Checking in daily to maintain focus #8

And no need for a morning alarm :sweat_smile::rofl::rofl:
7:45 The rubber flap comes for food and cuddles

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Havenā€™t checked in for a while but managed to stay on track. Iā€™m on day 47 today and feel hopeful.

@Mtrav0040 Thank you so much for posting the pages about resentment from the big book. I think I will come back to this chapter a lot. I often struggle with anger and resentment, when I deep down donā€™t feel seen and not appreciated. Also had a huge argument with my husband past weekend because of it. I definitely want and need to work on that. It feels like relapsing into being the person I used to be, sometimes it even feels like being a child again. Your post is like a gift for me, an invitation to examine what is really going on. Thank you.

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@GVLNative i was ruder than that haā€¦ yes i will thank youā€¦ have a good eve hopefully you get some restā€¦

The lack of energy is what realllllly sucks. Iā€™m not used to so much downtime from the gym, or anything else. Iā€™m ready to get back to it!

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No cigs and no drink.
Felt a bit shitty yesterday but that seems to have passed and Iā€™m feeling pretty good again.
It feels good coming straight home from work and doing things in the house instead of supping my life away in the pub, itā€™s also great getting up on a morning not coughing and spluttering my way to work like an old banger. Iā€™m not quite purring like a Jaguar yet ā€¦but I will be soon.
Everyone seems to be racking those numbers up, well done everybody. :clap:

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Iā€™m so glad it was helpful to you! Working on making it a part of my daily life too. Doing a step 10 as resentments pop up and journaling my step 11 each night is something Iā€™ve incorporated into my day. Most days, Iā€™m not perfect.

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I meantā€¦I meanā€¦forget it
200

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Thank you! Feels good.

Been running around crazy but my sobriety is safe

I got to talk to my dad and 2 sisters this morning and it feels good

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Second check-in, Day 4. Today and tomorrow will be easy for me as theyā€™re busy work/ errand days. But Iā€™m already experiencing some anxiety knowing the long weekend is approaching and I donā€™t have many plans to keep me occupied. Usually I would definitely buy a bottle of wine for myself on the way home from work Friday and likely go out late, but Iā€™m committing now to NOT doing that this week. Iā€™m nervous but canā€™t wait to hit one week. Itā€™ll be my first full week without any booze at all inā€¦ a long time.

Iā€™m planning a long hike and lots of chores on the Homefront to keep me busy. Iā€™m also seeing a new person and thus far weā€™ve at least shared a bottle of wine each time weā€™ve hung out. So also nervous about navigating that newness and the newness of not drinking as well. I think itā€™s doable, but right now my sobriety and health are first priority. Okay, end rant!

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Checking in. Feeling a little behind at work but I am going to ask for some time to catch up. Will try to get this monkey off my back and come back fresh in a couple days.

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End of day 8,had a good day ,.watched my thoughts go by of old habits picking up after work,I remember fully the run up to day 1,and the years that have gone by. today Iā€™m sober, gratefully ā€¦ naturally tired.thanks.

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Check in on day 35!
A new chapter is about to start in my life. Iā€™m moving out of my parents house soon. Iā€™m thinking next month or 1st of april.
But that means (for me) Iā€™m closing a big chapter in my 23 year old life. Leaving behind the place I got drunk so, so many timesā€¦ Now I can leave it behind and start fresh in my new home. NO ALCOHOL ALLOWD in my house!

I canā€™t and wonā€™t give up sobriety because then I risk losing everything I worked for. And Iā€™ll probably have to move back in with my folksā€¦

Thanks for reading!
Yaā€™ll help a lot!

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Thanks for sharing. :slight_smile:

@Mno We havenā€™t talked here yet, but I want to let you know, that I really enjoy all the beautiful pictures of Amsterdam that you share. Keep them coming. :+1:

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Been away for a while, but here i am checking in - hope you are all staying strong, and doing great :heart:

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Day 38 check in just finished reading 100 posts on hereā€¦ It takes a while now cuz I genuinely have begun to care about all of you and I know just one day of not checking in I could miss something important!
@Beardyā€¦ Take deep breaths, become aware of your thoughts. I can see your mind is starting to say fuck it. Or it has already. Mine too. I have self destructive tendencies too. But damn going back to my old life would be awful. I see you have to wake up at 4:45am, are you getting enough sleep? I think that is my problem. I havent slept or ate in 2 daysā€¦ so much anxiety I just cant. Ive just been trying to breathe. My plan is to go to the gym and run 5 or 6 miles listening to angry music till I cant run anymore. I feel a lot like you today and so I feel you. Just take deep breaths try to get through today sober, get some sleep, eat some food and then tomorrow is a new day. :heart:

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What does the < mean in notifications??..thrown me??..it usually :heart:

Day 24. I have to admit, itā€™s tough going from high functioning alcoholic to lounging around not getting much done alcohol free.

Iā€™m an artist. In the past Iā€™ve always used alcohol as my fuel. It motivated me, give me ideas, made me work harder and faster during the evenings. Of course there was a diminishing return, with the more I drink the less I can actually do or focus on. But there was a sweet spot in there somewhere. Now that Iā€™m not drinking I find that sometimes I donā€™t even go into the shop or bother with the art, maybe just lounge around, take a bath and go to bed early, nothing on that day! But, the slower pace is OK, since what I am doing Iā€™m doing booze free and hopefully with a bit more heart.

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Day 60. So happy to be at this point. Thanks to yā€™all who send birthday wishes yesterday. It was a good day!

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I think it happens when a previously deleted thread, that youā€™ve posted in, reappears?

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