Yesterday hubby was eating tiramisu and I always liked tiramisu but I didn’t take a piece cause I was afraid I’m gonna get triggered cause alco taste might be to strong, even if % of alco is very very low (I guess).
Weird that I can enjoy non alcoholic beer from time to time (for example after run - great isotonic) without being triggered but I’m pretty sure tiramisu would open pandora box.
Also fucking weird that now when I have start taking care of myself, eat healthier, move more, I started taking vitamins, manuka honey, probiotics, drinking flaxseed oil… Im not losing weight, I feel weak, constantly tired, not to mention this bronchitis now. I wasn’t so sick since… I don’t even remember. I don’t recommend being sick with 3 toddlers on board, no way to rest. Luckily they are not sick
Congratulations on all ur timers and especially for ur 9 months today of no cigarillos
Youre therapy exercises sound intense honestly. I can totally see why it brings up alot of emotion for u. I think it would for me too. But im grateful that u had a peaceful day overall and managed to get some things done. I hope u enjoy ur day today friend
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Moooorning! Hope everyone is doing well today! There is honestly not much going on for me today. Just having my cold brew coffee now while getting my son ready for school. I think i will exercise once hes on the bus, and then make today a cleaning day! Just freshen everything up Blast some tunes and open some windows and light some candles and just enjoy the cleaning process! Hope everyone enjoys their Wednesday.
I arrived to Puebla Mexico last night and my room wouldn’t cool off so I didn’t sleep very good at all. Tired and dragging this morning. Need to have a quiet time and get moving. Have a great day!
Checking in day 367! Didn’t have the greatest night of sleep but feeling ok. I have a couple clients this morning but otherwise I have some time to figure out how I want to use (have some options like catching up on work, getting to the gym, hitting a meeting).
Later I’m going to do my ex a favor and walk the dog we had together. I don’t love going by the house since it’s one we bought together but this felt like the right thing to do this once. Should end up being relatively enjoyable to see the dog.
Oh man Cam I’m sorry to hear that you deal with this level of pain so regularly. I do hope that the exercises start to help with relieving the pain.
CONGRATS on your 9 months of no cigarillos!
Your therapy exercises do sound intense but seem to be helping – I am grateful for your break throughs. Big hugs my friend. Are you able to re apply for this therapy down the road? Grateful that the ED therapy will be starting soon so you will have your hands full.
I do hope that you are OK my friend. It is always lovely reading your posts. Thank you - we all love you too!
Feeling restless did a lot of questionnaires yesterday and an interview today. Full head again. Adjusting to the meds and it’s side effects in the beginning is hard. They really built it up slowly, in my opinion to slow of course. The realization I’m here for mainly diagnostics hits in. Still have to do a lot of work afterwards. With a solid plan hopefully, did already so much in the past. I’m fucking tired of it.
Not sure if I’m doing this right. I have had this app for awhile and just saw this community group and got excited, I’m new into my sober life and I really could benefit from this. I’m looking forward to getting to know some.of you guys along this journey!
@Jennyh HAPPY 15th Anniversary! I do hope that you and your hubby get to celebrate today. @Bomdhil Hope you are feeling better today Thomas. @mindofsobermike How are you doing today Mike. Hoping you were able to get some great sleep last night. @puglife322 Welcome back J and congrats on your 330 days! @efountains Congrats on your 1 year of sobriety!! That is so damn awesome. Grateful for your post and the inner awakening that sobriety has brought for you. Wishing you the best on your journey
ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY I know this but it was so lovely to see it in writing and reinforced. Thank you! @galen_82 welcome back – it’s always about the day 1 and then continuing to fight for our sobriety. I do hope you are surrounding yourself with your tools like support, meetings, change of routine to help keep you on this path. I would say it’s super early to be testing yourself but you know you best. If you really have to go to the wedding then have a back up plan in place. A non alcoholic drink / juice / mocktail in hand so you don’t feel left out and a safe space to move to if you feel overwhelmed. Glad to see you back on the sober journey. @thumper1213 CONGRATS on your 30 days my friend! You are absolutely crushing it – keep up the awesome work. @scorpn 5 prescriptions – serious business. I do hope that you are able to get plenty of rest and fluids as well. I am sorry that you are going through this and do hope you feel better soon. @mischa84 Ah man I can’t even imagine being sick with 3 toddlers at home. You are a superwoman! I do hope you start feeling better soon – are the antibiotics helping any? Seriously so much stuff going on with you body right now with newly sober, change in diet and stresses of life then being sick – I wouldn’t worry about the weight right now. It’s also normal to feel weak and sick at the beginning of sobriety – mine did last for a while. If it keeps up you may want to check with a doctor. You are doing all the right things to keep on a healthy lifestyle track – the weight will fall off and your energy levels will increase. BTW – great job in seeing the trigger in Tiramisu – I too love that dessert and agree that the strong alcohol taste may be a bit too much.
Welcome to the community Hannah
Absolutely doing it right. This is one of my favorite threads and I find it super helpful for accountability.
Take time to read through the different threads - use the magnifying glass above to search for topics that might interest you and engage when you feel ready. I find that this site and community have been my saving grace on my sobriety journey. It is a safe space with zero judgement – hope to see you around.
I’m at the age where drinking is the fun thing to do and when I talk to people they respond with “just have one drink and control yourself” that’s the last thing I want to hear lol I’m going on vacation to Cancun at the end of October and I want it to be the best trip of my life so I want to be stronger in my sobriety before that, it’s my top priority!!
It is hard when those around you are pushing to drink. It’s hard for those not on this journey to relate that we can’t just have one. That “one” or “moderate” drinking are not viable options.
Are you doing anything to help with your journey? Meetings, finding a sponsor, indulging in hobbies to keep yourself busy, changing up routines and /or social circles?
Glad to hear your determination…we are here to offer support! Glad you have found this community.
My drinking wasn’t an everyday thing, when I would drink almost every time I would black out and that would be once a month or sometimes more depending on what was going on. For hobbies I just ordered a book called “drinking a love story” it’s a memoir and I’m excited about that! I don’t go out or have friends that are in the party life. It’s more my family and inlaws that would be temptation around drinking.
This may sound ridiculous but if you have a freezer pack or two to wrap in a towel and cuddle I used to do this when I didnt have AC and it saved my life xo.
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