Checking in daily to maintain focus #64

They look absolutely adorable. Forget about the streaks! Haha.

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Good morning sober peeps! Checking in on day 108. My sister is hiking in Patagonia right now and she sent some pretty amazing pics of the Grey Glacier, just incredible, stunning and I never even knew they existed. Back to the grind today. I hope everyone has the most amazing day!
:v:t3: and :purple_heart:

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Thanks for checking in :slight_smile: Iā€™m 1 day and 12 hours sober now and feeling much better and positive and have plans in place to help me stay sober and Iā€™ll be checking in regularly here

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Thatā€™s amazing my friend. Iā€™m not even on Day One quite yet.

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Well here I am, back to square one but this time Iā€™m going to use every resource available to me. I really canā€™t moderate or do it by myself, I finally see that now. Iā€™ll be here checking in every day. Day two :two: :heart::heart:

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Youā€™re a day ahead of me, so youā€™re doing very well! :joy:

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You can do it. Weā€™re all here beside you :heart:

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Glad you made it back. Congratulations on getting through Day 1. Happy to walk with you on this path. Have a great day :slightly_smiling_face:

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Checking on for Day 17. 17. So Iā€™m all full of wisdom and ready to leave home? No! :laughing:

Looking forward to another day of improving health. This is going to take a while so I might as well slow down. Doing well with exercise and I feel fitter. Sleeping better.

I remember one of the AA signs that my friend and I would sit across from in our meeting house that said, in 1930s style red-and-black cursive: It Takes A Whileā€. We were both fresh out of detox and took turns flipping the sign off as we searched for jobs, looked for cheap decent clothes and did our 90 in 90. It was true and drove us crazy. Still true today and totally worth it! Time is going slowly. Itā€™ll speed up when I get rolling.

What would happen if I was 10 years sober tomorrow ? Oh, Iā€™d mess it up. ODAAT. Iā€™m so grateful for 17 days and all of you. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Day 73, AF

Enjoy your day TS peeps.

:pray::heart::peace_symbol:

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Day 70 AF
Day 188 doc free
Day 1 ciggarette free

Monday morning. Kids are back to school this week. I appreciate the structure.

Keeping in one day at a time. Feeling healthier each dayā€¦ anxiety is non existent at this moment so Iā€™m thankful. Working on living the Serenity :pray:t5: prayer. Hopeful.

Have a sober and Serene 24 allā€¦ Stay strong :purple_heart::pray:t5:

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Checking in 22 Days

All I need to do is get pasr the next couple weeks with work. Then I think things will slow down. Just got to keep going. Stress and not dealing with it well is definitely one of the triggers that I struggle with when it comes to being sober from pornography and masturbation. Got to just keep taking it one day at a time.

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Checking in. I crave alcohol for the first time in a very long time. It isnā€™t dangerous yet, but itā€™s a big warning sign and I have to take action. The biggest mistake I always make is isolation, so Iā€™m going to the cinema tonight, I will watch Perfect Days which is perfect for this mood, as I struggle to slow down and make peace with a drama-free life. I also contacted a buddy of mine with a few lines. Otherwise I worked out and took a cold shower which helped for a while, but my mind is still racing. Thereā€™s nothing left for me to numb myself and that leaves me tense and stressed out, I just feel vulnerable and out of comfort. Iā€™m going to work in the afternoon for distraction (and because I have to), bake a bit and spend some time with my kids, and I might do a guided meditation as it helped yesterday.

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Day 124. Had a good weekend with my mom and beautiful girls, had a delicious dinner. It was just so short, but grateful for those moments. Got home yesterday and just cleaned up and relaxed, woke up well for work this morning said my gratitudes along the way and just smile and try to make the best of the ride, i always do a little reflection and then just honk at people on my bike and giggle to myself. Today i got honked at back from another biker which had me dying. Excited for my new parts to get here Wednesday, upgraded my grips, seat, rotors from 160mm to 203 and 180 for front and back so definitely should have some better stopping power. Ordered a nice tool kit and a reallt nice work stand to hold my bike so yeah all well much love

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48 days AF
Feeling quite good. Wardrobe is picked up, bedroom of the apartment is empty.
Made good food.
Will joyn a meeting soon.
I had flashlight thoughts of ā€œah you are doing well, you might have oneā€ā€¦ I know, donā€™t pick up! Today I will stay sober and enjoy my sober life with all itā€™s pleasure and darkness. :heart::sunglasses:

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Just donā€™t pick up that first one. Itā€™s never one with us :smirk::wink: good going @Juli1 ā€¦I got in the pool today and it certainly felt good! Until the school kids all got in at leastā€¦ :rofl::rofl::rofl:

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No it will be a painful episode!
Haha coolā€¦ I will also be there tonight I think, although my legs are burning like I did 250 squads (it was wallpapering my new chillout room) :joy:

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Ugh I find it so difficult this time. It makes sense I think bc I am older, and went through a period in last 2 yrs where I smoked more then ever in my whole life. Definitly stress smoking but I FEEL the addiction. I feel the stupid habit, and I think as I near 40 its just like omg my health this effects everything! All the salads and exercising and damn sunscreen dont mean a thing if I am sucking on a smoke. I just dont want to be on my death bed for something caused by smokingā€¦it is so STUPID!!!

I have a 2 week plan at the moment. Reading the book (yes it is almost EXACTLY the same! I have never read the smoking one, but I know that he/his brand adapted all other books from the smoking one). No smoking during day at all, urges follow up with: reaching out to bestie who is also quitting, walk/run (just quick one), push ups or yoga and cup of tea. I have these tools EVERYTIME i want to quit and never actuallt do them. I find that being at home is difficult, bc its how I take a brwak even though I can go all damn day at work without one and not even think of it. Getting home from work, overstim with kids, writing documents, and end of day seem to be my biggest triggers. Triggers around my trauma seem to be less, but frustration dealing with CPS still a good one. Oooo also boys over, when they drink they all smoke bunchesā€¦why shouls this trigger me but it does! Anyway, just want to do this. And ill keep going over it till it sticks. So grateful to be sober, and Ill be super grateful too to get rid of this nasty habit. Xo. Thanks for the bit of hope. It can be done! Xo.

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:grin:thanks, Eric!

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Today is day 251 for me, have a happy sober Monday everyone.:v::v:

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