Checking in daily to maintain focus #55

16 days being clean from self-harm.

Morning check in.

Today I stayed at home because the other class has all day some trip, so I will lie in my bed and enjoy relaxing time. I will try as well draw some ideas which I got lately, I have energy and mood for it after long time. :grin:
My leg still hurts, but it seems that I actually fell down on nerve, not bone how I thought at first. So I possibly have nerve pain in my leg right now. I a bit strangely walk, but at least I can walk! :rofl::sob:

I hope everyone are okay. :pray:t2::heart:

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Day 65 checking in :pray:t2:

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I just read more absolutely horrific comments on YouTube. TONS of them. (Iā€™m gonna talk about them now, so stop reading now if you donā€™t wanna hear the details!) This time, they were about a man who fled in his car, crashed, was ejected, & died. They were literally celebrating his death & making fun of the way he died. I highly advise ppl who have a soft spot for addicts or anyone who made a mistake in their past to NEVER read the comments on these videos bc theyā€™re heartbreaking, especially if theyā€™re on a pro police YT channel. I enjoy watching dash/body cam footage bc Iā€™m interested in true crime, but I now realize that there are tons of ppl watching this stuff for very sick reasons & would happily celebrate/make fun of my own death. This reminds me of a while back when ppl were seriously saying we should stop giving ppl overdosing from opiates ā€œfreeā€ Narcan. Like they were 100% serious. No joke. Itā€™s crazy to think the cost of 1 dose of Narcan is worth more than my life to LOADS of ppl! :broken_heart:

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#Day 1729 :walking_woman:
Iā€™m physical very tired, do not know what is causing it. Maybe the hot weather? So went to bed early 2 days in a row.
Today? Work and tonight to the cinema, hope I do not fall a sleep in those relax seats they have in the cinema :blush:


Picture of a very red moth I saw yesterday: Sint Jacobsvlinder/ Scallop butterfly.
I :green_heart: nature and thatā€™s why I worry a lot about our climat and the effect on it.
We had a very wet spring here and now itā€™s very hot and dry. Nothing in between anymore so it seems :disappointed_relieved: It makes me sadā€¦
Going to try to make the best out of this day!
Hope you do so too!
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Hi, pretty moth. Iā€™ll take some of your tiredness. This is my 2nd night not sleeping. :pensive: Iā€™m gonna lay down in like 10 minutes & try. Itā€™s 3:41 here.

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This is so heartbreaking. :broken_heart: I really donā€™t understand why people are like thatā€¦

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Good on ya for knowing this space is here and safe and also good on ya for knowing that ya needed ā€œA Good Breakā€ā€¦

I come here tooā€¦but I needed to quitā€¦

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Feel sorry for You. Theese problems are really tricky ones. Having gastritis for about 17 years and been drinking alprozapame many years to get to conclusion that our western medical system are not really trained to treat this problem, but mostly heal the symptoms, not the cause.

Dr. Pepper?? Bacon Burgers?? Heartburn? Those things does not mix very wellā€¦ Now I donā€™t know Your story, but those sounds like red flags. You can harm even healthy stomach with food like that. So I did I guess :sweat_smile::grimacing:

Anyway, learned a lot in those years and still learningā€¦

This information are worth listening too, but again, every situation is different and we need to take all the knowledge and professional help into count to make conclusions. By the way, did not tried Betaine HCL sounds a bit too risky for me. And I think first of all healing sores is the priority, and regular medicine is good for that IMO. Anyway worth listening :point_down:

Good luck :handshake:

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Day 6 and 14 hoursā€¦
I will hit the one week Milestone today.

Checking in sober - I will not drink today!

Swimming, eating, siesta and yin Yoga on schedule. Will prepare a after-yoga treat to focus on, if there are cravings coming up on way home!

The Yin session is a trial and maybe this is my therapy for trauma that sticks in my body. Looking forward if I am feeling good with the new teacher and location.

L O V E :swimming_woman:t2::woman_in_lotus_position:t2::woman_cartwheeling:

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Hey everyone! Checking in on 3 years :slightly_smiling_face:

As always, I hope everybody has a good one! :heart:

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212 days and just passed 7 months. Very pleased

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Huge congratulations!
Itā€™s always good to read you :muscle:t2:

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Whoo hoo! Congratulations :clap::tada::clap:

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Couldnā€™t help myself, Nord. I love this meme. Congrats on 3 years of freedom!

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Checking in, Wednesday morning. Not much to say. Iā€™m getting ready to go stand in line at the DMV :weary: so the kids can get different IDs before they leave for college.
@Nordique Congrats on 3 years sober. Youā€™re always very welcoming and encouraging.
@Brian1965uk Congrats on 7 months keep working hardšŸ‘
And @Juli1 Back to a week. Iā€™m proud of you buddy.:green_heart:

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Day 907,

Had contact with my employer, wanna do something but they have nothing available that suites me. Itā€™s a consultancy firm and normally work for a client, but thatā€™s not an option. And will not be for me in the future. Hope itā€™s not gonna be a messy game were I end up were I donā€™t wanna be.

Feel some tension due to that and experience low appetite. But that might also have to do with the fact that my son hears today if he has past his school exams :pray:

Edit: he passed!!! :tada::notes::tada::birthday:

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Unfortunately some people are just mean and hurtful ā€“ not sure if its just because or if they themselves are suffering so intensely and this is their way to lash out. We know that we are doing our best to stay clean and sober. We are living our best life with ODAAT and in doing so need to block out these comments and negative energy. Not sure how anyone could wish such harm on another :sob: For the sake of your emotional health I would advise you to steer clear of these comments as well. Some are from disgusting humans and some are trolls. You have such positivity in your heart do not let these comments drain you.

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So sorry that you are dealing with gastritis and acid reflux. The below two items have helps me. Thiphla is not the best tasting thing so i do mix with molasses (get my iron at same time) and it helps.
Triphla powder is a very good Ayurvedic remedy to treat gastritis. Boil one tablespoon of Triphla powder in one glass of water, reduce it to half its content and then filter it. Consume it hot after dinner. Fennel seeds also very efficiently deals with the condition of gastritis (I soak a tablespoon of fennel seeds every night and sieve and drink in the morning to help start the day).
Hope you feel better soon

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@Jasty2 I do hope the sprain is not painful. Nice to get some time off and heal properly. What do you do that you are causing such injuries?
@JMG welcome back Jen and congrats on day 2 ā€“ this is a definitely a comforting safe place. I do hope to see you around
@Bones_80 so glad to hear that the pain has eased up a bit ā€“ What a amazing message for all on the fence about going back to their DOC. Stay strong my friend
@holysquid Hey congrats on your 100 days!!! What a lovely way to celebrate ā€“ what will you be seeing at the Theatre?
@nordique WOW ā€“ congrats on your 3 years sobriety my friendā€”How will you celebrate your milestone?
@brian1965uk way to go on 7 months
Checking in on Wednesday morning ā€“ Happy Hump day everyone
Iā€™m finishing up with my cup of coffee and will get started with the day. I am already looking forward to this afternoon to be back at home and working in solitude. Itā€™s sunny and beautiful today so Iā€™ve opened the windows and letting the air circulate. Have a wonderful sober day everyone!

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Thanks Jasmine, Iā€™ve been an overhead lineman the last 22 years. I like it but it can be a little rough on the body sometimes. Everything heals in time.:+1:

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