Day 22 today feeling happy.
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Trying to use my phone less, so Iām not up to date with reading. It feels like OCD, I want to read all of the posts here and then some more! But itās a good thing I canāt keep up, so many sober rockstars checking in daily! 
Hope everybody is doing well. I am. All good and sober. Hugs! 
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Still going strong!!! Giving up alcohol was the #1 best decision I have ever made in my life. My partner is coming up on 2 years. We are happier than weāve ever been. My partnerās brother was secretly drinking and went on a binge and almost died this month. He was put in a coma and on a ventilator. His kidneys were shutting down and he had to have dialysis. Miraculously and thankfully he pulled through. He is working on his recovery now.
Alcohol serves no purpose in life. It destroys people, families, jobs, health. Its absolutely useless! And so very dangerous. Ive never been more passionate about something.
I know recovery is not an easy road to traverse. And it truly takes time to see and feel the benefits. Iād say it took my partner and I a full year. I think the true epiphany for me was knowing that the person I am when Iām drinking is NOT meā¦ nor who i want to be. The drunk version of myself completely disgusts and embarrasses me. I am so happy all of that is in my rearview. Living free of hangovers and the anxiety/bad decisions is such a gift!!
I hope everyone is doing great on their journey. It is sooooo worth it. I got my life back! Stay strong, everyone! One day at a time! 
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Day
259 no alcohol
189 no vapes or ciggs
28.95 no form of marijuanna
Super greatful to have not given in yesterday
No thoughts of picking up at the moment 
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Feeling much better. FLU CAN FRO!
Since few days Iām finding random photos on my phone I didnāt even know Sacha had made Some of them I even like for example this one
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Still have to chuckle a bit when it pops up in my mind.
I even considered sending an app to my neighbours when I was so irritated 
Sooo glad I didnāt!
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Iām really proud of you. Stress can get the best of us at times but you are getting er done. 
Thank you for sharing. I was thinking of attending a meeting ? Just have to find one.
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Great to see you Amy! Very happy for you, thatās awesome numbers friend!
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Were you looking for virtual or in person?
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Congratulations and great to see you!! Very happy for you!!
Love this!!!
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I couldnāt agree more!!
Also thank you @JazzyS and @Butterflymoonwoman 
seeing your check inās every day gives me strength to keep going
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Awe thank u for shout out! 
i often think my check ins for the most part are very routine and boring. I often do the same things everyday haha I mean the odd time i have something going on but life is full of ups n downs so thats natural i think You are just as much as an inspiration to me my friend
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Another check-in, another storm. Tonight itās Jocelyn rattling on my window 
Hope you all have a great sober day/night.
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So my vocations are being prolonged. After almost 2 months of hand rehab Iām getting more vocations. Woo hoo 
FINALLY - VOCATIONS!!!
zzz zyzy has some serious stuff to do now 
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@Ofmiceandroach belated congrats on 2 weeks 
sorry about the panic attack 
but well done for going to the gym 
@IamThechange belated congrats on 50 days I hope your dog is okay
@JazzyS sorry about the cyst glad surgery is scheduled. Congrats on 13 months
@Pamela welcome congrats on your days so far
@MrFantastik belated congrats on 50 days
@tryingthisagain welcome congrats on 18 days I hope your first day at your new job went well 
@acromouse belated congrats on 2 months
@SoberWalker congrats on triple digits for SM 
thanks for the laugh about the alarm clock
@Jimz belated congrats on 3 weeks
@Dazercat belated happy birthday! 
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@IamSophie Tonsillitis is the worst 
I hope you feel better asap š©µ
@SolarEclipse belated congrats on 3 weeks
@Trixie1 belated congrats on 3 weeks vf
@Deeh welcome congrats on your days so far
@Pavlovs_Dog belated congrats on double digits
@Sunshineontheinside congrats on 30 days
@Zse congrats on 50 days
@Seizetheday welcome congrats on 3 weeks
@RosaCanDo congrats on the job offer
@Chevy55 welcome congrats on 18 days
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@Naomi congrats on 50 days I hope the webinar went well
@TrustyBird sorry about your Uncle sending strength š©µ
@Lile01 welcome back congrats on 3 days
@zzz glad you shared love your words š©µ
@Butterflymoonwoman I hope you managed to ground yourself and find some peace after being triggered š©µ
@Onlywayisup7 welcome to the checking-in thread congrats on 9 days
@Happy_Trails congrats on 3 weeks
@Ashley_luvz_starz congrats on 300 days
@JP123 congrats on 2 weeks
@Catmama23 congrats on 3 weeks free of THC
1261 days no alcohol.
726 days no cocaine.
241 days no vape.
6 days no binge-eating.
Plans changed after my check-in on Friday night, my brother messaged me asking if I could visit on Sunday instead of this week. I initially said that Iād see how much cleaning I could get done on Saturday and then let him know, but then he replied saying If I went round Sunday morning, I could finish anything I didnāt get done Saturday in the afternoon, so then I felt like I didnāt have a choice.
I did get a lot done on Saturday, so I was proud of that. Then, Sunday morning, I went to my brotherās to give them all their gifts and meet my baby niece, she was on her changing mat doing some shadow kick-boxing I did get to hold her, but not for long because she started crying bless her. I was so tired as I hadnāt slept much for 4 nights in a row, I donāt know how I made the drive home if Iām honest.
I tried to nap when I got home around 1:30pm, gave up trying at 2:30pm, then stood in my kitchen willing myself to do the rest of the jobsā¦I was still stood there 2hrs later so I decided to try napping again, and that time I did nap, until 7pm. I did a few of the remaining jobs, the only thing I couldnāt make myself do was the hoovering, but I managed to make myself do it at 7:30 yesterday morning. Phew!
The water company came out yesterday, they confirmed the leak must be internal somewhere where the pipes arenāt visible. So I reported it to the estate agents, they reported it to the landlord, and then the maintenance company came to investigate, they said they didnāt think there was a leak, apart from the pressure valve on the boiler, which he said wouldnāt be having a huge impact on my bill. Someone else will be coming to replace the valve at some unknown point.
Today, I joined an online course, but it wouldnt let me in until 15mins after it started, then 30mins before the end it went so quiet I couldnāt hear anything, so I left and tried to rejoin, but it wouldnāt let me in again, Iāve been having this issue with Teams for a while now and I donāt know how to resolve it so itās very frustrating.
I have spent 4.5 hours catching up here, and as usual, it feels good to do so. Thank you all for being here.
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Checking in with 17 days. Longest Iāve gone in 7 years. My concert on Sunday was incredible and I experienced it all stone-cold sober - Bring Me The Horizon will always have a special place in my heart with those incredible live shows.
Spent the evening, night and most of today with my partner, Iām grateful that I get to wake up sometimes next to the most incredible man.
I also went to the gym today and did a full leg workout and a couple of back exercises and it feels good. When Iām in the right mindset, the gym makes me feel great. Hoping that Iāll continue to lose weight and build up my confidence to maybe start weightlifting.
Baby steps thoughš„°
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@JazzyS Thank you for your kind words. Means a lot.
Still sober, and less depressed now. I have a really hard time concentrating though, and Iām procrastinating like a champion, which causes a lot of extra pressure work wise. 
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Thank you I really love the check ins even if they are the same. It gives me comfort being so early in sobriety that eventually things will normalize a bit. Also when I came back to this app after being gone a while and seeing many of the same folks like you it made me hopeful that I can stick with sobriety too.
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