@wahtisnormal Congratulations Zoe on 1 week!!! Great work 
@Tragicfarinelli so happy to hear that ur feeling good lately! 
@Chevy55 Love the positive post! Im glad ur finding calmness and balance in ur life and that alcohol rarely pops up for u. That sense of balance and calm is something im striving for right now myself.
@acromouse Hey Aga, wishing u a peaceful and serene day. Praying ur daughter gets better very soon and that u get some self care time in as well.
@NewBeginning1 Hey Matt! Its nice to see u checking in!!! Way to go on ur sobriety time. Keep moving forward, one day at a time
@mrfantastik glad ur first time watching the fights went well sober! That must be such a good feeling.
@icebear Hey Drew! Glad u checked in! Hope ur doing well.
@K_S welcome back Kenny. Im glad u didnt stay out in the problem too long and that u cam back to recovery right away. Have u had a chance to sort of look at what happened? U havent lost those 4 months of knowledge. Keep at it friend. Sending u strength and hope!
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I slept quite heavy last night. It took me a bit to fall asleep bcuz i was thinking of next weeks turmoil. I am feeling very fearful for how my mental, emotional, and physical self will be by rarely sleeping for 5 days. Im concerned. Lack of sleep causes alot of triggers for me in a variety of waysā¦ urges to use and binge eating more specifically. I am trying to remember Faith over Fear tho. If i do my best, God will do the rest. I do believe that.
My son is still sick. Hoping he will start feeling better soon. Most likely no school for him tmrw but hopefully on Tuesday he will be feeling better.
Yesterday i had some pretty big urges to use. But i did remind myself that using will only make things worse. I have one more night of homecare for my son and then tmrw im on my own. But i am going to email the scheduler tmrw and put a bit of pressure on her to find me some help.
All n all i will make today the best it can be. I am currently at work until 4pm. And then will go home and relax. Wishing u all a fantastic day!
Day 158, boy i have been tired. We got a new employee so they took me from my unit and put him there and put me in emergency department, at first i was kinda upset. The emergency department is very fast paced and you really gotta be on your toes. I realized that they probably did this bc i am good at what i do and new i could keep everything up to par. Now i actually enjoy it there, its nice not dealing with isolation rooms lol. And it geuss a little wild from time to time which part of me doesnt mind either, but oh yeah im definitely tired. Other wise all is going good, but wanted to say heyy. Much love
Day 54. Looking forward to 60 days. Positive I am can be sober today. Hope all my sober friends are healthy and happy
Day 82
Mood is better.
Thank you all for your kind and helpful words 
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Had 80 minutes water joy yesterday, 3000 meters, something 
. The apartment is empty, all fine and clean, keys will be handover next Saturday.
Calming down a bit. Had a 60 minute learning unit this afternoon. Was creative by creating healthy version of reeseās (foodies thread update follows), soooo meditative. Made my hair, nails and will have a yoga session now.
Hope to get back to some helpful routines. Like free writings in the morning (totally forgot about that)ā¦ And getting back to RR meetings somehow (my study hours are colliding with my regular meetingsā¦ And well, all that stuff the last weekās).
My mood, now that I c clearer, is like a wave.
ā¦ Progressā¦ And,
these colors are still hunting me 
Checking in Day 21 AF. Went to the pub for lunch and had a Diet Coke, nobody noticed or questioned y I wasnāt on my usual large glass of white wine. Didnāt miss it at all. Not sleeping well on and off, feeling spaced out this afternoon but gratefully sober. Thanks all
Day 28 and I feeling like fuck it. I am thinking about breaking up with my girlfriend not because of her but because i cant stamd her kids. I know that is selfish but i am use to a quite life and my anxiety cant handle the constant chaos. I feel like i was happier and easier to deal with when i was high all the time.
Hard one to answer, Chase, maybe itās an age thing, I can only spend a limited amount of time with my beloved grandkids before Iām looking at the clock wondering when theyāre going home. Seriously though, sounds like everythingās getting to you at the moment. Donāt make any sudden decisions, give it some time.
Triple ones are great Maxine!
Glad you took a pause. Hope you are able to find a way to get over the urges. Drinking will not offer you anything of substance. You are stronger than these urges my friend. 
111 Days congratulations 
Let the thoughts pass, they wonāt last long
Your doing so well 
Great catch!!! Im glad u were able to pause for a bit. Remember ur reasons why my friend. Drinking wont help or solve anything. It just makes things worse. Sending u strength
Great job on getting to 3 weeks! Way to go!!
I know! Thanks Butterfly, I canāt believe it myself. 
I donāt know what it is to walk in your shoes. I donāt have to face the struggles and fears you have to. But when I am in a situation where I feel overwhelmed and very much not in control I employ the superhero or samurai or whoever tactic. Basically I imagine myself - and you really have to talk yourself into that role - to be the firecest warrior I could possibly be. I call on all my ancestors who have had to go through hardships - for example my grandmother who had to survive deportation to siberia as a young mother. And I channel that fierce energy into myself as long as I have to until I believe one thing: People have gone through far worse hardships and they have prevailed. They have passed on to me there genes and there knowlegde. I will prevail. Nothing can destroy me. I will survive. And I will do the best I can.
Then I rest in this conviction and when the time comes to actually go through that difficult experience I take everything and I mean it only one breath at a time. I concentrate on my movements, my tasks, whatever needs to be done. When Iām done I can process all of it. But for the time necessary I become a superhero.
I am sending you all superhero strength today. I know you can do this. I know you will get through this. We are here, thinking of you and believing in you.
Wow! This really did something for me!! What an empowering post!! Im going to save ur post for later when i need to read this, especially during the week during challenging times. People have gone thru far harder times and to be truly honest, things could be much worse where i would be wishing this was the only thing i had to worry about. I dont like the overnights but they definitly wont last forever and i have to remember that. I get so caught up in feeling like its the end of the world, that i forget that its only 5 nights that i have to do this week. And hopefully i wont have to do them for awhile after that. Thank u for ur strength and motivation. I truly appreciate it friend
I love it!
Checking in day 111 AF 
. Itās my 6th wedding anniversary today and my first one sober 
Day 222 cf
Day 104 at
Hey all. Checking in. Itās been a challenging day. Been raising my voice way too much at my youngest son. As I recover we recover. Going to take it easy for the rest of the day.
Back to work tomorrow. Blessings 
I love this.
I have a similar strategy. I pretend that Iām the main character in a movie or a book. And that whatever happens is the dramatic turn.
Then I get to decide how to act next.