@JazzyS thank you so much 
🩵 I’m so glad you managed to enjoy games night with good friends, and some family time at the weekend.
@DanaM56 congrats on 90+ days 
@Just_Laura congrats on 7+ months
@LotusFlower thank you so much 🩵
@Thumper1213 congrats on 40+ days
@Qhob13 congrats on 3+ weeks
@Ballroomdaze sorry about your break-up 
but congrats on 3+ weeks
@JennyH well done for coming back and being honest. Welcome back 
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@Susy welcome congrats on 6+ weeks
@Saturn81 sorry you’ve been unwell but congrats on 3+ weeks
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@pdebs my gosh, that was some day your family had! sending strength 🩵
@MrsOdh sending you strength 🩵
@Mira_D belated happy birthday 
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@JuliaLuna congrats on your week
@Curtis-81 congrats on 30 days no tobacco
@SadMemeQueen glad you enjoyed Beetlejuice
@Hidden welcome back proud of you for pouring the rest out 🩵
@Bomdhil congrats on your week
@Rastana welcome congrats on 12 days
@Louloubelle congrats on 70 days
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@Tragicfarinelli congrats on your week
@MegaMeg welcome back congrats on day 1
@Lou82 welcome
@Mindofsobermike congrats on your first grade 
@2JTravNZ congrats on your year 
@Lotusflower congrats on your week wishing you all the best for treatment 🩵
@Its_me_Stella congrats on your week back on track with no sugar
@Deelzebub well done for being honest with your GP, I hope the new med helps and starts working asap 🩵
@liminal.rehab sending strength 🩵 congrats on 200+ days
1135 days no alcohol.
600 days no cocaine.
115 days no vape.
(Saturday was also 1 year no takeaways, quite a big deal for me).
Annnd it’s suddenly been 4 days since my last check-in. I don’t know what’s going on with me, but everything is currently feeling so much harder to do. It could be SAD kicking-in already, on top of my regular depression, so I could try using my SAD lamp some more. It could also be that my recent therapy has ended, or a mixture of both. I need to get back on track with my daily routine things asap though, I don’t feel right at all when I’m this far off-track. Today I’ve put together another reward chart with the larger paper I bought, that may help me to start doing my daily activities again, it was motivating when I was using one before.
I managed to do my 2 walks yesterday and today, for the first time in a while, so I do feel good about that. The meet-up was nice Sunday, we sat and had a coffee then did a partial walk around the lake (one of the bridges is closed and being rebuilt so we couldn’t do the rest of the planned route due to the meet-up end time).
I attended a Zoom webinar about flashbacks and how to manage them last night. A few new bits of insight there. Also found out the current wait tine for their specific therapy is 3 3/4 years, I’ve been waiting 3 1/4 years, so it may be my turn in another 6 months or so, I’ll get there eventually.
I have an appointment with a psychologist booked for 17th October, to do some work around boundaries and assertiveness.
Today I had an online meeting to see if I can offer any help for the trans awareness week at the recovery college. Ideally they would like a 5min video, but I really cant see myself being able to do that. So I said if she emails me some qusstions, I’ll be happy to answer them in writing.
Then this afternoon I attended an online course about CFS/ME.
It feels good to be caught up again.
(I ran out of 
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Im so glad to hear this! 
Glad u checked in!
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@Starlight14 and @Juli1
I lost regular status because I wasn’t active enough. But I’m close to being active enough to get back to it.
I was working 60+ hours then I got pneumonia. So it’s ok. Life happens.
Love you ladies 
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You got a lot accomplished today - 1 hour work out – so grateful it treated you well.
WTF – i am so fed up with this scheduler – does this person not have empathy in their heart? Cause no humane human being would keep being this absentminded and leave people in such a lurch! This is ridiculous.
I wish I could help you out my friend - 3 nights straight with work in the days is a heavy load to take on. I do pray that they are able to find some coverage and more than that - i pray that someone talks to this scheduler.
Much love Dana - please vent anytime my friend. I would not have been so polite with the head honcho.
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Omg! Wow!!! Congratulations not only on ur 1 year of no take a aways, but i also see u have 600 days of no cocaine!! Fabulous work friend! its always nice to see u checking in!
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Day 135. Here I am fellow sober peeps. Checking in, checking out.
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I completely agree!!! Like idk how she missed our nurses vacation dates. Apparently it was bcuz she was away and then wasnt made aware. But i call BS on that. Bcuz this vacation time was put in months ago. And now all of a sudden they realized last minute and now cant find coverage for it. I am fed up. Im calling tmrw to see if they have any leads on coverage. There was only 1 other person that is trained with my son that could potentially be free. Im praying she accepts at least doing 1 shift. Thank u for ur support Jasmine! I appreciate it 
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Oh no…im always here if u want to pm anytime for a chat until you get back to your thread Renee, love you lady 
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Great news on hitting your year sober, here’s to the next one 
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OH Man - i’m crossing all my fingers and toes and praying intensely for this!
You are most welcome my friend - this is what friends are for.
PS - totally call BS on this - in one months time this has happened now 3 times. Unacceptable. Hope they get this week sorted out and then this scheduler get their act together or finds a job they can do.
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day 566 of no self harm.
very very low today. feels like I’m better off dead. I’m not going to do anything. but I found my passion for teaching about a year ago, I did it for a while, had to quit my job because of unprofessinalism. now I’m working on getting a degree for teaching but I can’t work at all with my health. let alone teaching. i don’t know if I ever can. I’ve struggled with mental health as long as I can remember, and having a passion made life feel worth living. now I’m back to waking up everyday and wishing I hadn’t. if I can’t teach i don’t want anything else
I’m fine now very dissociated but fine. when things get too much I just end up dissociating. probably not good but it’s better than feeling like that
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Hi,
I’ve been in teaching too for a few years. Many of my friends and colleagues have now left schools and have gone into tutoring online from home. You can set your own lessons and decide if its one on one you’d prefer. It’s really well paid, well in the UK it is, not sure about the us. I know so many people who have made the move. It might be worth checking out the possibilities for you if that’s your passion.
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I don’t have my degree yet so I’m not sure if I am able to do this but I will definitely look into it thank you
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Checking in on day 43.Hope everyone is doing well 
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Checking in on day 3
Good day today. Was able to work a full shift, getting the word out to hold meetings at my home (even though no one showed) found a Wednesday evening Bible study (look forward to that) told my adult child I quit and have been clean for 3 days. Still have money in my pocket and tomorrow is payday. I’ve had a craving or two, but was able to work past it.
All in all it was a good day, much better than yesterday.
I’m very grateful for this platform and all the people who post, comment about my posts. I think you’re all awesome and am glad I found this site. Still would like some personal connections, though. Hopefully someone will message me.
Thank you all. Have a positive day on purpose. Btw… still clean 
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Checking in the evening of day 224 sober. It’s been a long and stressful day but I am thankful that I can end it here in the forum while checking in alcohol free.
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65 days sober, hanging on.
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94 days alcohol free
The strangeness with my creepy neighbor continues. It never ceases to amaze me how people try to inflict pain and their toxic behavior on you when you establish a boundary. I was going to return the Ring doorbell but creeper put a note on my door. Looks like I will have to install it now.
Drinking Dana would have engaged the moron. As an intuitive I can clearly read her weaknesses and deepest darkest secrets and I could annihilate her verbally. However, sober Dana chooses not to engage with crazy. Lol. I’m hoping by taking the high road she will crawl back under her rock. Sad really that two weeks later she’s still trying to find ways to hurt me. Moron. Lol. I don’t think she’s smart enough to understand that entering my home or attempting to do so and admitting is a crime here in AZ.
Another stressful day at work. I really need to focus on finding another position. The good news it’s Wednesday tomorrow. Between the stress of the job and the creepy neighbor, I for a minute craved a glass of wine or a margarita. Instead I’ll opt for sparkling water with lemon.
Turning in early. Sleep well sober family.
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