@thirdmonkey WOW! 7 months caffeine free – how are you feeling? That is impressive work my friend!
@catmancam sorry to hear that your therapist is providing a safe environment where you feel you can explore your feelings more freely. Do you think it may be something you can bring up with her – she may not realize she is doing this. In her mind she may be making that noise to let you know that she is listening. I know my therapist would do something similar and it was annoying as hell. I had to ask her to stop and she mentioned that for her she didn’t want to seem rude and be quiet while I was pouring my heart out. Just a thought. On the other note – can you message your CC company and tell them this is fraudulent? They may be able to remove the charge all together. Sorry friend – these scammers are getting worse by the day.
@mindofsobermike Glad Addie had such a great birthday. OOH Halloween store shopping – i love it! DAMN that is scary – gun shots? I hope all is safe and well now. Oh saw your updated post and man that made me teary eyed. Life is just so precious and I’m so grateful for the reminder 
@mischa84 The symptoms could be so many things but if you have a history in your family then I would definitely get a check up. It is better to catch things early and nip them in the butt. Nothing wrong with be cautious especially when your health is involved. I do hope it is nothing serious but would want you to go seek medical advice as not feeling “normal” is not normal 
@tailee17 sorry your road trip was so challenging. Grateful you are back and hope you made it to your AA meeting for some good irl support
@jesile Oh that is a long time to wait – you got some good patience! Glad your blood work came back good. Man that Peanut really is testing ya – sorry for all the poop issues – hope he is potty trained soon enough 
@button83 4 days and rocking it. I know my nerves were shot from the addiction abuse and when I tried to become sober I was a mess. I was on edge and snappy. Sending you strength Julia – It really is ODAAT and that perfection platform that we tend to put ourselves on is unreasonable. It really hurts when we fall from that height and then our addiction is the only thing waiting for us at the bottom. Keep reminding yourself that perfect does not exist (i don’t think I’ve ever met anyone that would fit that description). Why continue to punish ourselves to achieve something that is unachievable.
@chevy55 Such a beautiful tribute and so happy for you Nick – Happy Anniversary friend 
@kris Way to go friend – waking up sober each day is enlightening and so rewarding – yeah to triple digits Lets keep this going strong 
@boderline_billy Welcome to the community friend and great work on your 4 days of no alcohol. I did give up my cigs first and then gave up alcohol and weed together. It is different for each of us. You will have to go through withdrawals and mood shifts / sleep issues with all substances so it depends if you want to rip off the band aid once or slowly. Check out the Grumpy A-holes (quitting cigarettes/ nicotine products) (Part 2) thread for some advice, motivation and support for quitting smoking. We got your back here – take it ODAAT
Checking in on Tuesday night
622 days free of alcohol and weed
1037 days free of cigarettes
Wow what a day. I am still a bit off but managed to get some shit done today. Had a leak at my rental that I needed to check out. Luckily it was a easy enough fix and did not take up too much time. I remembered my CT scan appointment today and got that done. Managed to make my other appointments as well. Its been a tiring day and I’m ready for bed. Glad I was able to catch up here before I went to sleep.
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day / evening - sending you all so much love