Okei, sober strokealarm. Or anxiety. Least convenient time.
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Day 57 alcohol free AF
I am happy to be sober. Life is good even when itās tough 
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Ah shit. After years of anxiety I still think Iāll die of a heartattack when I get a tight chest, dizzy and a pounding heartā¦ Hope youāll get rid of that fucked up feeling soon! 
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Day
264 no alcohol
185 no ciggs or vapes
1 full day no form of marijuanna
Still kinda sad i messed up my marijuanna streak. But atleast its over and i can start my streak again. It was 0%thc and only cbd but still broke my goal
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Iām struggling to understand the CBD issue, as Iāve seen many state similar to yours.
There is no active thc ingredient in it so no ability to have affects of mental issues from drugs. They help stress, pain, joint issue, sleep disorders.
I donāt take the stuff myself but have many friends that do and even friends in the military that are prescribed it.
Not asking to be cheeky in anyway, just trying to understand the issue that exists as itās a natural substance which seems better to take than pharmaceutical pills if the option was between the two.
Thanks
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Day 76. Girls went home around 4 oāclock yesterday, and I just ended up kinda relaxing. Was nice to cook myself a dinner, made some home made french fries, and a mushroom Swiss burger. It was delicious, and then I hung out with my mom and step dad until about 6 oāclock and from there I just went up stairs and kinda relaxed, had a hard time falling asleep I was up until about 5, but didnāt sleep all day so that was good. I woke up at 12 and now Iām just waiting for my girls to come home. Tonight Iāll probably head over to hit a meeting here, and yeah other than that things are going pretty good. No cravings or burning desires while being here in town. Feeling pretty strong in that area right now which is good. So yeah much love talk to you all later
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I was wondering the same, but I can understand if somebody doesnāt want to be dependent on any substance as I heard some eventually have a hard time sleeping without it. But I donāt know if thatās trueā¦ Would love to hear what your thought are on the subject @Noshame
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Yeah some CBD products do have THC in them, for example a D9 caramel is very strong (albeit not nearly as strong as weed). I took D8/D9 products almost every day for the last two years and they definitely provided a false sense of relaxation and drastically altered my mental state. CBD products without THC can have many health benefits. This is why talking about CBD can be complicated because there are so many types and it is a highly unregulated industry.
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Interesting Lauren, thanks. I used up a small bottle of CBD once, no clue what grade, but it didnāt do much for me.
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33 days free of alcohol
27 days free of THC
Iām getting through this challenging time. I will not abandon myself or betray myself by giving up on sobriety. I love being sober and I have that if nothing else. Iām still learning about myself and it is interesting to see what comes out on the other side of this hypomania. Iām learning more every day what I need to give myself and what my values are.
Thank you @SolarEclipse @Misokatsu @CATMANCAM @JazzyS @Mira_D for the support 
I love this community so much. Keep going everyone, awesome to see those day counts going up!!
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There are also other better things out there I believe for the same stuff CBD can do. Mushrooms are amazing, like lions mane and turkey tale and all that. If you look on Amazon you can get tinctures which help with mood, memory, anxiety and all that. Iām actually going to be order another thing soon. Be careful if you look at some tinctures bc some use alcohol to extract the mushroom.
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Heyy chevy and @Naomi
Thabk you for including me 
The thing is the listyle of mine. My environment says dont. I cant afford it and i hounestly have no self control with substances. I want it right now but id be 5, 150mg doses deep as the effect is little
If its needed its not harmful but i dont need it. I have pharmaceutical percriptions i use for the mental health i need. Perhaps i will get off them one day but until then, why fix whats not broken
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Cool, thanks. I am not looking to use for any reason, was more curious as I was always under the belief CBD was a fairly safe item.
Since itās legal in Canada (as is marijuana) I figured its regulate and fairly clean if itās says 0% THC.
But thanks for reply.
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Lifeās lessons are in my daily journey right now. Oneās reaction to these times are suppose to be important. My reaction (HIDE!) 
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Its crazy how something ānothingā in the body alert so loudly danger danger incoming Heartattack, stroke,ā¦ you will pass in 3, 2, 1 ā¦
I do feel better now. Thanks
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Haha yup. Impossible to explain it to someone who never felt that way. Glad youāre feeling better! 
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Absolutely man. There are lots of things that are legal that people will abuse. For me pre work out, such as caffeine is a big one. Right now Iām doing good. Iāll have one monster in the morning for work. But before, I use to buy the pre workout powder and id scoop like 8 scoops a day. Itās crazy bc itās legal so wouldnāt think any issues, but ugh that shit made me miserable lol
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I hear ya.
Iām fortunate that alcohol and then laziness/poor food choices was and is my only problematic issue.
My coffee is only my morning one cup, then off I go. I drink probably 5 litres of water per day for the past 30 years as my go to drink when not whiskey or beer.
But that one vice had a hold on me for the past 40 years 2-3 times per week. Fortunately never daily and never ever before noon, but once I started there was no stoppingā¦
Day 24, feeling good and I really hope that this is the time it sticks.
All the best
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33 days now. Itās really inspiring and interesting to read everyoneās progress on this thread. Thank you all.
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I feel you and @Naomi on this. I used to have panic attacks a lot in my early 20s but then they disappeared for years (probably bc of the alcohol). When I was around 5 months sober I got out of work one night and couldnāt breathe. Thought I was having a heart attack or stroke until I realized Iād felt like that before, 10+ years ago. They were bad for a while but since I knew it was anxiety, as soon as I felt one coming on I would immediately sit with my eyes closed and start breathing thru it and telling myself that was all it was. Each one was shorter and less intense than the last. I havenāt had one in months now. For me, I think the cause was not knowing how to properly deal with stress, being the longest Iād ever been sober and being the most stressful time of the year workwise. I just figured, anxiety lives in my brain, but itās my brain, and I can control it! Hope it gets better for you 
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