Day 999 clean and sober. Up early for my Friday. I had a trip planned for Yosemite next week but they have closed the park due to so much snow. I was able to change my lodging and go in June though so I’m glad that worked out. Slept like crap last night and not looking forward to today but I’ll make it through. Have a great day everyone, proud of you and I love you guys 
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Awesome that you were able to change dates. So much snow this year. Just crazy.
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Hey all, checking in on day 997. I hope everybody has a good one!
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Why isn’t depression a one-and-done thing? At least I know the warning signs (after 4 years) and speak with my psychiatrist every 4 weeks.
My sleep is off. I want to stay in bed all day. Daily hygiene is a major chore.
I think an upcoming trip across the pond to scatter my Dad’s ashes is messing with my mind. Staying in the home of my childhood abuser can’t help either.
This is when my focus on numbers helps (distracts) me. If you’ve been here a while you might know that I love ‘pretty’ numbers/sequences. Look what I have my eye on ……… 
…. I think it’s going to happen in the middle of the night though 
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1234.56!!!
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This answer implies that alcohol has value. And by quitting it completely means one is making a sacrifice.
For decades, I placed huge amounts of value on my DOC. I would say that it accounted for about 75% of my relapses.
Have either of you read
Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Control Alcohol
or Annie Grace’s This Naked Mind?
The truth is our DOC’S have no value. They don’t relieve stress, they create it. They don’t cure anxiety, but leave us more anxious. They don’t fill a void, but create one.
But they still trick the mind that they’re giving something of great immense value when in reality, they’re taking away.
So when a milestone or a major trial comes up, my subconscious self tries to compare and scrutinize my new life of recovery to the old life of addiction and the extreme amount of value it places on it. “See Kevin? I told you so! Life with the addiction is soooo much better. Lies! All lies!” By choosing to live without my DOC, I’m not missing out. I’ve finally have a chance to get my life back.
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00:45:00 into Day 1
I was down but I WILL get back up!
Taking each kid to their therapists today. Time to reflect on what I need to do going forward whilst it wait!
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Day 281. Day 2 of class was great. Really love what im doing and where im going. Grateful, and putting in the work even on the good days so when the bad days come I am prepared. Much love
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Tomorrow is the BIG day!! 
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Day 173. Still af af. Coming up on 6 months. Crazy to think about. I will go days even a week or so now without even thinking about drinking. My routines have all changed so much that I just don’t drink on auto pilot, order tea or water when I eat out and drink water at home. Working out more and more helps me focus on health too. I used to try and fill this hole in my heart with alcohol and no matter how much I drank it would only become more void, I asked God to come in and fill this hole and ever since that day I’ve not had a drink. I hope you all have an amazing day full of sobriety. God bless you all.
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Yes I finished Easy Way and it has mind opening points. Brilliant. Did a huge shift’s in my recovery and I am nowhere like before. Still have work to do like I mentioned before but can surely agree those readings made big fundamental ground to grow forward 
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Morning Check in
Day 388
Still clean and sober. Hope everyone has an addiction free day
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Hey way to go! Keep going! Those days will add up so fast 
proud of u friend!
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Congratulations kevin! Woo hoo!!! Im so happy to see this, this morning 
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Thats so cool about ur upcoming trip in June! I am going to be doing the Yosemite Virtual Conqueror Challenge soon. Definitly not the same as the real thing but its exciting. And look at that number!! Im super excited for you!!! Have a great day friend!
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You can post in the “1000 day thread” tomorrow, Rob! 
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