Day 313. Thankful the weekend has arrived. Wishing everyone a happy sober weekend 
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Today 1900 days ago - best decision ever: No more alcohol. But to be honest, at that time it was meant to be Dry January, because forever seemed unachievable. Soon after that day i realized that forever is the better option. If i would have continued on the path i was on, i dont know if i would still be here. Thanks to TS, especially the class of 2019 
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Thanks, amiga. Generally speaking when my food decreases, it reacts regarding my taste. Thatās primarily due to protein and veggies in it. (?) I need to set an alarm, food without my mood. Sense of smells activities are also helpful and I have been bad about that, too. You donāt need to be a chef, just donāt feel bad about saying, āHey, eat! Watch your hair!ā
Luckily, regardless of everything, I drink a lot of water. 
The cup doesnāt appear like that. 
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I drink lots of water too
I like how it treats my body
I feel healthier
I cut down on coffee tremendously. I havnt had 1 cup sence comming to work 9 hours ago. I used to think coffee and more energy would help me feel good but it just gets me uncomfortable
I plan on having some when i get home though lol
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Maybe its time to refresh on why you put it down
Or
Think about whats making you feel like you want to pick up. Maybe theres something your not finding acceptable?
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I love your story! Thanks for sharing and congrats to you!
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Congratulations on your 1900!! So happy for you!!
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Checking in
2y 1m 2d
Feeling very overstimulated right now. Just too much noise and too much commotion in the home. Since being clean and sober, ive really noticed how little i can tolerate certain thingsā¦ noise and confrontation are 2 of those thing.
Has anyone else noticed a change when they entered recovery?
In the problem i could handle alot going on around me. Most people i knew called me a Child of Chaos lol. And now i absolutely cherish when theres no noise. Its like theres a very small threshold now for how much i can handle. Wonder where this all came from?
Anyway, tonight has been fairly good. The day was nice. Got a few things done. Exercise, picked up a parcel, mailed a parcel, and relaxed with my hubby and son. Hubby is cleaning the fish tank right now and ill be starting supper soon. Basic day. Work this weekend for me. Supposed to be hitting +18Ā°C which will be beautiful 
Have a great day/night everyone!
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@just_laura oh Iām sorry Laura ā hope you and your daughter are feeling better now. Sending you both healing vibes 
@acromouse congrats on your 1 week milestone friend. Love that you are taking the time to practice HALT and are listening to your bodies needs. 
@chevy55 Great to see that your hard work is paying off with your weight goals friend. 70 days ang going strong 
Best of luck with the games this weekend!
@tragicfarinelli sending you sleepy vibes my friend ā hope you find some relief for your back and get some rest soon. I found some relief for back pain with a red light therapy belt I got off of Amazon. I can send you the link if you think it may help with yours. Kittens are beautiful but hopefully they will tone down that energy and give you a break 
I love this! Thanks for sharing Ami
@techpro92 Great work with your 1 week milestone friend Keep that momentum going strong
@timetochange Absolutely love Billie ā hope you enjoy the tunes Glad you decided to go to bed instead of allowing the damn addict thinking to muddy your mind. You are doing great friend - keep pushing forward.
@lile01 Beautiful view Indi. Sorry your trip got cancelled. Great work on maintaining your sobriety with 6 days love! Sometimes we do need to laugh at ourselves. Glad you are ok.
@dmcg1987 4 months is wonderful friend ā great to see you checking in and sharing your milestone with us
@tifflynn07 sorry that the allergies are so horrible ā hope you are able to rest and find some relief soon.
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@earnit How are you feeling now Jene? Sending you hugs and love ā Iām sorry for all that you are going through hope that it gets easier for you real soon.
@button83 you are rocking it with 26 days of sobriety and 26 days of meetings. How are you feeling now? You are definitely worthy and loved ā needed my friend. Do not let that negative addict voice take hold. Go ahead and cry ā scream and punch the air. All are acceptable. Are you able to reach out to someone in real life? Here if you need to talk. I do hope your day has gotten much better love
Ooh ā I loved wood working. Glad you are enjoying. Hope to see some of your creations on the artist thread ā hint
@rookie great work on 32 days love. It is hard working on our sober journey when our loved ones and close ones are actively drinking. We can only work on ourselves and be a role model for them. You are doing an amazing job with your sober time
@lotusflower sobriety is an individual journey and you should do what feels right to you. For me I list two counters as one for smoking and one for my other addictions but would use the latter as my sober date as that is the day I became fully free of all addictions. Each addiction beat is an achievement and in my opinion you should celebrate all your accomplishments
@hotic WOOT WOOT 1900 days is super impressive friend. Way to go!! I loved reading this ā dry January turned into forever
@butterflymoonwoman I do have periods of where I find myself overstimulated with noise and light. This has started to occur in the past few months but I never put much notice into it as my mom has similar issues with sound and light and I just figured it was hereditary. Sometimes this could just be a sign that you need rest and now that you are not numbing with your DOC, it is easier to hear your body asking for the time our ā just a hunch. Hope you get to enjoy your weekend and donāt work too hard 
Checking in on Friday night
450 days free of alcohol and weed
865 days free of cigarettes
Not much going on - i am grateful that i was able to get caught up on my accounting today (honestly feel like it was my HP doing the work). Still just resting and working on healing and taking care of my mom too. Glad that i am not in active addiction where i would want to hide away alone so that i could drink and smoke myself to oblivion and prolong my recovery. I am grateful to be in a healthy environment with good company and good food. Taking it ODAAT!
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day / evening - sending you all so much love
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Hi @JazzyS i didnāt drink and I reached out to my sponsor and took in a meeting. Apparently I wasnāt the only one who woke up with anxiety today. I realize we all struggle sometimes. And I did cry and I also worked out and walked and kept busy. Itās now the end of the day and I donāt have a desire to drink. I made it through today. Thank you
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Checking in Day 85 AF. Today was a good day.
Had to go one of my boys School Musical this morning @ 8:30. It was very nice, they all did so good. Theyāve been practicing for a while and it was everything plus more.
I had an appointment at 10:00am with my psychiatrist. Had a good session, weāre thinking about switching one of my meds. Also Did some lab work while there.
I didnāt get to make it to my home group AA meeting last night so I missed out on seeing my sponsor. Daddy forgot about spring pictures being today, so at the last minute yesterday I had to go book 2 appointment, and didnāt get out in time to make it to my meeting. But thatās fine we made up for it tonight, after our home group meeting, we stayed for another 1 1/2 hour to talk and do some work.
Oh yeah, our only daughter (our female Dachshund) gave birth to 7 babies today.
& last but not least!! My pair of Orix Ostrich and my pair of Brown Alligator boots made it in today. 
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So grateful to read this. Glad you were able to reach out for support and let out the anxiety.
Much love friendā¦ great job on protecting your sobrietyā¦ keep going strong 
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Blaaaahhhhh 
101Ā° fever this morning and I had to take my daughter to the doctorās really early. Her fever was gone and she felt better but they still prescribed an antibiotic for the congestion and her ear did look infected. Idk if itās psychosomatic or what, but my ear started to hurt yesterday when hers did, and it just started to again now. I just took some Nyquil, after fighting to open the bottle for 5 minutes, so hopefully the pain will pass bc earaches are no fucking joke.
I actually called in to work. Second time in 9 years. Iāve definitely worked while much sicker than I am now, but I just wasnāt feeling it today. Hangovers and opiate withdrawal were honestly worse than this, but I always made it thru the day. Itās crazy to think about how much torture I really put myself thru. And for what? Absofuckinglutely nothing! 13 months ago, Iād be a half bottle deep right now to mask the cold/flu symptoms, only to feel them in the morning, along with a bonus hangover 
That sure was bright thinking 
Well, Iām actually grateful to be able to feel this sickness. Idk why I was so scared to before. I purposely, and knowingly, did things that would make me feel worse. This is a cakewalk. Goodnight
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Slept too short. Feeling a bit anxious. Not sure why. Thereās nothing using will make better so on we go. Iām off to work the weekend. Have as good a day as you all can friends. Sober and clean. Love.
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@TheWolf congrats on 10 months 
@SY1234 congrats on 40 days
@JazzyS thank you 
š©µ congrats on 450 days AF and weed free
@Just_Laura I hope you and your daughter both feel better soon š©µ
@acromouse congrats on your week of no overeating/bingeing
@Mno woah, 91miles! Thatās further away from me than London is and thatās a 2hr drive, how long were you cycling for? The scenery looks nice
@Chevy55 congrats on 70 days pleased for you that youāre seeing progress now 
@IamThechange thank you I had to park in the city centre because the entire road was closed where the xray was 
congrats on acknowledging your growth 
@Lighter congrats on 2 weeks
@Techpro92 congrats on your week
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@Mindofsobermike congrats on 4 months
@Dmcg1987 congrats on 4 months
@Button83 sending strength š©µ
@SobrietyForMe congrats on your week
@Tomek congrats on day 1 of no smoking 
and yay for plants 
@Hotic congrats on 1900 days
1313 days no alcohol.
778 days no cocaine.
293 days no vape.
38 days no binge-eating.
Only managed to sleep from 6:15am-8am, not for a lack of trying. Suffice to say I did not make it to the X-ray department for when they opened. I waited until I felt awake and safe to drive, had a couple of coffees and dozed a bit, then left at 10am. Typically, the entire road where the X-ray place is was closed, so I had to park in the city centre multistorey car park and then walk all the way to the place, have my X-ray, then walk back to my car. Atleast it unintentionally gave me a bit of a walk.
Havenāt been very functional today due to barely any sleep last night, I did manage to do my morning routine this afternoon, then napped, then did a meditation, then napped again, and now Iām here catching-up.
Hoping for a better sleep tonight so I can hopefully do some decluttering tomorrow. (Ha, I had fully caught up sometime around 1am, but fell asleep whilst proof reading. Just fed the cats and caught up again and itās now after 5am so hoping to get another hour of sleep or two if Iām lucky).
Wiahing you all wonderful sober weekends.
š©µ
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Day 881 AF
Wud up, gang.
Got behind on this thread.
Another busy week with work. Iām on my 3rd day without caffeine. I have epididymal cysts, and they eff with me every time I drink coffee. Feels like getting punched in the privates (sorry for oversharing). I went to the doctor today, and he said it was nothing serious. I guess this is common with men.
Anyways, working remotely has been stressful. I was on a difficult call today, and my 4 year old started yelling for me and then started crying. Iām kinda annoyed with all the yelling and screaming in the apartment. Then I gotta deal with it again right after clocking out. I spend more time on the toilet to take a break. I donāt have the energy right now to go for walks. Feeling sluggish without the caffeine, but Iāll give it a go tomorrow.
My right ear has been fucking with me. The docs gave me antibiotic ear drops, but they havenāt done shit. Now I gotta call back for another appointment 
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Thoughts about drinking have crossed my mind. But a beer wonāt fix anything. Been there many times.
Well, thatās it for me gang. I have the Saturday shift tomorrow. Gonna pass out.
Iāll catch up with yāall posts in a bit.
Have a goodnite and take care. ODAAT
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105 days
Quick check in. Felt as if I couldnāt be bothered checking in tonight. It might not be much but its a check ināļø
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