Congratulations! One full year. You have made every annual event sober. That’s wonderful.
I can totally get the emotional sobriety. I still feel in an very early stage sometimes but the probability to learn from it is so much higher than being drunk at the same time.
Checking in on day 173. Being sober feels so much better than drinking every night. I know my cravings still come and go but I’ll manage.
There hasn’t been a day this week that I didn’t think of alcohol. It’s been on my mind at least a few times a day.
You’re doing really well. Can you notice what it is that’s happening when you start thinking about alcohol? Is it because you have some time to fill or perhaps you’re feeling stressed? I know that I used to fantasise about that first nice cold beer as a way of signaling that it was the end of my day, so I worked on finding an alternative to that, which has turned out to be a pot of tea and a cookie.
Yes, every time when I’m near a milestone I have more cravings. Milestones are tricky days for me, they make me more unstable.
But if you are aware it you can act on it
Checking in day 207! Have therapy, going to get to the gym, then a long night at work. Woke up with a sore throat- hoping it’s seasonal allergies and not getting sick. Allergies would make sense with the weather change and time I’ve been outside- the nice weather does wonders for the mood!
I’ve officially decided to put in notice for my on call job. It’s the one I do because the mission of the org is really important to me, but the trade off of my free time is no longer worth it. I could add just one client a week at my part time job and supplement that income. Gotta do what I gotta do for my peace of mind.
A kickball league I joined starts this weekend and I’m excited for it! It’s an all lgbtq league and I was really looking for ways to stay active and connected to others, so that felt like a great fit. Trying to do all I need to keep building the life I want in my sobriety (while sobriety and work on that remains at the center).
Also planning my 7 month piercing for next week- going to do an upper part of my lobe.
Anyway, I wrote more than usual and more than I planned haha. Hope you all have the best sober Thursday
Sitting on the couch drinking a cappuccino, catching up here. This is such an active, beautiful community. Attended my morning Tempest call and am about to watch a video from their library. Staying on track.
This trip had its challenges for sure but I try to stay on this app and read a lot and communicate when needed. Flying back home this evening and I am excited to be back home and sleep in my bed.
Just after legs /arms workout. Will drink some camomile tea now / then / some GaBA / then / some melatonine / 5htp / need to calm those horses down a bit before going to sleep…