@JazzyS Thank you Jasmine, I do 
I always appreciate your positive vibes in Your posts despite the fact not all in your life is so ideal as you would have wished for. Stay strong 
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Saturday afternoon check in. As Iāve said before, I have some figuring out to do with my life at the moment. I feel burnt out, and I donāt have any recovery or restorative time other than a defined box of time at night where sleep is scheduled.
I am glad my sobriety journey is forcing me to confront these issues on my own without escaping them or sweeping them under a rug.
I truly believe that if I could have a heart to heart chat with āme 10 years from nowā, he would give me a hug and a handshake and tell me to keep going. Iām doing the right things.
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Checking in Day 85. Hope everyone have a wonderful Saturday. Much love to all of you 
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Having a lonely day, but feeling comforted by my progress. Healing my inner child by watching The Secret of Nimh and coloring some Halloween pages 
Hope everyone is having a great day!
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Checking in day 7. Feels good to have got to this point as on each day of the week there was a reason my mind tricked me into thinking it was justified to drink a toxic substance and now Iāve gone through each day, dealing with their respective, unique, challenges without poisoning myself. Why couldnāt I do it again?
I canāt say there havenāt been times Iāve been tempted still this week but it does feel different this time to all the other times. I think the thought of having to come here and admit to relapsing is really helping making sure I donāt. Especially when I read about everyone elseās stories and struggles and see you all fighting on. Thank you! Best of luck everyone and have a great, sober, Saturday!
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Just wanted to do a quick milestone check in. As, I previously mentioned there were a lot in the last 24 hours or soā¦ Just in case you missed it (thread flip & all)
@Redro 1 Week and still going
@MNO 10 Yearsā¦ Pure inspiration.
@lucalds 1 month and you are getting stronger everydayā¦ even when it doesnāt feel like you are.
@finn WELCOME BACK DEAR FRIEND.
@jms19 10 days that included a paydayā¦ I AM SO FRICKIN PROUD OF YOU as you know I also fought the same issue. Keep pushin
@levellerā¦ 4 weeks or 2 days from that sweet 30 mark! Your light shines brighter through your posts everyday. And tell Alfie we say woof (hi)
@chelle267 1 YEAR of freedomā¦ love it!
@ofmiceandroach 60 Daysā¦ Yay to designation and not a due! Amazing work.
@RTROS 20 Days! Crossing another week of the list. Way to go. Enjoy your day. I was watching The Neverending Story last night doing the same thing lol
I hope I didnāt miss anyone, but if I didā¦. Huge congratulations! Everyday sober is one to be celebrated. Love you all!
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Day 60 no self harm
Should be proud of this milestone but considering I was over 3.5 years clean before I only feel shame
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Thereās no reason to feel shame. Youāre back at it, with 60 days.
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@JazzyS thanks for alwaysbeing here, and being so supportive!!!
Checking in day 87. I did something for ME today. I got my eyelashes dyed and lifted, and my eyebrows done for the first time in over 13 year. Coming up on 90 days, and my 43rd birthday next month. So I did something 100% for myself. Think I also may be a little manic, but thats okay because it means Iām motivated LOL. House gets cleaned and projects Iāve put off get done, harness that shit for something positive I say!!
Happy sober day everyone!!
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That is AWESOME, seriously. You are doing great, I hope that feeling passes soon for you.
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GO YOU!! Almost 90 days my friend.
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Day 82 sober
Just cleaned up my place real good and got groceries with my girlfriend 
Then we did gym, but I think we are both getting sick right now cuz we both have a pretty bad headache and such. But still, Im glad I decided to show up to the gym anyway 
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@dogloverforever77 I am sorry for the relapse friend. Glad you are not letting it keep you from starting over. Great work on day 1! Remember the early days suck so hang tight friend. We are here with you ODAAT! 
@von100 Way to show that demon 0 attention. Grateful you were able to witness the restaurant atmosphere mood change before and after people celebrating an outing with alcohol. WE definitely do not need that poison in our lives. Life is so much better without it. āIām ready to take this day and own itā SAY IT LOUD! ODAAT
@mtrav0040 Well done on your triple digits! Keep up the great recovery work. 
@marit Glad you are being kind to yourself and taking the time to recover.
Keep working on this friend. You will find the healthy way to deal with these emotions and not be so down on yourself for feeling them. So very grateful that you did fight for yourself and find your way out of that vulnerable headspace. Grateful you did reach out to your safe person ā nothing to feel ashamed about. Everyone has those dark moments (for some it lasts longer than for others) Your safe person is designated as the safe person cause that is who you call when you feel wobbly. Great to see you doing better my friend. 
@chelle WHOOHOO! 1 year is amazing work! Keep up with the awesome momentum 
What an amazing achievement. Many more to come
@ofmiceandroach Hope the hen do went well and you are now home relaxing. 2 months sobriety is awesome work ā keep going strong
@bunto Thanks friend. Yeah ā we canāt let the lifeās bs keep us from being happy (I know that its easier said than done but we do gotta keep trying to find that upbeat positive note to keep us going in the right direction). Hope you are having a fantastic day
Beautiful! What a lovely way to look at things and know that you will be alright. Sending you strength and peace as you find the time to work through what you need. Sleep is important but so is your mental well being. Grateful you are working through all this sober.
Sounds like a fun time. Share your colorings with us on the Show the artist within you (Part 2) thread. Way to go with your sober timeā¦ the early days are a lot of different emotions. Keep going strong ā it does get easier.
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@redro YES!! 1 week milestone is fantastic Our addict brain will work to make us forget how horrible our addiction was and then try to convince us that we can have a drink ā we canāt even have 1 is the reality of it and that is what we have to remember. This space really is amazing as it helps me never forget the horrible crap that brought me to my sobriety. Even with over 1000 days I still get the urge from time to time but then come here to remember why I will never go back. Stay connected friend ā keep fighting the good fight!
@sadmemequeen You have not lost the 3.5 years my friend. So good to see you back on track and celebrating 2 months today! Should be super proud of yourself. I know I am
@stacyann You are most welcome friend. So awesome to read that you did something just for YOU today! Well done. Self care is so important and necessary. Harness in the positive Stacy ā I was so excited in writing this that I mis typed like all the words 
Glad I got them fixed so you can make sense of em LOL
@john_connor1337 Oh I do hope you two arenāt getting sick. I had a horrible migraine yesterday and runny nose but it passed. Hopefully yours passes too 
Checking in on Saturday night
1011 days free of alcohol and weed
1426 days free of cigarettes
Its been a long day. Grateful I was prepared. I did get in a good swim so that was great. It helped alleviate some of the pain and symptoms. Grateful that I was able to make it to work on time and hold down the fort on my own. I did have a bad spasm at the most inappropriate time and dropped a pan of hot food on my leg. YUP- of course it was right on my new tattoo Why not eh? All good - I was able to clean it up the mess with relative ease. I do have a slight burn (nothing serious).
No major plans for tomorrow so may put in a movie to watch ā¦ seeing as I am wide awake LOL
Wishing everyone a wonderful addiction free day / evening - Sending you all so much love
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Evening check in
Just sitting in emergency with my son. I got home from work and he was feeling ill again with a fever etc 
i got him ready and we left for the hospital. He had 1 test done already and we are waiting on a chest xray now. Hope we arent here for too long anyway. I think we caught this early enough. Will check in later on. Have a good night everyone!
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So sorry to hear about that friend. I hope everything goes well and that you are out of the dreaded ER soon. Sending love 
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I do hope you caught it early and will be going home soon. It is easier to recover in the comfort of your own bed.
So sorry Dana - sending healing vibes and loads of hugs
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Thank you
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My first day back at work was good. Had some good talks about Re/Discovery with both clients and colleagues. Hope to continue that today. And off tomorrow. Sober and clean. One day at a time. Letās have as good a day as we all can friends. I will. Love from my commute.
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Good morning almost 05.30 here on my day off.
@CR84 Thanks Cass you are doing great too. 
@JazzyS Hope you heal well throughout the day, maybe another swim might help Jasmine?
@john_connor1337 Congrats on your 82 JC good to see you pushing through and getting to the gym 
@Butterflymoonwoman Hope everything goes well for you in emergency Dana. 
thinking of you.
Im just going to have a relaxing hour here in bed catching up on a few threads but first I need to make some tea.
Hope you all have a decent sunday.
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