@Becsta I’m sorry you had to endure what you did. No one deserves that, man woman or child. More power to you.
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Congratulations 
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Day 83.
The sun is shining, the birds are singing (not really, I’m by a busy main road so engines are all I can hear) and it’s a beautiful day to be sober. Just heading to the coworking spot to make some magic happen (read: earn my keep), but thought I’d check in here first (read: procrastinate).
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Hey all, checking in on day 1,027. I hope everybody has a good one!
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Happy Friday! Nothing wrong with a day off haha. Have an amazing day my friends.
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I’ve been using this gas pump image since I saw you mention it in another post recently and it has been so helpful!!!
I came home from a meeting last week and my partner (who, yes, works in the liquor industry and gets beer samples) had had a couple beers while I was out (otherwise abstaining drinking while I’m in early recovery). I could immediately sense the shift in her personality, she was much sillier, her cheeks were flushed, and the smell, oh the smell! I laugh at all those times I thought I was being sneaky and how I must have reeked of alcohol.
Anyway I have some anxiety about how this will work in the future but just focusing on me right now and ODATT. And going to keep using that gas pump mental image!!
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Thanks Seb, appreciate that. It’s good to see you (and your photography!) around here more again 
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Checking in here is one of the best procrastinations imaginable. Enjoy the rest of your day! And maybe be a little bit productive too.
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Hello friends. Checking in on day 665. Have a good day and let’s do it sober.
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Checking in on Day 418
Have a great day everyone!
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60 days clean!!! Feeling great today and super motivated even though i received some.crazy news this week. Found out i have a 15 year old daughter this week that i didnt even know about! Just another reason to stay clean and maintain my sobriety. I feel like so much has happened in these 60days… im suprised at myself for handling things so well. I cant believe i haven’t relapsed yet honestly but i know the consequences that follow. I know that if i add drugs to the mix right now things would be even more crazy and i would be dealing with even more problems. I want to pat myself on the back but at the same time break foot off in my own ass for taking this long to finally realize that this is what my life needed… for me to get my shit together.
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Congrats @Billy85 on 60 days!!
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Checking in day 215! Still a bit sick, car wouldn’t start (towed it to the shop), and cramming to pack for a trip to visit my best friend before working 12 hours. Not the best start to the day, but I’m feeling really grateful to be present for life’s stressors and not have the desire to drink. Really hoping I feel better before my flight tomorrow 
this head cold situation has been lingering over a week, but I do think it’s starting to lift.
Hoping for a calm night at work since last night was busy. Wishing you all a fantastic sober Friday and kickoff to the weekend! Whether you’re 1 day or 10 years sober, you can get through this weekend 
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So checking in on day 5.
Still being good. Today I had to make a decision. I stopped at Aldi for some food, and they did not have any alcohol free Guinness, and I was struggling to find any alcohol free beer I thought I would like. So I was standing in front of the beer shelves and I knew I had to buy something.
But I did see a six pack of alcohol free pilsner, and managed to keep the bad voice at bay…
I am really beginning to dislike that voice, it is a lying P.O.S.
It tried to tell me that as this site, and also AA rely on honesty, I could have whatever I wanted and no one would know. That is not like the conscious me… It is like listening to a completely different person. And it is a person I really don’t like. But the real me overpowered the little git and I am still 0%ABV 
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Taking the 
to Berlin and bringing my 
. Five nights. Very nice city if I can trust my memories from 20 years back. With a bit of luck I might meet one or two TS folk too 
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@Amy30 I had a nice hike from individual to group therapy today and listened to some birdsong for you.
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I appreciate that the substitution is a temporary fix, but it is not so much that I am only drinking alcohol free beer. For the most part, I am drinking ribena, or zero sugar Fanta and Coke.
The time I drink the alcohol free beer is when I am eating. It does not change the flavour of the food as much as conventional soft drinks…
I will find a better solution, but I had not planned to stop drinking. It was a spur of the moment thing… I decided last Saturday night, whilst under the influence of alcohol. Then I went to AA, then downloaded this app …
I am pleased that I managed to follow through on the urge once I woke up…
But one day at a time is good for me…
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Sorry I mix those a lot, I ment Ardennes! 
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Yay, I’m glad it works for you too!
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93 days today! Thankful to be 31 today and sober! Played golf this morning and took the day off work, short batting practice this afternoon with my team and dinner with my family! Have a great weekend everyone!
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