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Iām on day 82 today. Happy Monday, all!
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Thank u. Thatās kind. I am taking every day as it comes and i will not drink alcohol again
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still going this old guy 13,531
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Day 99, still in the process of making amends to those Iāve hurt. Itās an uncomfortable and painful process, but it needs to be done.
Feeling a little down, but still hopeful and committed to recovery
Have a good Monday everyone 
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@mira_d Oh night terrors do not sound fun at all. Iām sorry your little one is experiencing them. Sending him peaceful vibes so that he can sleep peacefully.
@danaM56 HAPPY early birthday Dana! I really used to enjoyed a nice Cabernet and when i tried to quit I searched for NA wines. None came close and the shear frustration would have me back to drinking the real thing. I finally had to give up my search and that is when my sobriety took. I do still enjoy making mocktails as they are just drinks without the alcohol. I did enjoy a NA beer (loved that Guinness came out with one but had to give this up too when I went GF and realized I didnāt need that either). I would say that if you are enjoying a NA drink casually without relating it to the real thing then you are ok but if you are obsessing about it then it could be a dangerous path.
@curtis-81 14 months!!! This is amazing work and double 4ās for your no smoking. Kicking ass Curtis ā hope you celebrate your awesomeness.
@hidden Happy Birthday!!! 
What a lovely way to celebrate your birthday and your 2 week milestone 
Hope you have a wonderful day celebrating you today!
@anonymouse78 Welcome back to Ehrin. We are here for you! Grateful for the treatment that you are trying out. Keep showing up for yourself. It does get easier.
@timetochange WOOT WOOT triple digits! This si awesome. Have a fantastic day
Loving this Rob ā small positive steps in the right direction.
@jennyh UGH! I hate when the hormones come in on top of everything else. Great job on 18 days my friend. I know itās rough but know we are here if you need to talk / vent. Maybe visit the jokes thread to get some laughs in. I find laughter can help me out of my funky mood.
@amy30 well done Amy on making it through a VERY stressful month completely sober. This shows you that you are strong enough to handle life head on. We will always be here to lend support too.
Ah love ā this is normal especially if you are making your amends and dealing with all the related emotions. 99 days!!! You are rocking it so hard right now. Very proud of you! 
Checking in on Monday morning. Just feel good to be alive and addiction free. I am grateful for the opportunity in this lifetime to work on myself and learn to live life on lifeās terms. I never fully knew the meaning of this phrase until I joined TS. How brilliant can one phrase be. I am no longer hiding from lifeās issues or from myself. IDK - it feels like a bomb ass fantastic day!
Hope everyone has a kick ass addiction free day. Sending you all so much love 
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Checking in day 393! Still on an uphill swing toward feeling better and more energetic. 12 hour workday today but feeling ok about it. Have a vacation Wednesday-Sunday Iām looking forward to.
Hope everyone has a marvelous sober Monday 
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Second check in,
Saw my therapist today, bit awkward after so long. But discussed how it was going, and she will workout a referral for the next stop. Waiting list is no fun, but it is what it is. For the rest she can not do much, but will visit her once in the around ten days. Tension increased when I went, and discussing things brought the past weeks back and triggered the tension. Will get to a meeting this evening.
Greetz
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Heeecckkk yes
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Sounds like you are in tune with needing a meeting or connection or help today. Good job and well done.
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Thank you Jasmine! Love all the support you give everyone on here!!
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Hey Mike
How are you doing? Were you able to get some help from a tutor or professor?
Was just thinking of you and hoping you are having a great Monday.
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@Misokatsu I understand how you feel about the unconditional love you didnāt receive from your mom. That truly hurts 
Mine actually told me that her love was conditional and Iāve carried that my entire life.
Nothing can take the place of a motherās love, but you can make sure that you donāt repeat the same thing. I found it helpful to give love to others, especially when those flashbacks surface.
Keep your head up and keep coming back for more support so you can be loved on and offer love to others.
Have a positive day on purpose 
Hugs 
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22 days AF, 5 days nicotine-free. wow ok yes i am seeing life very raw, and itās a LOT. just everything iāve been thru, all the people, all the pain, all the confusion, all the magic and wonder, all the pleasure and adventure - i mean DAMN life is CRAZY!!! as the rough stuff keeps coming up iāve realized ok girl u have some options here: you can let this define you, you can let it DEBILITATE you, or you can let it STRENGTHEN you. okay so now i am re-wiring my brain to see everything hard that iāve been thru/am going thru as a source of POWER for me. thatās how iām gonna play it moving forward. āokay how can this serve me? okay how does this direct me to my power?ā those are the questions iām asking about the distressing qualities and events and people of my life. itās self-empowerment time - after FAR TOO LONG of being disempowered!!! i actually allowed people to have authority over me who hated me, feared me, and wanted to hurt me. i invited them, excused them and tolerated these people! i had no idea who i was or what my value was! thatās why i turned to alcohol. okayyyyyy but now this is the season of turning all that around & making this shit work FOR me 
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@JuliaLuna
What a wonderful share. I know how you feel. Everything is so new to me, mingled with happiness and pain. You nailed how I feel right on the head.
We did give our power away, and now we take it back and learn a new way to liveā¦ clean.
Congratulations on your miracle and keep on, one day at a time.
Have a positive day on purpose
Hugs
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Day 10
Wanted to check in and gladly say Iām still cleanā¦ seeing that daily miracle. Yes, MIRACLE!!! I have a fatal disease of addiction and itās a miracle Iām still alive. Itās a miracle that Iām in remission. Itās a miracle that I have hope when things were hopeless. Itās a miracle that Iām receiving the help and support from other addicts, as we are known to be self centered. Man, itās a miracle!!! And WE have the privilege of sharing this message to other suffering addicts in active addiction. We are light that arose from the deepest dark, being dragged to our graves.
YES WE ARE MIRACLES!!!
YES, I AM A MIRACLE!!!
Have a positive day on purpose
Hugs
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I canāt believe im actually sober n shared at
a meeting
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Hi all, checking in, grumpy and craving. Think I am just going to stick around here spreading my bad mood 
But seriously though, struggling so need to stay here.
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Im good, thanks
I hate when he goes out for drinking, I know what comes. He drinking does not trigger me, but its the not knowing/not have control.
I was scared my brother was going to say he did something horribleā¦ I answerd the phone today, he just wanted to ask if I need something he have before him leaving for some days 
And yeah my husband ended in drunk jail(never happend in 15 years togheter), he called me the middel of the nigth angry at the police calling them names anf say they act like kids. Omgā¦ And one friend of him called me to say what happend, so I would not worry him not being here in the morning. He said my husband acted strange, did not recognize him first( they where bot togheter this nigth). 0430 the morning police call me say he is safe and they gave him food My husband said next morning at home again he did not know what happend and usually he dont act out this way. So I wonder maybe someone slipped him something!?
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