drinking) using the gum and patches and it workedā¦ i also used it for a few months.
I found that using them helped stop the irritability and short temper.
Nice to see you iv been reading alot more than posting the past week or 2 not been sleeping to great hope everything is good your end.
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This Christmas and New Year will also be challenging for me, but I am going to plan and execute them as good as possible for me.
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Iāve started to do some mindfulness meditation for around half an hour every evening before sleeping. And it works quite well.
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Yoga always helps anyway 
Go on searching the mat Joe 
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Nice to see you too!
I read way more than I post, I always open this app intending to do a check in, but then I get reading and responding and run out of time to post LOL
Iām on day 47 and canāt believe how fast the days add up now! At first it seemed sooooo slow, but now I think of alcohol less and less. This go around feels soooo different.
Iām dealing with some bad news about my hip which is unfortunate because my job is instructing fitness and personal training and I also use exercise for a lot of stress relief. Iām unable to do some things now, and probably wonāt be able to do them ever again, but I know things could be worse so Iām hanging in there.
Thanks for checking inā:heart:
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Congratulations and welcome to the hundreds Cheyenne.
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Hello all,
Checking in on Day 1,545.
God Bless!
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Day 88 AF
Day 69 toxfree
Hi there 
Today is much better then yesterday.
Thank you all again for your support.
You managed my counter thoughts on this difficult day
Had a meeting with a job coach today to clarify my potentials, what I want and who I am.
Impressions have to settleā¦ But it was veeeery helpful until now.
Will have group therapy later ā¦ 
Itās always a surprise what happens. 
90 days are coming soon!
My package from Slip with pillow case and mask made of mulberry silk has been delivered.
Itās a gift to myself for 90 days.
But I will wait to open it until Thursday! 
Will take a nap now 
Hugs all ya guys and girls!
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Second check in. TW Death.
My friend Susanna who would have been 48 years old today. Instead three years ago a hitherthough undetected malformation of bloodvessels in her brain burst. Which killed her a couple of days later. Just like that she was gone.
A reminder for me -and maybe for you too- to live life to the full. Donāt wait. For who waites everything always comes too late. And I did wait way too long living my life. And sometimes I still do. At least Iāve given myself a chance now. By becoming sober and clean.
Today reminds me to do the things I want to do. Today. It can be over just like that. Ik mis je lieve Suus. In my heart forever.
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