Checking in daily to maintain focus #50

Don’t worry.
Everything is okay :v:t2:
I made the expectations and promises by myself. Some came true. Some not. Will c.
My personality type wants a further plan!

My post was too negative, not the right place here.
Will just hang out and have fun in nature now.
:palm_tree::ocean::panda_face:

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Hey Jan,
nice to read you.
Congrats on quitting the job! :v:t2:

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Day 6. I commit to myself and my family that I will not drink today. I’m greatful for all that I have!

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Hey all, checking in on day 919. I hope everybody has a good one!

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Day 921 clean and sober. Have an amazing day everyone, love you guys :sunglasses::metal:t2:

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I personally thought you made the very valid point that there are no promises given when you get sober.
There might have been an expectation but that is a very different thing.
And since you, dear Franzi, deleted it Imma repeat it here cos we have a lot of newcomers and ppl struggling atm:

Sobriety does not solve depression, ED, intimacy issues, financial problems or anything else. Sobriety only gives you the baseline chance of starting to deal with your inner and outer life. This requires a lot of hard ass work, cos we’re all complicated and avoidant and hurt and cranky little things and is a lot more than just not drinking or using. So that you may feel better and be happier with your life over time.
This is the same chance everyone gets and everyone must step up to that task - or not. Every day anyone chooses to not go back out and hide behind that bottle we give an answer to the question of whether we fucking want that chance - or not really thanks a lot.

:stars::boar:

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Nice Eiffel tower! :+1:t2:

The Range Rover is also a very good model. I would recommend Cada or Moltking for technic sets.

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Hello all,

Checking in on Day 1,607.

God Bless!

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Day 45 AF, another early morning on the couch curled up with my dog. It snowed all night and it’s still coming down, which is rare enough where I live that it feels very special and exciting… Not everywhere in Canada is a 24/7 winter wonderland!

Yesterday my home was freezing and (weirdly?) that triggered a craving. Anyone else surprised by what triggers them? I jacked up the heat and warmed myself up with extra layers and tea, and the temptation passed.

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I’m proud of you! You showed strength in this decision. I’m sorry to hear about you crying, but maybe it’s a good coping mechanism in your actual situation and for your emotional balance?

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Checking in day 107 :slight_smile: Still sick, still sober. Had to cancel my clients for my part time job today (I hate doing that- reminds me of when I was bad into my drinking and would call out of work). Definitely feel like I’m slowly getting better, but still wiped out.

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142 Days Alcohol free. I realized the other day that I have not smoked cigarettes in almost 4 years, 13 months since I smoked weed, and 3 years of no Bulimia. Now if I could just give up coffee! That would be something!:joy: Progress, I like it!:blush: Have a great day everyone!:sunny:

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Wow!!! Great numbers on all 3 areas! Congratulations :confetti_ball:

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I dont know, maybe ? I have not tougth so much about hitting my 1 year with to many expectations, not really thinking to much about it actually. But maybe it is all in the back of my mind without me acutally thinking it?

I just dont want to go back to the hell I was in a year ago with my mental health, anxiety and all the pain in my body. This scares me alot.

I just got home from work, I pulled it trough, and now Im off until january, and just hope to feel good and not have a shit vacation with anxiety and ruin christmas.

And Im glad when I saw my coworkes today, that Im not drinking, black eyes, some so hungover I cant understand how they are abel to work… I had a little laugh for myself.

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Absolutely :hugs:
Still triggered when eating pizza, even after a long stretch of sober time.

But well done for you at not giving in! :facepunch:

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Welcome back! :heavy_heart_exclamation:

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Good morning beautiful souls! Today is day 19 of my sobriety! I didnt have a crazy dream about using last night. Thank god! I woke up happy im feeling more normal everyday! I havent felt this way for a very long long time. Im extremely excited

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Checking in on day 37, im on Christmas holidays off work for a few weeks and usually this is a time of benders, it feels so nice to be sober during the holiday and not waking up hungover and then drinking myself to a black out the following day and repeating that cycle over and over. I still deal with my anxiety and stress however the stress of making things even worse with drinking is gone which is nice. I just have to clean up the mess and dig myself out of the hole i put myself in over the past couple years of constant drinking, happy to be sober to start to doing that.

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I’m going to agree with what @Pandita shared.

Milestones can be tricky. And it’s mostly subconscious. An alarming number of relapses happen short of a milestone. I know that to be true for me.

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The anxiety and panic is awful today. I keep having anxiety attacks. It’s seeMs as though every time I manage to calm myself down and get my breathing under control, something sets me off again. I’m supposed to be working but that feels impossible. I wish I had something to take the edge off. But can’t take anything like Xanax. I just have to live with it. But I don’t know how to function like this. I’ve been in tears all day.

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