Beautiful dog 
I grew up with those, in my eyes the most loyal and kind dogs that a human can own. Strong and protective too.
But not only a companion but a big responsibility too.
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The addictive mind is lying and you know that. How are you going to feel after drinking? It will be another setback, another disappointment.
Come on, one more day.
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Thank you friend
I look up to you on here
Your always there when someone needs some good advice or even a kick in the ass
Today Iām 13 days sober from marijuana and 173 days no alcohol
Stay strong everyone
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Take it a moment, a second, an hour at a time, friend. This feeling will pass. Practice a gratitude exercise, what are you grateful for that sobriety brings you? Listen to a meditation. Take a cold shower. Whatever it takes. Glad you came here to talk about it.
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Oh i know, i handle my responsibilities well. Im super excited!
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Look what I found. Play the whole tape through helps me a lot. 
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@Charlie_C enjoy your big trip 
@Marcio congrats on triple digits 
@KevinesKay congrats on 200 days
@Juli1 congrats on 2 weeks
@Time2Live84 congrats on your week
@Billy85 congrats on 80 days and the new doggo 
989 days no alcohol.
454 days no cocaine.
76 days no vape.
4 days no binge-eating.
Didnāt fall asleep til late. Woke up really late, then still needed more sleep. Have done both of my walks, all meditations, and returned some shorts to the store that I ordered the wrong colour of. My feet are hurting bad now but I really didnāt want to miss my evening walk 2 days in a row. I have my mental health assessment tomorrow, really hoping it leads to a referral for EMDR therapy.
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Checking in. Day 201
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A couple of my favoritesā¦ I also listened to Sober Guy in the beginning but he kinda got political and nobody needs that shit when youāre trying to keep the wheels on the busā¦ I wonder if his show got better yet.
Edited to add that I will have my own bedroom as soon as my youngest daughter goes to college. My wife likes sleeping with the tv on and I canāt stand light or noiseā¦ I very much look forward to having my own room 
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Day 56,
Today was a productive and good day. I deleted grindr off my phone. That app is absolute trash and nothing is worth compromising my mental well-being. What a cesspool!
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Checking in on day 361. Iām feeling good about pretty much everything at the moment. Iāve been cooking lovely food that weāve all been enjoying, each of the kids has been getting on well at school and also being busy outside of school too. Iām sleeping well at the moment and not feeling the need for afternoon naps quite so much, although they do sometimes still happen (love napping 
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I was thrift shopping and have bought a few items recently that have reminded me of myself before kids and before all the horrible times weāve been through. I even walked into a hairdresser today for the first time in 8 years and made an appointment for tomorrow morning!
And then this is the view from the kitchen window this evening. So magical.
I forgot to add that I treated myself to the Kae Tempest book signing event next week too.
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@Jasty2 Im setting up my spare bed in my den today 
Sometimes I have no problem sleeping with my husband and dog, but when I have a bout of insomnia, like I do right now, I donāt sleep till he gets out of bed for work at 5, then I can sleep a few hours. That definitely says something!
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My wifeās the exact same way. She needs the tv or something on the phone on. I need complete dark with no noise. Iām a really light sleeper. She said maybe I should bring a pair of the ear plugs that I use in work home and try them. Not a chance. Iād rather be able to hear the intruder and have a fighting chance before heās standing over top of me while she just lays there grinding her teeth.
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This is what itās come down to for me apparently. 
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You have been sober for 2 weeks now, donāt throw this away just for a short moment of intoxication that youāll regret latest by tomorrow. 2 weeks is a really big achievement, but I know where you are right now, the thoughts of drinking are still strong around that time. It will get easier every week, in my case after about two months the thoughts of drinking nearly disappeared and now after 4 months I donāt think of drinking any longer. Youāll make it through this day, we believe in you 
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I could but I can count my friends on one hand
Your cool with me 
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I woke up to a guy standing over my bed like thatā¦ Never heard him break in because of box fan on high. I jumped out of bed, grabbed him and got him downstairs. It was only me and my youngest at home that weekend and he was sleeping next to me. This was the guyā¦ never heard of anything happening to him he was charged with 1st degree home invasion, did about 3k of damage. Next time they may leave under different circumstances.
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I hear stories like this all the time. Especially when we were living in the city. Thank God yous were okay.
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You never hear of that stuff happening in my townā¦ that dude was really messed up, didnāt even know he was in MI, he was from WI. I hope he found his way to soberiety.
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