Thank you Jasmine!
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Day 1,728 clean and sober today. Have an amazing day everyone, love you guys! 
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@Bearos sorry that you are feeling judged. I know the early days/ months of sobriety were so hard with food and sugar as it was my go to so that I wouldnāt give in. Donāt be so hard on yourself. We can find our way back to healthier eating habits and some movement. You should be super proud of your sober days. You can join us in the March Workout Challenge šš»āāļø to get some activity going 
@Soli check out Wild animals we adore and Post your most inspiring photos of nature #5 threads.
@mno hope therapy goes well. Not stupid to see someone who can / is helping you get better. We can not do this sober journey alone and we canāt heal from some of our traumas alone either. Greatful you have a safe space and someone you can connect with that helps you 
@sobernow congratulations on your 1 week 
. Hope you start feeling better soon
@aMaverickSoul wish I could help with the pain. I have heard that acupressure helps for some. It did not do much for mine. Glad you found the thread. Lots of cool threads here to help with distractions. I do find this helps keep my mind off of the pain and also my addictions. Just keep pushing forwardā¦I hope you have a wonderful day today
Checking in on Friday morning
Busy day aheadā¦gonna get my day started. Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free dayā¦ sending you all so much love 
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Day 41
Restful sleep, easy to wake up, feeling calm
No to any alcohol today. ODAAT
-Solar
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This scares me too. I have cut out the social media, so Iām not following the drip, drip, drip of bad news. But I am scared about my job and the state of the country.
I really get this. Therapy and recovery are incredibly valuable, but there is more to life. I understand mine is a life-long addiction, but my addiction is not my life.
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Itās the same magpie.
Glad things are going well and that the brain fog has cleared. Have a great day. 
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So sorry to hear all the shit youāre going trough. I can only encourage you to stay strong. I know you can do this! I know all your solutions for all of this will eventually work out. Stay strong!, one day at a time. I pray for you.
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Waking up to three weeks sober. Iām so glad to be here: on the planet and on TS. Not so glad to be in the US, but thatās a common feeling these days.
I was up early. I tried to go back to sleep for an hour, but my mind was not having it, so Iām on to coffee, baseball trivia on my phone, and checking in here. Later, I will do some reading for work and pleasure (most of my reading fits both categories) and maybe go out to lunch at a BBQ joint where the alcohol selections are so disgusting that drinking there never crosses my mind.
Otherwise, Iām going to read more threads here. Iām going to meditate to express gratitude for the sober time I have and what I have gained, but also to keep my mind vigilant whenever my alcoholic brain tries its sneaky shit.
TGIF. Wishing everyone a super sober Friday.
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402 days AF
13 days no unnecessary trigger shopping
Thanks for your messages @Mno @tailee17 @CR84 @JazzyS
I am alive.
Had some hope, but now I feel very lost again.
My life feels like a film.
I donāt feel ābelongingā.
I feel shame. And pressure.
I created some plan and way to loose weight. But feel so blah. Donāt even know what to eat at weekend and donāt have motivation to cook. And I want to be alone! Finally for some weeks.
But I wonāt.
Next week I have to travel for business and be in lot of social interaction. Next saturday I am already planned for cinema and dinner with niece and mum. I am planned. As I was asked when niece was around. Could I say no?
Ah. Guys.
Guys, guys.
Letās go 
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Day 427 AF
I was feeling a bit rundown today so used a sick day to begin my two week vacation. As Iām doing so, I laid there musing where we are in our current climate and where we are headed.
This is what Iāve concluded perhaps for your reading pleasure;
The Well-Dressed Ape: The Lie of Human Progress
We like to think weāve evolved. That weāve left behind the tribalism, violence, and greed of our ancestors. That weāre enlightened beings, moving toward a future of reason and progress.
But look closer. Whatās really changed?
We donāt fight with clubs anymoreāwe fight with economics, technology, and war machines. We donāt wear animal skinsāwe wear designer suits. We donāt live in cavesāwe live in concrete towers. But the core of who we are? The same.
ā¢ We still hoard resources while others starve.
ā¢ We still go to war over land, power, and control.
ā¢ We still fear equality more than we fear suffering.
Our governments, our systems, our leadersātheyāre just the modern-day kings and warlords, wrapped in democracy and capitalism. Weāre told the system works, but only if you play along. Chase success. Fight for scraps. Believe in the illusion that one day, you might be on top.
We arenāt advancing. Weāre just running the same cycle in fancier clothes.
So where are we heading? Nowhere new. More division, more conflict, more distractions to keep the masses fighting while the powerful take everything.
We could be in a golden age of discovery, AI-driven solutions, and global cooperation. Instead, weāre still throwing spears, just with better aim.
Until we see the truthāthat human nature, not technology, is what keeps us trappedāweāll never break free.
We are just well-dressed apes, still clinging to the jungle we pretend weāve left behind.
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I currently got tramadol to get through it. In 2 weeks I will be reassessed but itās most likely just I made a wrong move and my muscles and bones were like āNOPE!ā so imma just rest and try to move when the pain is low.
I took 1 energy drink for comfort, which I know is bad but I had to travel for an hour before and after the assessment so I felt it was semi-okay as long as I keep the maximum at one can a week. Not as an excuse to take one anyway cuz I wanna keep to zero but 1 being the max if I feel the absolute need.
Checking in because despite the pain and energy drink I did manage to get some chores done and I want to actively acknowledge the good things too.
I was able to
ā¢ do the dishes
ā¢ do laundry
ā¢ go to the doctor
ā¢ get my bike back home
ā¢ get pokemon bed sheets to heal my inner child
ā¢ get proper lunch
ā¢ get my medicine sorted
Now itās time to enjoy the sun in an entirely clear sky
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Indeed. The teleological myth of human progress, that change is necessarily progressive. Lots of strong criticism of that. I liked reading your post. Iāve been reading/teaching selections from Marx and Engels and Althusser recently, and I think this resonates with what Althusser says about ideology and what Foucault says about power and social control. Sorry if Iām geeking out.
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Appreciate the insight! Iāll admit, Iām not familiar with Althusser or Foucaultās takes, but it sounds like they hit on the same ideaāhow deeply trapped we are in the systems we create. My reasoning for writing was simple: I donāt see a way out. Weāre stuck in cycles driven by our own limitations, and I fear we lack the depth or enlightenment to truly evolve past them. If they saw a real path forward, Iād be interested to hear itābecause right now, Iām not seeing one.
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Checking in on day 26 STILL SOBER. I love seeing all the love and support here. I have a lot of catching up to do. I did catch @TS66 hit 3 WEEKS! Snazzy haircut and 3 weeks. Doing great! 
Iām excited the weather seems to be warming a bit (finally!) I think Iām going do my morning meetings outside when able. This will be my first spring and summer sober in a long long time. I canāt wait to explore! Love and light all. Thank you for being hereā:sparkles:š©·
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Youāre right. At the same time, human nature is what it is right? We are humans after all. How to break free from that? Evolve into something new, or go extinct Iād say.
As individuals we can still do whatās right. And Iām trying to. And so are you. And so are many of us. Empathy, taking care of each other, trying to do the best thing possible, is also human nature. Iād say itās society thatās gone wrong, and brings out the worse in people, as well as brings out the worst people on top most of the time. Not even sure if itās human nature. Society is too bloody complex for ourselves. So all we can do is the best we can.
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Alas, they arenāt optimistic at all. More recent philosophers might see solutions at the local level, but not at global scale. Sigh.
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Checking in on Day 2438.
Life is good. Amazing to finally have some sunshine here after months of dull skies and rain. Same feeling as when I first got sober. The clouds lifted and those little rays of hope started to shine through.
Keep on keeping on. One day at a time.
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Rosi Braidotti makes interesting arguments about posthumanism that I like a lot. This isnāt sci fi at all. Itās about moving past the Enlightenment era philosophy of Humanism that places mankind, yes itās always men, at the center of the universe. Itās less about freeing ourselves from human nature than resituating humans within more complex ecological and economic networks than the old Humanism allows.
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Day 4. discouraged but not defeated. I surrender. I know only a Higher Power can change my life
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