Congratulations! 
That must be a good feeling! Well done for the 1 year!!
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I remeber you! Good to see you and read you are doing good! If you can’t remember me, I changed me name and profile pic. So maybe I was Buts in that time. Again good te read you!!
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Gonna do my best for tomorrow, peeps!
Still feeling pretty good. Next week is all exams, and then just grading and two months ‘off’. Actually will be prepping for some new classes, prepping for old classes with new textbooks, doing some regular Japanese classes, and tidying the house. I am not worried about drinking, but am worried about wasting time on yt or Netflix.
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There is an app called Blocksite where you can block those sites when you go to use them. Great little reminder to rethink the brain to be more productive when needs be. Worked great for me as I can very easily spend a couple of hours watching the most random shit on YouTube!
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Have as good a day as you can all. Sober and clean. Love from Utrecht.
@Sober_Ninja Great to see you! Thanks for dropping in and sharing your awesome numbers. X
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Sober Sunday morning. Day 8. Depression is bad. Already crying. My IOP is canceled tomorrow due to holiday. Really struggling this weekend. Maybe I’ll just go back to bed.
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Going back to bed or to bed early is something I did regularly in early sobriety. Are you participating in the gratitude thread? An attitude of gratitude is something I committed to early on, and the benefits to practicing gratitude can not be overstated. It forces you back in the present moment and get you out of negativity. This would be, IMO, a good thing to add to your toolkit at this stage in your recovery. @Dazercat made it easy with the thread he started.
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Hey all, checking in on day 945. I hope everybody has a good one!
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Or, if you can, have a shower, get dressed and go for a walk. Don’t let my depressive addict mind win. Your mind wants to isolate you in that bedroom on your own. Away from help. Away from sanctuary. It wants to trick you into think that bed is soooo comfy and helpful when in really it’s a prison with pillows and a sheet.
Take action. Go against your mind. Do the opposite of what it’s telling you 
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21 days sober!!Grateful to God,AA,and the TS family,
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Congrats on three weeks! That’s awesome!
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Check in Day 16 AF
Major trigger this morning. The p.o.s. ex tried calling me twice from jail. I hung up and remained no contact. He hasn’t attempted to contact me since thanksgiving day, and I have been no contact since Oct 10. It just brings up more anxiety with the court date in just a few days. I’m praying he stays where he is at, especially with the other charge that I found out about. I have to get myself together mentally and make sure that I don’t let this affect my progress in sobriety.
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Day 6. Up at 5:30a this morning, just toodling about. I am reading Matthew Perry’s book and I have to take it in small bites. Something about the L.A. vibe that brings up a lot for me. I’ve been to most of the places he talks about and probably have been drunk at most of them.
Yesterday was a no-craving day - my favorite! I spent a lot of meeting time and forum (this and another) time. However, I do think that little Day One review exercise from the day prior made a hell of a difference. I plan to do that, maybe during my weekly planning. At some point, I have to balance meetings, forums, and life. A danger of working for myself is I’d rather not employment work, just “do the work” of sobriety. 
Will someone pay me to be sober, please?
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Days
97 substance free
14 no self harm
60 no restricting food
It’s 8am and I’ve been at work for 3 hours now. Only 3 more to go, and then off to the store to get my little ones 5th Birthday cake 
I didn’t sleep much last night, but I am hoping that she has a great day! I’m going to do everything I can to make today special for her. 
I may even have a slice of cake with her. 
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Checking in.
Realized this morning how I can value connection now more than when I was drinking. I still have no real friends.found here. Trying to get into contact bit by bit. You have to be moving. Then, after I went to the event in the house in Friday, I realized that I feel good today, like these small talks fuelled me a bit. I remember when I was still drinking, the worst years after my ex broke up with me, I did a lot, made new contacts as well, but everything left me more lonely, like my emptiness was echoing even louder when I was back home and alone. Like I was craving connection so badly, I needed it 24/7 and it was never enough. I still couldn’t let go of the bottle.
So, baby steps. I am grateful that this blobs up from time to time, what is better now.
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Hello all,
Checking in on Day 1,633 Sober!
Thanks
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Congratulations on 3 weeks!! Way to go!
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Awesome work on 2 weeks!!! Keep at it!
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