Checking in daily to maintain focus #57

Congratulations on ur 2 weeks!!! Way to go :smiley:

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Day 15 for me. I am feeling confident I can do this. I am avoiding my triggers and trying to focus on hobbies to stay focused and busy.

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Always good to see you Dan. Keep going. X

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What doesnā€™t kill you, makes you stronger. With everything Iā€™ve been through over the years I realized that with time and patience, just about everything works itself out eventually. Being in the moments suck but things usually get better in the end. I hope youā€™re doing alright :blush:

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Day 76ā€¦ā€¦

Late night check in. Away this weekend with friends at the lake. Feeling a bit triggered with the exception of my friend everyone else in the group are big drinkers. We will have a day off if the lake and away from the heavy drinkers so it should be easier to maintain focus. Didnā€™t think it would be as difficult as it was.

The view though from their home is beautiful, and peaceful.

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Checking in
396 days no booze
14 days no tobacco
I spent all day long in the flatlands. Too much. Iā€™m going to bed. Goodnight everyone

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Huge congratulations BTā€¦ Good job! :hugs:

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Checkin. Wrote down my commitment.
Will habe a meditation now and then a walk combined with bringing some stuff to the gift box and tiny grocery shopping.

Meeting online this afternoon. :v:t2:

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This week has been a bit of a bore. Of course I could have put more effort into doing things, but I just didnā€™t wanna. Idk. Sometimes when I should be getting things done, I end up doing nothing instead. I still have to get things ready for the start of school, but as usual keep putting it off until it has to be done.

Procrastination has always been a problem for me. Have you ever had to do the dishes, but you really didnā€™t want to, so you start cleaning everything else instead, and then purposely run out of time for the dishes? Wtf is that about? Those damn dishes have been in the sink for a while :grimacing: Like, I know theyā€™ll be there tomorrow, so thatā€™s when Iā€™ll do them. Not! Maybe Sunday. :face_exhaling:

But then, at work, I work really hard. Maybe bc Iā€™m getting paid. Maybe bc I know theyā€™re watching (cameraā€™s everywhere). If I didnā€™t get out so late, I could clean the whole house after work with the energy I have. Just not before for some reason :thinking:

Iā€™m not really upset about this. Iā€™m used to it. Itā€™s usually just a summer thing. Last year when school started I went ham on the house bc I was finally alone. Hereā€™s hopingšŸ¤ž

Anyway. Great job everyone! Weā€™re all still here, and thatā€™s definitely something :heart:

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Day 6, taking kids to the beach need to try get my mind in the now itā€™s all over the place today, enjoy the weekend everyone

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Hey Billy, i hear youā€¦ive thought about supervised visits myself to be honest but where my daughter is concerned i think she would find it strange if i was to accompany her and stay the whole time and i know we would all be uncomfortableā€¦i feel like im open enough with her dad that should he start to feel off in any way then he can call me straight away and il go collect her straight awayā€¦i only live 5 mins away, ive reassured him that he can do that without judgement or question from me, its about keeping her safe, so for now im ok with that unless anything else happens in the meantime then id have to make a different plan xx

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@Amy30 i dont think i answered your question about why he left his job, he quit apparently because he felt he was being pushed out because of the amount of sickness hed already had due to his mental health

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38 days and building some nice sober time. Happy at where Iā€™m at to be honest. Anxiety under control, desire to drink loads of beer is somewhat there but Iā€™m managing it well and using my Tools effectively. I will be sober this Christmas which will be my second sober xmas in a row. I came through last year thinking it was the best Christmas ever. These are the kinds of things I lean on when temptations creep in. Have a great Sunday everyone.

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Day 70 :slight_smile:

Aiming for a quiet weekend. Rubbish sleep but a sunny morning.

Blessed to be alcohol free

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Checking in on day 12. One day at a time is saving my bacon, keeping sobriety very manageable. I havenā€™t had cravings per se, it feels more like thereā€™s an empty space which used to be consumed by thinking about/drinking alcohol (that whole process was very time consuming) and now that Iā€™m not drinking, the space is just sort of there and Iā€™m not sure what to make of it. My natural inclination would be to fill it up but it seems more appropriate to let the space be there and see what might naturally arise. Iā€™ve had some stirrings to start writing again. At one point I had a poetry page on FB but when I decided in a huff to quit social media I lost the page :roll_eyes: So maybe thatā€™s whatā€™s bubbling up :cowboy_hat_face:

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Checking in on day 4.

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I broke my ankle this past weekend so Iā€™m stuck at the house for Labor Day, too :pensive::pensive:

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I promise you it does get easier. I couldnā€™t get 1 day clean and sober either but when you canā€™t live with it and canā€™t live without it you might as well suffer the pain of recovery instead of the pain of regret. Keep going itā€™s just for today.

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Day 1117

Getting back into the swing of regular life has been a bit of a challenge after three weeks in the UK. The heat back in Japan is not helping, I donā€™t feel like doing anything but sitting in front of the fan and scrolling. But feeling lazy and pointless is making me irritable, so need to get back to housework, work and study.

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Occupied by stuff and not thinking about booze at all.

Itā€™s 293 days I think. I donā€™t pay much attention to days until itā€™s a landmark day. So, one coming up next week. :slightly_smiling_face:

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