Happy birthday friend! Hope your day is amazing!!!
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Oh Love ā first of all i just want to hug you and send so much love and comfort your way! 
i had picked up on your sister having passed on but never would have imagined the circumstances. I am so very sorry for all that youāve had to process. Iām sure its all the emotions all at once and then having to take on your nephew and work on your sobrietyā¦ everything piling on can become a bit much. I do hope that you find time to take care of you. Knowing that alcohol would never be the easy way out and would only make your life harder to deal with.
Are you currently seeing a therapist? This may be good for both you and your nephew after all the trauma that youāve experienced.
We are right here for you my lovely friend - talk to us if you need to vent it out or just need a distraction. Much love for you and for your inner child - sending you a virtual hug!
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Checking in. Day 271
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I meant how we present ourselves on social media, IG, Facebook, Tiktok or whatever. Irl there are no such layers and when we rush from one train to the next we are who we are. I like this.
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Checking in! Return to work sucked! The last two days have been extremely busy, and there has been no way of catching up on all my work behind from my holidaysā¦ Feeling bla all over, I also skipped the gym today. Once I got home from work, I made a 45 minute siesta at 6:30 pm! Very much not my style, but I was tired! I hope I can sleep well tonight, itās getting too hot by now! 
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Oh thay point. Youāre very right 
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Just doing a second check in, kinda being down on myself. Called mhab to see about moving in the 15th, she said my county wonāt pay the security depositā¦ So now I have to come up with 500 dollars that I absolutely donāt have any canāt get help withā¦plus she said I need proof that Iām gonna pay the other half of the rent that my county wonāt pay, and that just stating im going to use my p.a isnāt enough. So idk I just feel stupid, my counselor told me to email my college admissions and ask them about off campus student housing and I just donāt even know like how to type it out, I feel like I need help with anything and Iām this big 33 year old fricken baby and like Iām never gonna grow the fuck up. Plus im trying to figure out how to get to my placement test and itās just all confusing and frustrating. Im fucking trying tho, this is life tho I gotta get it figured out.
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@GenG welcome back 
congrats on 3 days 
sending strength š©µ
@Mno oh my goodness! Stay safe 
@AnnaE welcome congrats on 44 days
@Juli1 congrats on your week
@JennyH welcome back
@PinkyP have a nice sober holiday 
@Amy30 sending strength š©µ
@Mischa84 congrats on passing your theory 
@mx_elle happy sober 40th birthday 
@Billy85 congrats on 5 months sending strength š©µ
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@JazzyS thank you š©µ
@Lisa07 thank you š©µ happy birthday for the 7th
@Misokatsu thank you š©µ
@anon74766472 thank you š©µ yes, itās making a big difference to be busy
@Alisa thank you š©µ
@nastya_is_fighting thank you š©µ Iām sorry your bf has gone silent on you, especially whilst you are struggling, but Iām glad youāre hear talking to us about things, and Iām glad that Stas is a kind alter. š©µ
@zzz welcome back
@anon53116147 Iām so sorry that all these hurdles keep coming up, I hope you can get support and to keep doing the next right thing. Sending strength š©µ
1059 days no alcohol.
524 days no cocaine.
39 days no vape.
3 days no binge-eating.
I did wake up early, but my brain needed more sleep, so I set some later alarmsā¦then woke up 30mins before the course started. I got ready quickly and booked a taxi, was only a few mins late, and I was the only student who turned up, so we got through the content quite quickly.
Lunch break was nice, I ate a real food lunch and got a Starbucks. Ate outside. I had over an hour so it was some good down time.
The second course this afternoon was good too. Its called My Voice, My Words, My Story. Its about telling our life/mental health/recovery stories in a positive light. We have 10mins each next week to share our stories with the group, so Iāve got a week to prepare something and my gosh Iāve got no idea how to tell my story, I can barely construct a sentence in front of people! I donāt know where to start, what to include/focus on, or what to leave out.
Tomorrow is a full day again. I have the first in-person Good Mood CafĆ©, that I am attending with the support worker, I am absolutely terrified, I donāt know how to make conversation, I donāt know whoās going to be there, itās a brand new experience for me.
Then I have an online course in the afternoon, and another in the evening. Interested and calm about those, I just hope thereās not background noise from certain people not muting themselves.
š©µ
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Sorry for your loss. Even if you havenāt been close to her, if will take time to reflect and heal. Wishing you all the best and I hope that youāll have someone to talk to in times of need. Take care 
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