Checking in daily to maintain focus #8

Cate @C_8 your are absolutely nuts. Great number though. Hope you could go back to sleep.

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Checking in on day 144. My husband went out yesterday night. Came home around 3am. Of course drunk. He doesn’t drink often. Today I don’t feel Sorry at all… It was his choice. He said which made me chuckle that he can understand now why I don’t drink anymore :joy: I didn’t comment on that but no he doesn’t understand but well its OK.
Happy Sunday you lovely bunch. @SoberWalker it’s super stormy here too…

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Checking in Day 47.

Just woke up, and last night I had a strange dream about alcohol. I was in a liquor store looking at the shelves and all the choices. I really wanted a drink, but in my mind I was struggling as I knew it was wrong. I was anxious and it was really painful. I paced, looking at all the bottles. After a lot of turmoil and struggle, I left the store without buying anything. Then I woke up.

I’d had an argument with my brother last night, so that likely contributed to the desire to drink. But it’s nice that even in my dream I chose to stay sober!

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HAPPY SUNDAY

BEAUTIFUL HERE IN MA

im greatful to have good friends, family and not be hung over

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Sorry you’re feeling foul. I had to google Workaway. Sounds like a neat concept! Have you done it before?

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Checking in, lazy rainy dat but all good and well.
Have a good one ya’ll

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Thanks Julia!! Got back to sleep eventually. :crazy_face:

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Congrats on ony year!!! It’s amazing how differently we feel over time, and always a work in progress. Well done!

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Fantastic​:+1::+1::muscle::muscle:

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Day 54…checking in friends😊

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I have simple things to get me out of bed this weekend which is good. Lunch with my mom and kids yesterday and my grand niece’s birthday party today.

I’m in that phase of my sobriety where I don’t necessarily care if I’m sober or not and envision myself drinking in the near future. I hope therapy helps.

Weird ass dream about a client I adore being decapitated :flushed: It bugged me out, so looked it up. Not sure if I believe in dream interpretation, but this part made sense:

It may also reflect the severing of relationships. Cutting yourself off bad habits permanently. A dramatic positive change in your life.

I’m free and clear if my business partnership and officially on my own, AND on great terms with the person I was going to partner with.

Lots of other crap going on, but my posts are always painfully long. I guess TS is my journal :woman_shrugging:

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Checking in on day 38 AF… Staying strong.

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Zing…

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Oh @Mno I really hope you and your friend get things sorted out. I hate having un-reconciled business with people I care about. Makes me super anxious. But don’t fear the process. Fear just makes it all worse. It is what it is. And if you want things to change, chances are you’re going to have to have a difficult or uncomfortable conversation. But once it’s all sorted you’ll feel so much better! Sending you peace and love from Texas. :hugs:

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Sounds like an incredibly frustrating series of events! I think it’s great that you recognize that you maybe overreacted a bit. I know that’s super hard to control with BPD but recognizing that you do it is an amazing step towards taming “the beast”. And so is deciding that alcohol definitely won’t help! I think exercise & meditation is the perfect way to go! I really hope those help regulate your mood and get you to feeling more even. Big congrats on not using alcohol to cope with this stressor!! You’re doing great. Just keep taking it one day at a time!

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Hi @BobIsGone, glad you’re recognizing these outbursts and knowing alcohol won’t help. In the beginning stages of recovery I too would freak out and have emotion outbreaks (mostly in my car)…I reminded myself to breathe. My garmin watch actually has a function on it that tells me to breathe in and out for 30 seconds whenever I now feel myself spinning out of control. Find ways to cope and ways that work for you and stick to them. You’re still in such early recovery dont get distraught over it or be too hard on yourself. You’re sober and that, for now, is enough. Congrats on your days so far and I hope your day improves :two_hearts:

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Crying can be therapeutic! No shame there.

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Heading in to Day 78 later today
@C_8 caught another one for ya; the time worked out too at 11:11 lol

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YAY!!! … at 11.11 is awesome :sunglasses: Thank you and Congratulations! :heart::heart_eyes::kissing_heart::pray:

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That’s clever!

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