I just had a good cry in the bathroom. As some of you may know, I suffer not only from Hashimotos but from Psoriasis too. It’s on my feet and scalp.
It got worse after I had too much sugar for some weeks. Whatever I put on it, it didn’t help.
So I tried something, I started to take vitamin d3, k2 and magnesium regularly again. I took a higher dosage of vitamin d3 as I use to.
This morning I saw that the skin on my feet is healing and it seems that no new spots come up.
I’m sure that the reduction of stress plays a role too.
For now I’m just happy and munch some of the pancakes from yesterday.
@Deelzebub A big old high five for one year freedom from alcohol. Just amazing.
@Cjp Holy crap, where did the year go? Celebrating in one of the most breathtaking sites in the US sounds like a great way to celebrate. Think about it, if you had continued drinking, would you have made it to the Grand Canyon? I know I wouldn’t have. I was in a self-made prison for the last two years of my drinking (pandemic helped the isolation). I traveled more my first two years of sobriety for pleasure (not business) than I had in the prior five years while drinking. The traveling was so much more enjoyable sober.
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I’m learning there’s not much I can do about it though. We’ve got a lot off addiction in our immediate family and all of her family. It can be hard. Most of my story is over here. Are you affected by a loved one who’s an addict?
I don’t want to repeat myself. It’s not a personal thread. It’s for anyone.
It’s great to have fresh sober eyes around here to help me continue my sober journey.
Checking in family…I love to hear your milestones. I had a rough weekend feeling ill on days 10 through 12 I don’t know if it was part of detoxing or a bug but it sucked bc when I felt sick my go too med was always alcohol. To top it off I forgot my charger and had no phone for 24 hours and the only thing I missed was reaching out on here with you guys. The spouse topic is hard. I’ve been with my spouse 20 years got my first DWI and first visit to AA…3 months after meeting her. This should have been a red flag for her but for the first 6 months after that as we started dating I was sober and that’s who she fell for. I haven’t been six months sober since and a month sober maybe a couple times. I think she still believes that I will one day stay sober but she stopped trying.she doesn’t care if I drink or don’t…at most she tells me to behave which you guys know that’s impossible. When she does talk about it she’ll break down and just says that she doesn’t want to find me dead because I was diagnosed with cirrhosis 4 years ago. I include her and am honest with her about things like this app bc I hope somewhere deep down inside it gives her hope and inturn that gives me hope. It reminds me like you-all do that it is possible. For now I’m gonna make it one more day and enjoy recovery.with you guys.
Thank you friend! Ur absolutely right. All of our senses can play a roll in us being triggered. Thank you for your support i do feel better after a good rest. Hope ur doing well
Checking in…85 days today… ill be hitting my 90 day milestone this week which is super exciting and motivating!!! Just wanted to say thank you for all the support and kind words ive recieved from this family of survivors!!! Have a great day every one… we got this ODAAT!!!
Checking in on day 83 sober. I’m feeling run down and tired lately. I know it has to be the stress of knowing that the business is closing down end of June. I know everything will be ok but I must me sweating it subconsciously. That’s all I can figure.
I figured you’d be worried too. We can’t help it. I am just finding it hard to accept, and itsl sounds like you have been too
I had a chat with my husband earlier about it, and voiced my concerns again. He accepts that drinking causes a lot of health problems for him. There was no real declaration that things would change though. He doesn’t seem to be in a place where he wants to give up alcohol. Maybe, like I was, he is having trouble saying it at the start in case he cracks and ends up drinking. Stress is a trigger for him too. About a week ago he was stressed out and said he might get some wine. I told him it was okay if that’s what he wants to do, but I wouldn’t be joining him. He didn’t buy any in the end, and said he was happy he didn’t the next day. If I could just get him on a sober streak, he might see things more clearly.
Anyway, thanks again for the support Eric, I’m very grateful. I’m going to read your thread now
I wanted to wait to post, since midnight last night makes a solid 30 days in my mind (and I go to bed early these days…getting old ).
Had some lovely relapse dreams…it’s the addict part of me throwing a tantrum . But I’m proud of myself today, and I couldn’t have made it without all you lovely people here on TS. I am very grateful.
I’m so happy I found this group, I think it’s going to be a mainstay for me.
I’m on day 15 and two weekends down. This past weekend was actually fantastic, though it didn’t go as planned. I didn’t end up meeting up with the sober hiking group I intended to on Friday evening as only the husband and wife who started the group were attending and I just thought that would be way too weird. I ended up going to the gym with my 13 yo and we had a really good kettle bell workout.
I also didn’t make my breakfast group on Saturday as upon further research, the post was old and the group no longer meets in person and does online only which doesn’t really do much for me. I looked on our local AA website and found another meeting at 9AM so decided I would check that out…the website lists 35 different meetings at the location, but when I got there it no longer exists and the suite that was used is now a Jazzersize studio so I’m not really sure what local AA is doing here. It seems like about 90% of meetings are now online which doesn’t give me any opportunity to actually meet people IRL.
A bit disappointed I decided I’d just run my errands that I had planned for later in the day…got the grocery shopping and Costco run out of the way and home just in time to unload everything and head to my kids’ soccer game. Nice lunch afterwards with the family and then took my youngest to the pet store to look for some things for his hamster.
Saturday evening my youngest had a friend over for a sleepover so my wife and myself and oldest ordered pizza and decided to sit down and watch Top Gun Maverick (so cheesy, but good nostalgia). I woke up Sunday morning and decided to make a big breakfast for everyone to eat on the patio poolside…banana pancakes, sausage links, ham, cantaloupe, and watermelon…put on some calypso and we really enjoyed the morning and ran it through the rest of the day.
We had an evening cookout, but it wasn’t as triggering as I thought it would be. I think making my mocktails for the occasion was helpful…having my shaker out and mixing awesome poolside NA cocktails was very cathartic. At one point I was making my fourth mocktail and I told myself I needed to slow down because it was Sunday…and then was like, “oh yeah…no alcohol in these, I’m good”.
Anyway, great weekend and I’m feeling great right now with two weeks behind me.
I am waiting for an electrician
It’s 7:45pm, I was getting ready for bed when all the plug sockets just turnt off. I have tried to check each plug etc… and with all the plugs of from the sockets … It’s still tripping off with every plug socket turnt off.
The electrician said they can be any where up to 6 hours wait.
Tomorrow is an important day for me, and in worried it’s all going to be messed up.
The thought of drinking crossed my mind… But then I know everything will just be ruined I can’t choose that for myself.
Deep breathing right now and grateful it’s not an the electricity and we have lights. No fridge though. Hope it can be fixed tonight.
i do feel better after a good rest. Hope ur doing well 
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. But I’m proud of myself today, and I couldn’t have made it without all you lovely people here on TS. I am very grateful. 
Day 578