It truly is just one day at a time. Stress though was also a HUGE trigger for me to use. I got into the habit of deep breathing when i got stressed, exercising, and venting on here for support. Those things have helped me alot to reduce my stress. The other thing i began to do was preventative stuff to reduce my stress. So for example id meditate once a day, make sure i take breaks for myself throughout the day so that things dont pile up and cause stress. That sort of thing. I find it easier to keep the stress down in the first place, as opposed to having to deal with extreme stress when it happens. If that make sense lol anyway, hope ur day goes well today!
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Im excited for ur trip! Hope all goes well 
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Morning Check in
Day 302
Morning everyone! So glad its Mondayā¦ my fav day of the week! Haha Got my workout in this morning and now having my green tea until 11am. Lunch and then out to run some errands. Do some cleaning and folding laundry. Usual stuff lol Nothing much to report. Hope everyone has an addiction free day!
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Morning all. Checking in on day 479. Cold day today and have a few appointments to make so will be trying to stay warm. Hope everyone takes care and stays safe!
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Checking in on day 37. Survived Friendsmas yesterday with zero temptation, but itās definitely much harder to socialize sober.
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20 days 
have a good sober Monday everyone
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Way to go on hitting 20 days!!! Impressive work
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Day 38
I feel good
Keeping it mellow because Iāve been so wound up for a few days. Trying to keep a good pase
Watching out for caffeine because itās been the source of horrible anxiety
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Day 1499.
Just came home from work Christmas get together. Nothing big, just sitting around and talking a bit. When I came home and this was only the continuation of my feeling, I remember that these feelings were the main trigger for me to drink: not belonging. Like not belonging and hopefully noone will find out too soon.
I am glad I took the bike. I like the dry cold. Streets are still dry. Itās cold so the challenge is: putting as much so that you donāt freeze and still be able to move and switch gears on bike. Looking like a big ugly Tele tubby or Michelin MƤnnchen.
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Day 1, after almost a year. I feel so sad and terrible but know i can do this.
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@JP123 congrats on 3 weeks smoke-free 
@Sirluca congrats on double digits I hope you got some sleep 
@Twizzlers Iām sorry about the trauma nightmare 
glad we were with you 
@Zara84 welcome back 
congrats on trying again
@ToufTouf welcome congrats on your days so far
@waywardwanderer sending positive vibes 
@anon74766472 can relate, but well done for still going and making the effort to socialise
@Dancingwheel welcome back congrats on trying again, the days will add up fast and youāll feel better again
854 days no alcohol.
319 days no cocaine.
My photo memories showed me a screenshot of when I had 456.78 days clean from cocaine this day last year. It made me so sad because I had 459 days when I relapsed around this time last year. Just so grateful I survived it, didnāt think I was going to, and was so depressed I was ambivalent too it when I gave in. Keeping my guard up this year and paying close attention to any negative feelings and trying to hear what they are telling me so I can give myself what I need. I am definitely in a better place mentally than I was a year ago, so doing my best to maintain it.
It was hard to motivate myself to get changed and out the door to walk to the pool and back, but I managed to listen to my more assertive inner voice and just did it, so I went swimming today for the first time in 2 weeks! Proud of that.
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Thanks! All i want is to be better than i was yesterday
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I am so proud of you badass winter biking queen Franzi 
If I feel like I donāt belong (and I often do feel like an alien) i am trying to ask myself:
Belonging to what?
Maybe its just very cool on my side and itās not always achievable to belong to the other 
Okay polarising thought maybe.
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I am so glad that you had the courage to go
I will leave to one more evening swim at the indoor pool nowā¦
Before having the atlantic in front of my door soon. 
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Day 65.
9.04 pm as I write this.
I feel down. I had a confrontation with someone earlier tonight. Iām so bad with confrontation. All my mind can think of to get me calm is drinking.
This will pass I know but I feel so down. Like Iām not worthy of life itself. Sounds stupid I know.
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Thank you 
Iām getting a new prescription for disulfarim so that will help. Iām gonna do my best. I want 800 days thatās so amazing
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Thatās a great way to really set out what is going on. And realise there are other ways, better ways, to get the things you want.
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Hey, I needed to see this today. I had a moment at a Mexican restaurant tonight where I felt that I could just have one margarita, and that would have set me right back in the turmoil.
Keep at it, then try for day 2. Thank you for reminding me that I donāt want to go back. Iāll put a sober head on my pillow tonight. Sending you a hug.
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Niether of us have to wake up with a hangover tomorrow. Thank goodness!!!
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