Day 178
Just living my best life. It has been many years since I have felt this good and so alive. My new-found passion to live a healthier lifestyle and be committed to regular workouts/training is so enjoyable. After setting a new PB at gym last night, I was driving home tooting my horn and letting go a few Ric Flair Woooooos out the window.
So proud of myself.
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Day 2330. Getting ready to go camping for a few days.
Stay sober friends!
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@Thirdmonkey enjoy camping 
@JazzyS thank you but omg Iād be terrified too if I encountered those creatures in a pool! Iām glad you eventually were able to get help, hopefully they are recovering somewhere suitable for them now 
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@Vanessa8 sorry about the dream and the school stress, I hope they settle in with time but congrats on 4 months 
@MrMoustache congrats on your month and good luck with the coffee quit too
@KarenKW feel better soon, sending strength š©µ
@Scorpn thank you and Iām definitely with you on that. Today, with the actual deadline right in my face, I was able to focus and actually get everything I needed to finished 
Iām proud of you for saying no to the request to cover on your only day off 
I hope you hear something soon re your schedule at the new place and good luck with the closer to home application too 
@DanaM56 I hope your back has eased up after some rest 
@Jesile Iām glad you came right back here, stay connected š©µ
@Avior87 congrats on double digits
@MrFantastik congrats on 250 days
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@MrsOdh so happy for this update, Iām glad youāre all back together š©µ Hopefully the new meds will be better
1458 days no alcohol.
923 days no cocaine.
438 days no vape.
11 days no crisps, no binge-eating.
Well, after I caught-up here yesterday, I was eventually able to start my cleaning jobs at 15:15hrs. I did get quite a lot done in the space of 2hrs, but I hit a wall and still had so much to do. I tried to go to bed early, but I was so anxious about today that I couldnāt sleep. I only managed to sleep from 12am-2am, then 4am-5am, and I still had a long list of jobs to do, so I was at it from 5am until 8:50am. So almost 4hrs, with short rest breaks in-between jobs, for my back. I pushed myself to my absolute limit with my back, and almost didnāt make it to my bed from the kitchen (only a few meters). But everything I usually do for inspections got done! If I had the energy and my back wasnāt so bad, I would also have gone around and polished all the surfaces, removed all the cobwebs, and cleaned all the windows, but I simply couldnāt. The time-frame they gave was 9:00-15:45, they arrived at 11am. My mind and body are so relieved. I always donāt know what to do with myself after Iāve been busy for a while, but I think Iāll start with some meditation, reading, then my morning routine. I have a long-overdue haircut at 16:30, looking forward to that. 
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Today is 8th day. I dont know why my cravings worst in the evening, im saying myself you can have one beer but im remembering my last relapse. I still strong and came here to share
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Sounds like you arenāt ready to be done yet. You knew you would drink and went anyway. Hope you find the desire to stop before the consequences pile up.
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191 days AF checking in
Took mum to an eye doctor as emergency early in the morning, glad it is ājustā an inflammation. Groceries, gardening, laundry, lunchā¦ Now siesta with my little fruit ice treat and a swim later.
Did my somatic excersices everyday, they seem so soft and lazy, but the feelings of release afterwards are sooo amazing. Feeling like a feder 
Took a free credit in audible for an audiobook about positive mindset.
By the way I decided to go on eating healthy and enough to have a healthy and strong body, if it has curves anyway! Health is more important then being super skinny! 
This wonāt be the last time, I will have to decide it again.
Free from cravings, feeling saver but never too save.
Being proud of having boundaries and distance from dating.
Love you guys
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Feelin fine 
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162 days no alcohol, or drugs of any sort
Complete sobrietyā¦
It feels good to finally figure out my official sobriety date. Had to call my probation officer and ask when I got arrested because that was the last day I drank. I look back on that day and weeks leading up to my arrest often. Drinking a fifth a day, sleeping in a park, panhandling, and sadly committing crimes. But this is where my addiction takes me every time. If I drink or drug there is always serious consequences. Currently Not every day is good but Iām trying to look at the progress I have made. Iām trying to stay busy with my recovery and life. I donāt want to ever go back to my old life. Iām taking advice from people who have there life back because of recovery. I had a life before I became a alcoholic and a addict and I want to live like I did before everything happened. I know this journey is not going to be easy but neither was active addiction. For today I have the things I need and I feel a little bit of hope. I can change my thinking. I can repair my past. I can help other people not have to take it as far as I have. Very grateful for the good and the bad. In a meeting I heard a guy say in life there is lessons and blessingsā¦ maybe itās all about choices and staying grateful. Thatās all for now. Iāll check in when I can.
-Trevor
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Hey all, checking in on day 1516. I hope everybody has a good one!
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Day 160
@MrsOdh thatās great news!
Good morning. Turkeys are yelping and eating grasshoppers and kee-keeing (they do this in summer), itās already hot and Iām in warrior mode today. 
Paper wasps! What will I do with them, yelping things? Canāt yāall just attack them? Theyāre on the patio in the overhead lights so I guess not. Iām mildly allergic so hmm. Need to rescue my plants and bring them inside anyway. I need a bee keeper hat. I get so angry with wasps. They just got here this week with the extreme heat. Maybe Iāll just relax and have some coffee with you instead. I have some green hippie pest control coming that wonāt poison the wildlife. Iāll let them deal with it. They got them out of my fireplace last summer bravely and kindly. The wasps arenāt evil, theyāre living things like me, right? 
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Things are going ok. Sleep is sucking last couple days. Weird cycle of 5/5 sleep/no sleep it seems. Frustrating but I know it will cycle back to sleep soon.
I did think about drinking a couple days ago. And thought it would be a terrible idea. Itās the socializing thatās a little triggering. Old stuff. Iām going to double down on my sober work. Itās been a while since Iāve had a drink and Iām starting to forget the pain. I see relapses and that reminds me. Who wants to think of pain? I do. I donāt ever want to forget. Itās normal to be tested here and there.
Lots of love. 
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I drank so much tea in my first couple of weeks. Endless amounts of tea. I also had a bad habit of replacing my evening drinks with desserts, which led to me gaining a couple of extra kilos since quitting drinking. Iām easing off the desserts now and getting back to the tea.
Good luck and well done!
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Checking in day 143.
We are on the merry-go-round of house drama. We are now re-visiting extending and renovating our house instead of knocking it down and rebuilding. It would save us so much money and allow us to keep living in the house while we make it larger and more comfortable. Plus as it is a renovation I can do alot of the work, and we can bargain hunt for material.
It is so difficult in Australia to buy or build a house.
Anyway, have a great week guys.
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Day 3.
Not even feeling tempted right now. Remembering that the first drink is the easiest to say ānoā to, Iām just being really careful not to have that first drink.
Hope yaāll have a good day!
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Hey fam, I havenāt felt truly happy or on track in months since relapsing, and I truly miss that feelingā¦ For once I feel kinda good again thoughā¦ I know Iām still far from who and where I want to be, but I also know I genuinely want to give my best againā¦ What an unpredictable rollercoaster my life has been so far, but Iām ok with that, everything has itās reasons and it can be so hard not to get lost, but as long as I keep trying, learning and growing, weāll find our way one day and way or another 
Hope you have a good sober day or night whoever and wherever you are in the world right now 
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I know how you feel. Hang in there, be patient and forgive yourself.
Find your keys to staying strong, and then remember what youāre doing right. 
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So glad your husband is home!
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Checking in with 123 sober days under my belt. Iāll stay sober today too.
Reflecting on my decent into alcoholism and my progress of recovery today. In 4 years I developed a serious problem with alcohol. The addiction was so strong and the cravings unbearable.
Iām happy to have some distance between me and that vicious cycle.
Thereās a lot to ponder and unravel today. Should make for an interesting day. 
I hope everyone has a good day or night.
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126 days sober
I fell during my hike this morning and hurt my arm. Itās sore and swollen since then. It doesnāt feel broken but am a bit concerned about it. Have been resting it today and putting ice on it. Iām feeling stressed.
Otherwise todayās been okay. I ended up staying in and working on the new translation. Making good progress on it so far.
The road out of town is closed for the next 2 days or so. Once its open if my arm is still swollen and feeling bad Iāll go to the capital to have an x-ray done.
Will get some sleep soon. Hope everyone is having a good sober day.
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@karenkw Oh iām sorry to hear about your recent bout with the flu and Covid. Sending healing and energy vibes your way. Big hugs love ā hope you are able to talk with your therapist to help you through the depression 
@jules000 Yeah to having some good days ā i loved this post! OOH ā a good alignment can be painful but so worth it ā hope you are feeling better now and past the pain
@scorpn He brought them in and they had babies 
Yeah ā i donāt know about that. No scream but I did jump quickly So glad that you did not go in on your day off ā Super proud t see you standing up for yourself! OOH so sweet ā your daughters first date So sweet! Wishing you luck with the new job (in getting your schedule) and putting in the application as a good back up 
@danam56 Hope you are able to ice / stretch / heat the back and start feeling better soon Yeah to getting your sofa today
@s_unrelax Great work on 8 days friend. Wishing you luck with working and implementing the program. I know it sucks not having the energy and motivation to do what we want to do ā you will get this back. Give it time. The early days of sobriety take a lot out of us and we need time for our body / mind to regulate itself I see your updated post is 6 hours ago ā hope you were able to stay vigilant and keep away from that 1 beer ā never a good idea to give in ā¦ that 1 leads to destruction.
@1in8billion So very glad to have you back with us and really appreciate your kind words! I am sorry that you have been going through so much ā just know that you are still standing and getting stronger as you find the answers through self-analysis. This process is not easy in any sense. So many think that sobriety just means not partaking in the DOC but its sooo much more. We have to rewire our ways of being ā of thinking ā of feeling. Its crazy that all our learned behavior is no longer useful and we have to start from scratch all the while still living as āadultsā in society. This is where connection is necessary. We have to be reminded in our daily lie that we are not alone. That what we are going through is normal and will pass. That we are strong enough to overcome this addiction. Hope that cold shower helped. I did manage a better nights sleep ā wishing this for the both of us Glad you are starting to feel good again. IT takes time for us to feel like ourselves again. Just know that you are doing your best ā you are giving it your all and you will find your road back to you!
@jesile That damn moderation! Why does our mind trick us into thinking we have it āthis timeā? So glad that you are back on track with a new counter. You have not lost the previous time but are starting with new fresh intentions today! Wishing you a wonderful day 1 and donāt let the disappointment eat at you!
@avior87 Way to go with your double digits ā glad it went quickly for you. Stay vigilant my friend. ODAAT
@mrsodh Oh so glad he is home Sorry to hear about his spinal cyst. The body is so insane with developing cysts and creating so many other problems. I honestly didnāt know how this was even possible until I started to go through it. I am relieved that he is out of the high risk for strokes stage but sorry that he is in so much pain.
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