@sadmemequeen how are you feeling today? Did it help getting out and hanging out with your friend? @soberwalker WOW that is a lovely color sky Congrats on your social media detox 3+ weeks is amazing! @mno Happy Birthday Mno Hope you did something to celebrate your special day @timetochange sorry that you will not be able to bring your dad home today. Grateful that he is getting the care he needs to recover.
WOW – this is beautiful! Were you able to show yourself the kindness and compassion that you deserve? @mischa84 Oh I am so sorry Mischa. I totally understand how frustrating that can be to not be able to do the one thing that really helps in my recovery. For me, I have found walking or light yoga / stretching has helped. You are more than a woman who works out and a mother. I found YouTube and hobby stores to be super helpful in finding things that I like and am actually good at. No one thing can define you my friend and in no time you will also recover and be back to your workouts. Much strength to you my friend. @selflove_42 way to go with your 95 days! I am grateful that you were able to catch yourself and get back on track before a relapse. @billy85 Way to go Billy – 9 months is amazing stuff. So lovely to hear from you. I am sorry to hear about your carpal tunnel. Grateful you are getting surgeries in December – hope you feel much better after you recover. Lovely pictures – thank you for sharing. The ads were getting annoying to me – I personally opted to pay the one time small fee to get rid of them. Glad to see you checking in!
Oh how beautiful Kim – grateful that you are doing well in your journey and your family is happy to see you thriving. @chuckie22 UGH I’m sorry to hear about your visit with your friend. Grateful you were able to get out and enjoy some time for yourself. This is a forum with all of us at different stages in our recovery and each having had a different journey of how we got to this point and where we are going. I do see how some posts and threads can be repetitive. I see threads from new comers pop up with same questions as they are not familiar with how the site works yet. It did take a minute to get used to and i feel like i am still learning. I can also understand needing to take a step back - We all need to do what works for us. It has been a pleasure getting to know you and hope to see you around on the foodie and pet threads
Hello all, checking in with 53 days. I have had to come hide in my bedroom to avoid a stressful game of football. The gym and a bath had really relaxed me, not any more
I had a productive day at work which triggered some cravings. I could definitely feel myself trying to bargain my way into being able to drink on celebrations. Erm, no!
The loud voices of the family watching football are reaching me, oh dear.
Happy Monday! Day 20. I didnt use my horn today while driving haha. A couple times I wanted to though but stopped short of doing it. Overall good day. Great meeting and quiet time this morning. Had a serious meeting I had to attend and it looks likw things are going to work out so I’m thankful for that. I was invited to teach some gym classes at the local school today and then again on Friday and they went well.
Checking In Day 631
Having a pretty decent day today. But yet i feel so disconnected for some reason. Didnt even want to bother opening this app but I did anyway bcuz i want to hold myself accountable each day and check in at least once.
I finished a dreamcatcher that i have been working on and went to the gym. Did a bit of cleaning and made some phone calls. Tried to have a nap but couldnt. So will continue tidying up until my son comes home. Have done well eating wise today so Im pleased about that. Not much else to report right now. Been a relaxed day
@Mno thanks for the link, these do sound more accessible. More importantly though, happy birthday 🩵 @GOKU2019 that puzzle looks stunning congrats on 750 days @Jasty2 feel better soon 🩵 @MooseTracks congrats on the win and on 14 months @EFountains congrats on 14 months @deatle_30 welcome congrats on 5 days gym is a great and healthy way to release anger. @KarenKW congrats on your week @Amy30 yes, see your doctor. My auntie has these symptoms and has Raynaud’s Syndrome. @mx_elle congrats on your month+ @happyfeet congrats on triple digits
@SadMemeQueen have you tried anti-sickness pills? Your GP can prescribe them. @zzz congrats on 40 days @Yelena@Need2makegr8strides welcome to you both @Billy85 congrats on 9 months good luck for your upcoming surgeries I think you can pay a one-off fee to remove ads.
1183 days no alcohol.
648 days no cocaine.
163 days no vape.
A nice chilled day yesterday. I was fatigued from the sugar Saturday night, I even had an unplanned 2.5hr nap in the afternoon!
The last 2 weeks I’ve done well with no binge-eating Mon-Fri, but I’ve undone all my progress at the weekends. Hopefully not this week or going forwards.
I received a reply to my email about my ADHD assessment referral saying they have no record of a referral ever being made! I have been waiting 3 f***ing years! So I have completed forms and asked for a referral to be made to the private clinic, so I will hope to hear something from them soon to confirm they’ve received my referral.
Today I drove to my hometown to collect my NRT products, but the pharmacy hadn’t received the prescription (it was issued on 31st Oct) I tried to call my GP surgery, phoneline was closed for an hour, so I drove there, but saw all the staff gathered in the car park, so I assumed they were doing a fire drill and I drove home. I called when the phone line was back open, and they said my prescription ‘was stuck in the system’, but she said she’d sorted it and it would be sent to the pharmacy today. I called the pharmacy before they closed and they confirmed receipt and said it would be ready for collection tomorrow afternoon, so I’m hoping that goes to plan.
Tomorrow I have an online course in the afternoon, called ‘living well with chonic fatigue’, so I’m hoping that will be interesting and somewhat helpful. Then in the evening I am going bowling with Safe Soulmates. I am very nervous because I haven’t met anyone who’s going, other than the facilitator who I had coffee with a couple of weeks ago, but I’m hoping it will be fun.
Riiight. So I googled what that is and now I’m terrified. I’ll go to a doctor… but first, I’ll try quitting sugar. Maybe join the gym. I’m fine. Everything is fine. My hands will not fall off, I need them.
Just back from a 12 step meeting. Everyone in the room shared which was great because I got some useful, really insightful information from everyone. I’ve also managed to get myself a sponsor, exactly the person I wanted to do it so I’m really pleased about that! He’s worked his steps several times and has long sobriety under his belt. He’s given me some advice outside of the steps before so Im confident he’s the right guy.
I finished reading the big book first time round today. If anyone here needs a good story about a comeback then “Grounded” is probably the best one I have read in there. @Lainenicole96 - You asked yesterday about people starting again; this is a great story to read about comebacks
I feel like I’m chasing days again. I was talking with a friend earlier about how I want to get to 500 odd days again and I was being impatient. I know if I keep doing what I’m doing, putting one foot in front of the other, I’ll get there. Be patient, Josh.
Thank you! I’m happy I’ve found this app and joined the community. This is the only sobriety group I can currently participate and I get very motivated to stay sober by reading all the stories
Sounds like ur doing all the right things for ur recovery congratulations on getting a sponsor and completing the Big Book. I cant recall if ive read that particular story so Ill definitely take my book out and give it a read. Thanks!
Oh no, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make you feel worse. Just agreeing that you should see your doctor, maybe mention that the cyst is back in the same appointment if you can… My auntie is fine btw, she just has those same symptoms for years now, and mostly when it’s cold. Google can make anything into the worst case scenario, hopefully seeing a doctor will be reassuring. 🩵
Still dealing with daily headaches but not quite as severe as they were.
Found out I’m a finalist for the job I applied to. I had to do a tedious behavior/personality assessment for it today. Always feel weird filling those out.
I see my psychiatrist tomorrow. I’m hoping I can try the non-stimulant ADHD medication. And therapy Wednesday. That’s been weekly and is slowly helping. I just struggle to be patient and want quick results. But I know self improvement is a long slow journey.
Doing an earlier than normal check-in due to a busy night. Crazy work day, but i am extremely happy with how i managed the stress and my reactions to people and situations. Was able to seperate work issues from personal issues. Managed problems well and left work behind me as soon as my last job was done.
Feels good leaving work stress with work and not bringing it home! Alcohol had become my main way to relieve stress, so I’m pleased I’m starting to seperate the stress that deserves all my attention and the stress that can just wait until im back at work tomorrow. Not an easy thing to do, but I’m working on it.
Going to enjoy having a friend over for dinner and MNF!
That’s great Jenny – glad you were able to ignore the bargaining. With the holiday season upon us, we will have to remind ourselves of how great it is to celebrate sober (celebrate a productive day, a special day, mingling with friends / family). @butterflymoonwoman How are you feeling now Dana? I can totally relate to wanting to distance myself from everything when I feel disconnected. I am grateful that you did check in – hope that it helped. @catmancam I am so frustrated for you Cam – so annoying that your ADHD assessment referral was not submitted. I do hope this new private clinic comes through soon for you. Then to top it off not having your NRT prescription at the pharmacy after making the trip would drive me nuts. I do hope that all works out for you tomorrow. So excited that you are going to meet up with your Safe Soulmates. I am sure you will have a blast. @hidden congrats on working on separating the stresses of work and home. I know that is not easy when you have your own business to run.
Hey my friend im feeling a bit better now. Thank u so much for checking in on me. Im not sure what I did to change it but im grateful i dont feel so disconnected right now. I find when i dont participate on TS, i feel disconnected a little bit from recovery. TS is the only thing in my life that is recovery related and i always feel better when i contiribute and read and try to help others. Hows ur evening going?
Congrats on your social media detox 3+ weeks is amazing!
Hope you did something to celebrate your special day 
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congrats on 750 days 
congrats on 5 days 
I think you can pay a one-off fee to remove ads.
if so, huge congratulations 
Just agreeing that you should see your doctor, maybe mention that the cyst is back in the same appointment if you can… My auntie is fine btw, she just has those same symptoms for years now, and mostly when it’s cold. Google can make anything into the worst case scenario, hopefully seeing a doctor will be reassuring. 🩵