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Have as good a day as you all can friends. Sober and clean. Love.
I went to bed a bit late last night.
But Iām OK. I didnāt drink. And I wonāt drink today either. That helps. The light was pretty when I lay down too. X
I went to bed a bit late last night.
But Iām OK. I didnāt drink. And I wonāt drink today either. That helps. The light was pretty when I lay down too. X
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2400 days. Feeling a little work insecurity but everything is fine. Other than a work email my boss accidentally sent to me instead of the intended recipient that said, āwhy didnāt Karen do that herself?ā I think I cleared up any misunderstanding with him so things should be good. Iām probably still having imposter syndrome. We are hiring a new engineer to work under me, so that is part of the stress even though itās a good thing. Thankfully, I am seeing my therapist next week! Itās been a really long stretch since I saw her last. Have a good night/morning everyone.
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2400 ODAATs 
Thatās an amazing number Karen.
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Congratulations on your 2 weeks Priscilla
ODAAT
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Checking in @day #40
I feel at some point I can start sharing again. But thank you all for your support and encouragement in the mean time 
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@catmancam so thrilled that you did finally make it to the cinema. I do hope you are doing better today and that the depression did not stick around
@gazaman87 welcome to your day 1! So happy to see you fighting for a better you. I do hope that you have some support irl helping you as well. Sending you strength
@holysquid do hope that you start to feel better with the antibiotics. Enjoy your healing binge watching 
@jennyH ā Also a lover of Murder She Wrote -will sometimes watch random episodes on Amazon.
@bomdhil Congrats on day 15 Thomas! Doing fantastic work. Have a wonderful time on your holiday with family! We will be here if you need any support ā totally understand the need to unplug and have fun on holiday!
@noshame I know that sober time is a life savor for me. I am glued to this app like itās my life support LOL ā If you find something that is helping you kick the nasty habits you want out of your life ā hold on tight and practice the hell out of them. If this site and AA meetings (in person and on line) were helping you then I would continue with all of them. The more tools in your arsenal the better you are equipped to fight the urges. You are doing amazing my friend and you are right little by little is all we can do and then those small steps add up. Sending you strength!
@prisvanadis congrats on your 2 weeks!
@cueball8n9 great to have you back. Glad you had a wonderful time.
@kareness 2400 days is very impressive. Glad you were able to communicate with your boss and clear up any mis-understandings. You are still relatively new in this job and therefore still getting your bearings ā Imposter syndrome is bound to show up when trying to grasp a new job and new environment. It takes time to learn the ropes and dynamics of a new work place and systems. Iām sure you are excelling far more than you are giving yourself credit for.
Checking in on Tuesday evening - Wednesday morning
202 days weed and alcohol free
617 days cigarette free
It was a great day - my cousins from England are visiting and i got to spend the afternoon / evening with them. It was real treat to spend some quality time with them as they are heading back at the end of the week and still have a lot of family to visit so tomorrow morning will be my last hooray with them on this trip. Hoping to take them to a local diner for breakfast. feeling a bit exhausted from all the excitement and my symptoms are flaring up but that will all work it self out later - iām on cloud 9 at the moment and about to get some shut eye - much love my sober friends
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Day 18!
We have family visiting with two small children, here for six nights and itās aÄŗl a bit stressful as we live in an apartmentā¦but thankfully not drinking (i never drank much when my own kids were smallā¦never thought i should etc) have a good day folks
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100 days and counting. This is suppose to be some kind of mildstone? Im more interested in celebrating month 4 with chocolate cake 
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Day 10. It was a pretty OK day. Not amazing but not bad either. Iāll take it.
Going to bed sober 
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@Ania Congrats on making it to three digits!
Checking in on day 197. Had a bad night, as my fiancĆ©e once again was having problem with insomnia, which also made it hard for me to get some sleep. But the nightās over and itās time to start into the new day.
Wishing you all a good and sober day!
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Hi everyone.
So, Iām backā¦ Again.
After about 1,5/2 years sober through a lot of ups and downs, mostly downs to be honest. I was sure Iād make it. Until I didnāt.
I started with small excuses, just one on vacation,one on a special occasion. And before I even got to realize I was back into my ānormalā aka not normal drinking again for about a year.
After spending the last week on vacation with my mother (we take her every year) and she spent the whole week binge drinking and complaining about exactly everything that was me, everything I did, everything I said and more. I realized that no matter what Iāll do,no matter who I became, Iāll never be enough for her, because sheās really toxic.
I need to distance myself from her, which was a hard realization. So I drowned my feelings about it with drinking. My 13 y/o has already pointed out my drinking a few times this year, and Iāve answered with āDonāt worry, itās not that strong, donāt worry Iām not getting drunkā
Last night I did get drunk,after two bottles of my dear belowed champange. And today I woke up, realizing that Iām not the sober and happy Lady I want to be anymore. And that I canāt do it on my own. So I came back. Ready to start again.
Wishing you alla a wonderful day from Sweden.
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Day 93 checking in
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Itās great to see you. Glad you decided to come here to get back on track. Lots of new people here and lots of moms with young ones. Welcome back 
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Day 592
Had a great evening last night. My son was performing in his schools performance of Matilda the musical.
Was immensely proud of his performance and the performance of the rest of the children too. So much hard work went into it and they absolutely smashed it. My lad is very much the strong, silent, sporty kidā¦.the past 2 days heās been representing his school in athletics and football tournaments and won his events plus got 3 man of the match performances for the footballā¦ā¦but his acting and singing performance was amazing, didnāt realise how much his singing vocals had improved until I heard him, heās been deliberately not rehearsing at home.
As for me, well I still feel good, inside and out, had a good night sleep and Iām back in the gym again. Iām back firing as much as I can, going to test the quad and groin endurance today. 20km on the spinner on high resistance followed by some heavy bag work with the legs then probably a few chest and shoulder weights to burn out.
Hope everyone has a good day, if youāre struggling remember you have the power within you to write your own story so make it a good one!
UPDATE
20km done
Time: 28 mins 36seconds
Average speed 41.96km/h or 26.07 mph
I feel sooooo good after too, little disappointed that I didnāt push harder.
Some pics from the heavy bag session too. Not quite hitting the top of the 10ft bag but not bad considering itās only 4 weeks since I tore my thigh and groin.
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Day 179.
Time sure flies when youāre having sober fun.
So this week, weāre in a lovely riverside small town and our AirBnB is aā¦ converted coffee house / bar. Itās quirky, but perfectly livable and well equipped with cooking supplies and stuff. Yes, thereās a fucking piano in the middle of the kitchen, and the bathroom used to have two toilet stalls with one having been turned into a shower, but itās a cool place 
Most importantly, itās air-conditioned. Weāre in the middle of oven-like weather, air-con is needed.
On Friday Iām gonna celebrate my 6 months by going to a an arcade, because Iām a 30-something going on 12. I havenāt really done anything special for milestones so far, but this one feel pretty big.
Anyway, hope you all have a lovely sober day free from your addictions.
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1 year 6 months sober from alcohol
Waiting for my appoinment at the psychologist, today I think we are going to start psyche examination(is this the rigth way to call it or is it assessment 
)
Hope you all have a great day 
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12 days sober.
Not much to raport, kids have vacation so Iām trying to keep them busy and home not destroyed.
Unbearable heat is over for now. I would really love to go to the gym but I must wait probably like 10 more years till i can leave kiddos home alone. They are now 4.5yo + twins 2.5yo (all boys) and Iām glad I finally decided to quit drinking so they wonāt see mommy with alcohol.
Have a good day!
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Woohooo keep going hun. Sorry it was a bad night but its still 100 times better then with hangziety 
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Congratulations! Nicely done!
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Checking in on Day 8, Wednesday lunchtime so half way through the working week nearly.
Been a bit of an emotional one, not sure if there are any other Year 6 UK parents here, but the leaving of primary school now seems to be a month long emotional rollercoaster. Strange to think I will have no children at primary school soon. Having to mentally adjust to being the parent of older children. It has gone so fast.
Planning some leave over the summer to spend with the kids, need to get some time in before it all goes crazy again in September.
Hope everyone else has a good day
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