Checking in daily to maintain focus #50

Congratulations on getting your new place and congratulations on your 8 days, you have pulked yourself through alot im very proud of you and happy to read how well your doing.

@Scorpn Helping others is so healing your definitely onto something there !! Wanted to say congratulations to you for your 180 days of no SH :hugs::dizzy: and all your mile stones.

@Juli1 Oh wow you guys are doing the ice showers !! I tried it in the summer but guess that felt nice and cool not much cold in that weather.
Congratulations on all your milestones your doing amazing job!

@Sabrina80 Congratulations on your 60 days :dizzy::dizzy:

@Noshame Congratulations on your 26 days :slightly_smiling_face:

@Nordique Almost at the big 900 congratulations to you :grinning:

@KarenKW Hi Karen im sending you some healing higs and love. I can promise you that if you stick at it and your doing amazing by the way that you will wake up one morning soon feeling a new lease on life and health will be better :hugs: im so glad you keep reaching out here because we are all here for you.

@Wakikki Congratulations on your 11 months :dizzy:

@JDHealing Huge congrats on your 50 days :dizzy:

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290 days !!! You are such an inspiration to me and so many !!!
I love the colours in your dream catcher and im so happy that your friend surprised you with a present for your bday :hugs::hugs:
I thought it was the 4th but read yesterday its the 3rd so had to change it in my calendar :rofl: a day early would of been better than a day late ! Il never forget it now as its just before my sons.
So know il be thinking of you every year :dizzy::dizzy:

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Congratulations on your 60 days!
Great job! :muscle:t2:

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Oh dear im so glad you are okay :hugs::hugs::hugs:
Im sorry also to hear you got so unwell.
Covid is so scary im really am glad you okay.

Congratulations on your 65 days and i wish you a speedy recovery Ree xx :pray::pray::dizzy:
Sending you healing hugs and love :purple_heart:

I remeber reading your experience with drugs that you had years ago and you really have cone along way and such a strong woman. It gives so many others hope that addiction no matter how deep can be turnt around. Im so proud of you.

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Day 53. Been craving pretty bad this evening. Christmas season has begun at my house and this time of year is a big trigger for me.

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Congratulations on your selfharm milestone
of these amazing 180 days of no SH! :pray:t2:
You are doing great!

I am not tracking it, but my last SH was 2 years ago around Christmas. It was a real bad one. Now I am free from other toxic behaviors like alcohol and difficult guys. Eating habits are on a good path last weeks too.

A hug my friend :hugs::heartpulse:

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53 days is brilliant, i also have been having these temptations and thoughts during this seasonal xmas period.
We can get through this together all of us.
Maybe there is a thread about xmas cravings and ways everyone can help to get through them and we can all give each other ideas.

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Thatā€™s a great thread idea!

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Checking inā€¦ Day 54

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Thank!! And congratulations on your 60 days as well. :relaxed:

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Just want to say a huge THANK YOU to yā€™all for being so amazing and supportive :heart::heart::heart:
Iā€™d tag people, but i would have too many names for one post :sweat_smile:
Unless @everyone would be an option like on discord

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My way will be to avoid it a much as I can.
I am not a christian, I celebrated it as it was normal and cultural based. Of cause I like the lights.

It was always much too emotional and overall triggering to me.
Itā€™s the same with new years eve.

The only wish I have is peace in the world :pray:t2:

I will send out peace and just enjoy my new personal inner calmness, thatā€™s fascinating me more and more.

Every second, there is possibility for a new beginning :heartpulse:

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Checking in on day 4.
A little bit better each dayā€¦ā€¦
Starting a fitness/weight loss competition with a friend tomorrow, so really looking forward to a healthier focus for the next little while. (Especially during the holiday season).
Have a good one everyone!

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Evening of day 6. Head still hurts but not quite as bad. I was really depressed all morning. But then I was able to help out a friend whoā€™s going through a hard time and I was grateful I could do that. Hit with a bad craving. Only thing preventing me from drinking is not wanting to restart with withdrawals. Feeling anxious and on edge. Really wish I was feeling some sort of improvement to help motivate me to stick with it. I think the depression is creeping back in now. Want to crawl into bed but itā€™s only 5pm.

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Day 19

Almost over with this day. And I just been very very happy, super energetic singing, dancing, doing laundry and cleaning.
(I clean everyday :grimacing:)

Sounds good huhā€¦.but when Iā€™m this happy usually means Iā€™m about to have a very depressive episode in the next days.
Wish me luck!!! :heart:

Good luck and congratulations to another sober day!! Wooh.!

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Day 51. Been dumping rain all week and I can definitely feel the gloominess, the good news is itā€™s not making me want to drink, just sleep. So Iā€™m going to listen to my body and rest up as much as my body wants to.
Getting my first paycheck tomorrow after not working for almost 3 months while I renovated my trailer and moved. Super excited to not be throwing it away the first night on a bar tab! :sweat_smile: alcohol is expensive. I was thinking of sitting down and adding up what I spent at bars in the last year before I quit.
Iā€™m sure the number would be terrifying.

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My savings so far :scream::smiling_face_with_three_hearts: I agree with you that addiction is expensive

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Glad to hear youā€™re doing better now. I hope you have a speedy recovery from covid!

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Thatā€™s like a decent used car worth! Or a pretty nice vacation!

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So far itā€™s been mostly catching up on debtā€¦and thatā€™ll be true for a while still sadly, but at least Iā€™m not growing the debt anymore :blush::blush: and one day Iā€™ll take a vacation (i hope)
I havenā€™t left my (current) hometown in almost a decadeā€¦

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