Checking in daily to maintain focus #51

Checking in 2 weeks :grin:

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Congratulations on 2 whole weeks!!! Way to go :smiley:

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Good evening, sober fam! Had an interesting day. Felt on edge for some reason. Maybe going a week without meds had something to do with it. Anyway, I had my 6 month re-evaluation with the med doctor. I was curious about this new medication ā€œTrintrellixā€. He said with the stuff Iā€™m already on, I was a risk for Serotonin Syndrome. I wanted to just stop the Gabapentin and try the new stuff, but no.
He did hook me up with a voucher to pay for the meds, so Iā€™m feeling a bit better.
Later that afternoon, my friend Miss Sally came by with a puffy winter jacket and ski pants. She had gotten the wrong size from Samā€™s Club, and decided to give them to me instead of returning them. They fit perfectly and sooooo warm!
Going to bed early so I can visit my friend Theresa in prison tomorrow. Have a good sober evening, all! :v:

P.S. Congratulations @Butterflymoonwoman you are so close the magical year!

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As I roll into day 1,899 I am given a painful reminder that stigma still exists. Iā€™ll leave my soapbox to the side, but also leave this article as a reminder of what we are all fighting.

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290 days checking in :sparkles:
Life is good, my relationship with my hubby has been really nice lately. Our sobriety has bought us closer coming up on 13 years together.
We have been through som really hard times, many absolutely awful drunk blow outs, many awful family tragedies, tonnes of time being broke from drinking all the time together. So much time wasted being hungover and pissed off with each other.
Now we have spare money to do cool shit together. We play cards together, read and share books, chill out, cheer each other on. Eat yummy snacks. Itā€™s nice to see our hard work paying off.
Iā€™m grateful for this sober life :heartpulse:
Happy Saturday friends.

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Days
95 substance free
12 self harm free
58 not restricting food

I had weird dreams and woke up confused. I kept dissociating. I actually donā€™t remember much of my day. I think the first part of the day i was wholly myself, was about 3:45.
I had already been at work for a few hoursā€¦
So in my memory, all i did today is work. I checked my gps on my watch, phone, and car, and I didnā€™t go anywhere I shouldnā€™t have been. So thatā€™s good.
I think this episode was from such high stress yesterday. So I am trying to take it easy today.

Got a few big days coming up. My little oneā€™s birthday is Sunday, and my 100 days is next week too. I hope this week is less stressful, so I can focus on the good things happening. :blush:

Iā€™m glad i made it through last night, and have yā€™all to thank. :heart:

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CONGRATULATIONS!!! :tada::tada::partying_face::partying_face: Youā€™re amazing!

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Day 1, ainā€™t too pleased now but it is what it is. Been working out at the gym in the mornings now. Itā€™s been good for me

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Well done for the 2 weeks! :tada:
We canā€™t change our past, but we can change our future.
And you are doing ā€œjustā€ that!! :facepunch::facepunch::facepunch:

And for you too @Jenny1972 , 2 weeks in your pocket! :tada::tada:

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Fuckers. Thanks for sharing.

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#Day 1578 :walking_woman:
Today? Work.
A lot in my head lately. Thinking about my life and what I like and what has to go.
What sparkles my joy?
I already left the band I was playing in. Have to be careful not to make decisions who are final too fast, but so far so good.
Put myself on a waiting list for silver smitting lessons.


Sharing this picture because it helps me to have a bit of influence on my feelings. Maybe it helps you too :sunglasses:
Have a great sober saturday! :raising_hand_woman:

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I made it!

Short message
Blocked contact
Deleted contact
Deleted app we used for contact
If he is still calling, I will change number,
as my mobile is sending an info although he is blocked and that triggered me to get back.

Feels like putting a rucksack with stones down.
Ouhhhhf!

I will take care who comes in my life and go on my path. Not focus on dating, but on selflove, strength, sobriety and fun :woman_cartwheeling::woman_juggling::woman_in_lotus_position:t2::cherry_blossom::revolving_hearts:

Thank you all for your support! :panda_face:

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Day 105

@Juli1 Iā€™m proud of you girl! Good that you blocked him.
Until last year, shortly before I became sober again, I had a friend who had a bad influence at me too. I knew he wasnā€™t good for me but I was afraid to block him because then Iā€™d be all alone. And what to do if I need help with anything in the apartment? Anything technical?
I did it anyway, although I was afraid. I had to be true to myself. He did so many things I didnā€™t agree with, good that itā€™s over.
After that I felt strong enough to quit alcohol again, and here I am :heart:

I have to write this down before it fades.
I start to have strange dreams again. Not in a bad way though :wink: But this one is special.
So I had this dream last night. I donā€™t know where I was, but I was talking to my aunt from the city I was born in. As you may know I stopped having contact to my whole family years ago, I think it was 2016?
I asked her about my uncle and she replied ā€œOh didnā€™t you know heā€™s dead since years?ā€
I woke up and grabbed my phone to search for him.
Itā€™s true, heā€™s dead. Died in 2021. It was a message. I believe in those things.

Did you have dreams that came out true about stuff you couldnā€™t know? Let me know if you want to :blush:

I didnā€™t do anything yesterday except eating :joy:
No training, no cleaning or laundry. I ate and got comfy on the couch. And thatā€™s okay. One doesnā€™t have to be busy all the time.

Have a beautiful sober day friends and stay strong :kissing_heart::muscle:

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Oh fuck. When I think back this was a long time a reason I lay in bed crying being so unhappy in may last relationship but what and how could I manage this all alone also financially. Today I am glad he took charge of it and left me as I was too weak and dependant and in my victim cycle back in 2016.

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We do :blush::muscle: We somehow do. And if anything happens there will be a way to handle it.
Thereā€™s always a way.
We were afraid of something that didnā€™t happen yet.
Glad we are where we are today :heart:

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Youā€™re going to have 50 kids at a childrenā€™s party?:astonished:

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Congratulations to two sober months!:confetti_ball::tada::confetti_ball:

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Possibly, there are 30 in her school class plus family and other friendsā€¦i did make more incase more came because id hate to not have enough

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Have as good a day as you all can friends. Love from Utrecht.

It was a bit much yesterday, solo therapy in the am, visited a video art exhibition with some brutal works after that, followed by group therapy later in the afternoon. I was mentally exhausted after all that. But I had a good night with some stable sleep and not too much dreams. Working late shifts this weekend. On we go. Sober and clean.

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I made it to the end of day 2 had a craving in the middle of the night. So, I just got up and posted instead. I have not gone to attend a meeting yet is it ok to go to different meetings untill I find the one that works best for me? there are three in my area. Thank you in advance for your advice. I will check in tomorrow, or sooner if I have to resist slipping up.

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