Congratulations on ur 8 months!! 
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Checking in day 70! Off work todayā I think watching some shows and exercising is on the agenda. Been eating not so great (I always crave bad food when Iām sick) and my body is feeling it. Trying to use today to recenter and refocus. With that said, still feeling steadfast in my recovery from alcohol 
Have a lovely Sunday all!
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Morning Check in
9 Months
Morning TS fam! Work is going okay so far but I havent felt like working this weekend. I still showed up tho. Im feeling a bit better today. Slightly emotional this morning but Im alright. I feel like the next chapter of my recovery journey is going to be on self love & self compassion. I really think this is what i need to address. Im still doing my Letting Go Ceremony this Wednesday but my main goal is to look at ways to enhance/discover self love & compassion within me. Thank u @Mno for bringing this up in ur comment to my post. I think u really got to the root of what is going on. On the surface, the events that happened seemed to be the issue (so initally the Letting Go Ceremony I thought was perfect for this), but underneath everything is something deeper and it stems from my lack of self love and self compassion. So thank you!! And finally this happened this morning:
Thank you TS for everything!!! Really
Hope everyone has an addiction free day!
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Congratulations on your 9 months!! What an achievement
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Thank you so much!! I see you got 70 days today! Thats one hell of an achievment also my friend! hope u have a great day!
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Congratulations on your 9 months!!! Youāre kicking ass lady!! 
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Congrats on 9 months. 
Working the 12 steps in recovery is how I found self love & compassion.
The steps are simple but not easy,IMHO.
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Day 135 AF
Man. What a busy weekend. I havenāt had much time to catch up on here, until now.
I have attended a 50th birthday party (70ās prom themed too!) at a historic bar in Atlanta, gone to a college football game in Alabama for my nephewās last home game before he graduates, and helped a client get her husband into a detox/inpatient treatment facility. Iām very tired today, but itās a good kind of exhaustion. Being around some of my closest friends, a lot of my immediate family and helping āpay it forwardā has actually helped me stay focused these past few days.
There were fireworks every time the home team made a touchdown yesterday. For the first time in 19 years, I heard/saw them sober. Had a bit of a trigger, as I havenāt experienced that soberā¦.I wonāt go into detail because I donāt want to accidentally upset anyone. But this trigger has to do with my fatherās suicide. Anyway, I was able to sit through it without having a meltdown or having to leave. So thatās a score in my book.
I have some house cleaning that desperately needs taking care of, so thatās my only plan for today.
Iām not going to drink today. And I hope you donāt either. 
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1 week. Checking in.
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Wow these are HUGE wins!!! Its amazing to hear how āpresentā you are! Just absorbing all of these events, the good ones and tough ones. Working thru it all sober. Im very proud of you! And thank you for the congratulations also
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Yes!!! Congratulations on 1 full week sober!! 
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I really need to do a set of steps again. I sort of forgot about the steps as i dont go to in person at all. I do attend online but id need a sponsor to go thru the steps (at least that is what i was told). Or can u go thru the steps alone? Do u know?
Anyway my last set of steps wassssā¦ about 10 years ago 
maybe even longer. I cant remember. Can i maybe do the steps alone? And then when it gets to step 5, contact someone to do it?
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I am sorry youāre not feeling well! I hope this passes quickly!
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Day 841
Still in Florida, my sister came to visit for a few days and we hadnāt spent that much alone time together in years. We did a 5 mile walk on the beach yesterday and I opened up to her about a ton of shit about my alcoholism, drug addiction, and recovery that I never told her before. She is a therapist and tends to like to talk about a ton of negative shit and psycho analyze people and honestly talking to her made me feel yucky. She also brought up memories of me as a drunk that I didnāt even remember. And before she left she dumped her wine down the drain like I was going to drink it or something when someone else here could have had it. I feel like I am beyond that but I must have freaked her out with my stories. Also, since she talks about everyone elseās traumas openly I can now see her going to tell everyone in my family what I said. Whatever! Moving on. Iāll take it as a lesson learned on who I tell things to. Next time I see her I will keep it light and happy. Her life is just a complete mess I was trying to relate I guess by telling her my own crap. But I just want to be over it I guess. Iām gonna do my yoga and deep breathing and try to move on today! Happy sober day everyone.
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@Juli1 thanks Julia 
@destin1975 welcome 
congrats on double digits
@icebear happy birthday! 
@Bones_80 Iām sorry youāre in so much pain 
sending healing vibes 
congrats on 2 weeks though
@Rockstar24777 congrats on 29 months
@felipeandrews congrats on 8 months
@Joyce19 congrats on your week
@MooseTracks congrats on 70 days
@Butterflymoonwoman congrats on 9 months
825 days no alcohol.
290 days no cocaine.
I binged another time late last night, after Iād already binged yesterday afternoon. Trying not to let the shame cycle set in. I havenāt binged today so far, but I havenāt had any urges either, so I donāt know how strong Iāll be if urges do hit me.
Slept really long after that, didnāt properly wake up and stay awake until 12:30pm! Thatās madness for this early riser, it must have been all the food, since none of it was healthy considering I have diabetes. 
Have spent the afternoon catching up on the meme threads with my candle and SAD lamp on. Will do some more of that now before the program Iām watching starts at 9pm UK time.
I hope youāve all had wonderful sober weekends.
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Checking in with 50 days sobers and 377 days clean!!
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@Mbwoman may I suggest an amazing book by Louise Hay called You Can Heal Your Life. It is a beautifully illustrated workbook with self affirmations and strategies to help begin to change how you see and treat yourself. It helped me a great deal in forgiving myself for my past decisions, acceptance of who I am and helped me be more compassionate and loving towards myself.
You Can Heal Your Life You Can Heal Your Life - Google Search
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Way to go @Butterflymoonwoman for 9 months and paving the way for others on this sober journey with your love, support, and compassion. I wish you much luck on your self love journey!
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OMG 
I lOVE THIS
Congratulations on your 9 month Dana. Iām so happy for you girl.
I can relate to that lack of self love and compassion for self thing. Thinking about it gives me the willies. Let me know if you come across something good. Meanwhile Iām pretty content going back to step 2 again.
But Iām soooo dang proud of you Dana. Big hugs 
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