Checking in daily to maintain focus #69

I get it. I just can’t get it in forward gear too. Sending you what energy I have.
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Ha these got me laughing :smiley:

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You got this!!

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Day 190 check in. Starting a bit slow this morning. I am up, sober and gorgeous weather. Season changes are so “in your face here “. Hummingbirds even act different. I am off to AA Meeting.

Must share that I got a huge positive vibe from hubby with all I did yesterday! So nice to know my effort did not go unnoticed!

Sometimes during the day I have to stop and think who am I? I am no longer that drunken person I despised.

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My spirit animal … I relate so much to him hows hes a grumpy A-hole but knows its a character defect and works on it.

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Hey back working feels good knowing im making some money again but now it catching up time with bills ugh never ending still end funk doc upped meds but think it just making me numb. I trying to figure out why this separation is so much harder on me than the ones in the past. I just dont get it never feel so broken like this

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hi yall!

noon today makes day 5, and i’ve been feeling good, especially with my relationship with my Higher Power. i’ve been talking (and talking, and talking, and…) with my Higher Power extensively these last couple days and i feel like it’s been very good bonding time with Him :] might sound silly, but i do need to work on our bond, i still have a lot of fear and doubt.

i won’t lie tho, i’m hurting this morning. i miss people and i wanna help my loved ones, but there’s not much i can do. trying to take it to my Higher Power, but it hurts that i can’t do much rn.

thank you for bein here, my friends, i hope you’re well <3

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Another sober day
Just checking in

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Hey welcome! I appreciate this honesty here as one non-girly girl to another.

I’m Emilie. 2+ years sober from alcohol, 1 1/2 years no cigarettes and still stumbling around in an attempt to kick THC. Read around, plenty of support here and we’ll be happy to have you.

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Happy anniversary!!! I totally relate to what you said, I’m so very lucky in my partnership and my husband has also stuck by me at the worst of times. We are very fortunate people to have such supportive and loving individuals loving us unconditionally. I wish you many more years of happiness. I believe you have given her a beautiful gift already by valuing your health and getting sober. :heartpulse:

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Congrats on triple digits!!!

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I’m so sorry your daughter is going through this, I know migraines so well. It’s such a struggle. I hope you can find something to help mitigate them because it really is debilitating and the fact that people don’t take them seriously is baffling to me. Another hidden disability if you ask me. Sending her hugs and strength.

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Sorry that happened to you but it sounds like you’ve got the best attitude possible under the circumstances, friend. Good for you. Onward and upward, ay? I’d be your reference :joy:

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@Misokatsu that does suck to have to fail someone, but it sounds like you did your job and handled it well, sorry it’s tough though :people_hugging:
@Tragicfarinelli no evaluations before each session, but I did one before I started, and I think we do one at the mid point after a year, and one at the end. I waited 4 years for this therapy and it’s long-term for 2 years, but we started in February and I can’t see it going anywhere, she just keeps repeating how much more settled I seem since I haven’t seen my dad or step-family since the 5th of July. The therapy is supposed to be specifically about my experience of childhood sexual abuse, as that’s what they specialise in as a charity. I am planning to rejoin the gym the next time I go, that should hopefully help my mental and physical health. I’m proud of you for the work you’re doing on yourself :people_hugging:🩵
@Mindofsobermike that’s very sad indeed, how it made you feel is a valid human response to a tragic situation, sending love :people_hugging:🩵
@Bomdhil congrats on double digits :tada:
@Chevy55 love this! Happy 25th Anniversary :confetti_ball::revolving_hearts:
@Kris congrats on triple digits :100: :tada:
@Borderline_Billy welcome to the checking-in thread :blush: congrats on 4 days :tada: keep trying with the cigarettes quit.
@DanaM56 congrats on all the 4s :tada: I hope your back recovers asap :people_hugging: I do hope you had fun with the Go-Karting though :grinning: :motorway:
@JazzyS she does it right after she speaks, as though to suggest what she’s saying is right or something. I don’t feel comfortable enough wifh her to raise any issues atm but I might have to soon :grimacing: I’ve contacted my bank and they don’t seem to want to help, I am going to contact them again tonight or in the morning and send my screenshots again with the prices highlighted.
@Just_Laura ugh, what a nightmare! Glad you managed to save quite a lot of stuff, I hope the neighbour does adopt the cat :crying_cat_face::crossed_fingers:t2:

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@MrsOdh congrats on the approval :jack_o_lantern: :partying_face:
@Thirdmonkey sorry about your job :frowning: enjoy the extra grandbaby time :blush:
@Laner congrats on 5 months :tada: I’m so glad you celebrated with a friend :blush:
@Ncgolfer sending strength 🩵
@FullaFarts welcome :blush: congrats on day 1 :tada: congrats on your milestones too :tada:

1485 days no alcohol.
950 days no cocaine.
465 days no vape.
0 days no binge-eating.

I did all of my usual routine things in the AM. Then in the afternoon I had to drive to my hometown to collect some meds. I did have the urge to go to the gym/swimming most of the evening, but I’m too afraid to go when it’s busier at the moment, plus I’d already taken my meds.

Today I went for the walk with the Safe Soulmates facilitators, but when we got back to the car park, I realised my bank cafd wasn’t in my pocket…the volunteer and I retraced our steps to no avail. We got all the way back to the far end, again, and still hadn’t found it. Then, we sat on a bench to rest my back, and I found a msg on my phone from my bank, saying someone had found my card so they have cancelled it, they advised me what to do so I reported it lost and requested a new one. I’m grateful an honest person discovered it and did the right thing atleast, even though it’s a pain because it took 2 weeks for my recent new one to arrive, and I have to update all of my subscriptions etc, but nevermind.

I have been eating a lot of fruit, and last night I binged crisps too,after 38 days of not having them. I’ve decided to start resetting my binge-eating counter every time I eat fruit too, because I’m kidding myself when I don’t see it as a binge, because really it is.

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Thank you!

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Hi guys! It’s been a while, but I’m ok and still sober. I feel a lot better thanks to my surgery, the therapy and to opening up to human connections. Now I have a book club to go to every two weeks and another community to go to, I regularly run, go to the cinema and will start to continue my volunteer work soon. I pay more attention to maintaining my relationships too, although it’s not easy at times. I also kinda have a cat – she’s a rescue, noone claimed her yet and has no chip built underneath her skin. So I’m going to take the flyers down in a few days and she’ll stay with us.

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Happy to read this!! I was just wondering how you are!! Glad to hear you had such a good weekend being. :blush:

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Checking in on day
483 no alcohol
414 no vapes or ciggs 123 no form of nicotine
83 no form of marijuana

Happy to be 4 months today no form of nicotine

I had a good craving for pot today

Hold on my baby boy wants to say something.

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Theres my sober sign

Hes only 7months old
Hes a good reason to stay on track with sobriety and work

Sometimes i dont think these cravings will ever go away for good. With all the issues pot gave me youd think id get sick when i hear about it but wow.

The only good thing about a craving is the relife when it lifts
The craving usually lift when im venting here

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