Safe travels my man!
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Did you ever read Allen Carrās Easy Way to Control Alcohol or Annie Graceās This Naked Mind?
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No I have not. Maybe I should? 
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I think itās a good idea. You need a change of mindset. Inside your head thereās still the notion that alcohol is something fun and beneficial to your life. That you are depriving yourself of something good by being sober. That notion has to go. I didnāt read either book, but Carrās book on quitting smoking really helped me with seeing smoking for what it is: a lying murderous addiction. Nothing more and nothing less. Itās the same with alcohol and this sort of quit lit can help you in creating that truth in your mind.
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You always remind how far weāve come my Quit Sister! Never going back! Huge congrats! 
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Glad to see you back David. One day at a time for all of us. Good to see you back on the sober road. Weāre in this together friend.
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Day 180
Almost half a year 
Nothing more to say today.
Have a beautiful sober day friends, stay strong 
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Day 30!
Just had my first mindful self compassion class. Iāve hit the jackpot this time 
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Thank you for your kind words!!!
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Take at least some minutes to celebrate!
One year is a lot!!! 
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I think it can be quite common, if youāve always signalled the end of your day with ārelaxing with a few beersā that when you take alcohol out of the equation the relaxation also gets sidelined. Thatās why I asked what the thinking was, because at almost six months thatās not a physical craving any longer.
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Congrats on your 30 days 
@Alycia congratulations on your year 
Iām very sleepy and will catch up tomorrow just didnāt want to miss these milestones I have be seen just now.
Congrats everyone who is sober today 
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Happy for you! and i feel you with the still very early in sobriety, it is so hard. Congratulations, your work got you here.
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Day 2
Trying to will myself to tidy the depression pit. Just 15 min. Slow min.
I think i have a solid pattern of not drinking in this room so now that the 30 more days sober means something to me, ill be able to stay in that pattern. I dont want my initial sobriety date to mean absolutely nothing.
Just one day at a time.
Edit 1: I dont even know where to start with this room it is literally so bad. I washed the dishes i used immediately and also bought new throw pillows for upstairs. I hate the ones down there that are all scratchy and ugly. Got great looking ones on clearance. However still fucking around in a room with half the floor cluttered! It was worse getting ready this week because laundry is an incoherent pile in the center. Theres clean and dirty mixed together. So overwhelming.
Thinking about what @AyBee and @SassyRocks wrote in a thread I posted about being afraid of relapse after 1 year has also motivated me to not entirely give up sobriety bc i am so miserable. Im going through never ending ego death but it really takes time to sink in.
āā¦to try to really look at WHY I used for so long, HOW I could become less stressed and reactive to feelingsā¦which literally pass if we donāt get too attached to them. Year 2 was less about fighting hard to not drink and more about setting the stage to have solid tools and understanding of my whys and what nows. Learning to let go, or be dragged.ā
Resonant words at this moment. I should give myself more time to actually Be sober. I used for YEARS!
Edit 2: I cleaned and then cleaned again. a little less than 20 min total. It still looks bad in there but something changed.
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Checking in day 38. Everything feels like an uphill battleā¦ rushing all day to get myself the things I need and keep up with work insanity. Not every day can be easy but I can be sober. Wishing everyone a lovely rest of your day, Iām grateful for you!
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Hey well done!! 30 days, and youāve been putting in the work. Keep going 
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Hey thanks for the kind words
I totally believe in your ability to get through these next 30 days. We struggle and stumble in sobriety sometimes. I had 10 months sober in 2021, and decided to dabble in some moderation which lead me to a three month binge and 7 relapses before I got this year sober again.
I know how you feel, but you can dust yourself off and do it again
I hope you feel better soon.
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Thanks everyone for the 1 year love yesterday.
Iām at a bit of a turning point in my sobriety where Iāve gotten this far only with myself and this community but I am going to start some meetings and therapy. Iāve quit the vice but the behaviours around my emotions are still there. I need to do something about that.
Much love friends, have a happy, sober Friday.
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