Day 4. Grateful to be spending a sober weekend with my kid. He just came back from a 10 day vacation with my ex. His last night with me before they left I really wanted to not drink so I could enjoy it fully with him. I failed and was so miserable about it the next day (and sick). This is why I am doing it. To be present for my son and enjoy all the moments.
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Day 707
Just at work now. Had a heavy sleep last night. Woke up feeling so groggy. Didnt want to go into work today but I cant make money if I dont show up lol.
Im feeling pretty good today. I do feel a bit dissappointed in myself about my eating habits the past couple days. But today I am determined to get back on track. Going to stay posiitve and do my best to be the healthiest version of myself that i can be 
Hope everyone has a great day!
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You are sober right now, you have been for 12 days, so it seems to be stuck to you right now!!!
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Yippee, you are so much better than miserable today!!!
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Stay safe Alycia!
-Solar
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Day 68. Did my usual slept all day yesterday, is what it is. It was cold and I didnāt have much else to do. Friday after work was good, I did manage to make it to Walmart for some food, almost got ran over a couple times. But yeah itās Sunday and idk what Iām going to do. Itās still really cold out. Iām gonna keep it short today, much love
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Safe travels Lastry. This is admirable accountability to your sobriety today!!!
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Day 217. Itās been a few days since the last time I checked in.
Searching for the courage to change the things I can.
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Wow; you really went into battle mode this weekend. Take some time to rest those battle wounds. Glad you are still here!!!
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Checking in on day 193. Keep on trucking, all!!
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Panicattack or strokeā¦!? Or am I just about to go crazy. 2years 22days sober, but my mental health is still a F***.
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Day 49
I keep repeating it but time goes so fast, tomorrow day 50 already. Iām feeling good, although a bit sniffy. Spent a couple of hours on Pinterest looking for wall colors and bought some stuff for my home. Spice it up a little. This week Iām finally going to pick up that paint brush.
Have a good sober day/night! 
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Thanks! Appreciate your support 
In all honesty, it really isnāt difficult for me (which I hate to mention with so many who seriously struggle). Iāve wounded myself enough over the years, and I think being on the losing side of the battle for so long, unintentionally conditioned my brain. Now when I think about alcohol, I only see the negatives that come with it, and that alone turns my stomach. When I drink, shit hits the fan. Facts. Like Pavlovās dog experiment 
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Keep up the good work Laura. Great expose of your thought process regarding the taunt of the alcohol in the store promising you it would make things more interesting. And Reading here every day does have interesting benefits. It is like the little devil on my shoulder who says āmy buddies will not understand why I wonāt party with them and Iāll be a buzz-kill to be around. Soooooooo Iāll just party when I go to CA and visit with them and it would be so much easier than being a total buzz-kill.ā
What most people donāt understand about us addicts is the personal shame I have to deal with considering the harm, the noticeable harm I feel when I wake up the next day PLUSā¦ that the next day after I get home after I partied, if I were to ever party again, how the craving for alcohol is so terribly strong, and then the little devil is the only voice I hear, and a liquor store is only blocks awayā¦ it is like being starving and having a thanksgiving dinner sitting out all prepared (liquor store) and I am free to just go over and eat my fill, but instead, I chose nothing to eat. That is the taunt of the liquor store. So fun, so convenient, so easy to āfeel right, and happyā. But these people here writing these anecdotes (and I value your inputs daily), or maybe āus peopleā, bring reality home that instead of having a devil on one shoulder whispering into my ear āhey, it would be ok for you to just have a half pint of whiskey, some ice, some coke and giggle myself to sleep after watching a funny movieā, and an angel on the other shoulder saying āyou know you shouldnātā, what I find with you and the other nice folks here is that I now have a friggin army of supporters screaming in union with my good angel voice, and they are loud as hell saying āhey dumb-ass, what part of this re-run donāt you remember? This movie ends badlyāā¦ So instead of feeling the shame from waking up in the morning after having night sweats and heart flutter waking me up in the middle of the night, if I can keep it together, I feel good and have no shame.
So now that I joined this group, there is a new shame element. Iām a proud person, be that good or bad, it is a fact. So instead of just having to deal with being ashamed to face the little angel on my shoulder telling me I screwed up, I now have to face all of you. I know you would all say I shouldnāt feel shame if I fall down, but that is exactly what I will feel to lose my āday countā. It is no longer my little secret that Iāve been hiding all my life. I let the cat out of the bag to you-all, and now instead of just having to face my classmates that I suck at math, for example, I have to be stood up in front of the class with a dunce cap, face my parents, my teacher, and the principal, and that is a hell of a lot more shame than just accepting that Iām lazy and didnāt do my math homework. One really never thinks as āshameā as a good thing. But if it keeps me on the wagon, then that works for me.
Anyway, I hope to have strength when I visit with my two best friends who live in CA, and we visit a few times per year, and the excuse I am going to use is that my metabolism shut down and I started to put on a lot of weight, resembling that I was entering my third trimester (and Iām a dude), so I had to quit drinking. Anyway, I made it for the first time in 15 years to day 10 sober yesterday, and feeling good, and enjoyed your story. The next guy who gives you crap about drinking, just say it messes with your dart game, or it makes your hair grow too fast, or you make bad decisions regarding āmenā when you drink. That will shut them down because it can not be argued with, not even for a drunk guy. Stupid questions deserve stupid answers. If they really bug you, another one I thought of using is to say āIām allergic to alcoholāā¦ Coversation over.
Good job on staying on the wagon in the midst of all that temptation. I avoid bars completely because Iām not so strong.
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Thatās the hardest one out of the way Diana! Huge congrats and welcome to Talking Sober! You made it through day one so you can do another one too. One day at a time for all of us. Iām very glad to have you aboard with all of us, as we are in this together and the more the stronger we are. Wishing you all success on your sober journey lady. Welcome again and hugs your way.
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Well done on day one!!! And welcome to the community. Glad youāre here.
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Iām going to make that my screen name Lauraā¦ āPavlovās Dogā. I have a cute picture of my boy dog Iāll put up for my image.
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This account of how your mind works is well described. A lot of strength being realized. And sure I would be disappointed if you cave, but I would hope you could get back on here and face your āshameā with us about it. ODAAT
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Day 2594. Going to my womenās meeting in the park soon. Although it was raining earlier this morning, it seems to have stopped. Hopefully it wonāt rain during our meeting.
Iām also trying to convince myself that Iām good enough to complete some consulting work. Dealing with a difficult plan checker has triggered my āIām not good enoughā voice.
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