Congratulations, a wonderful moment in life thanks for sharing it with us friend 
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Thank you 
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Yes, I pray I make it to One Year of Soberity (Which is 2nd of July). All the Glory, and All the Praise goes to my Higher Power (The Lord Jesus Christ 
). 
Then on July 2nd itās my youngest Childās Birthday, So Iām just going to pray from him a Wonder Happy Birthday. (I love youngest son always, and Hopefully one day we can reconnect. I Love & I miss him)
Then remember my Father who left this earth on July 2nd of 2005. (We love him always and miss him).
HOPEFULLY my thought is to stay inside, relax, day off work, watching TV series āThe Expanseā, pay bills (āI pay my bills!ā āMy bills are paid!ā āAmy Slaton, 1000-lb Sisters), and maybe a special treatā¦.If I have enough money afterwards from paying 
bills.
TODAY IS 360 Day of Soberity, I hope Everyone has a wonderful day. 
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Aaah yes! Screaming for sure is a huge release. I do enjoy screaming underwater.
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A lot happening on the 2nd. We are here alongside you my friend and cheering you onā¦looking forward to celebrating your soberversary with you 
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3482 AF
3/6 exercise. Hopefully today will be 4/7.
Iām starting a new weekly counter for exercise and I hope it will motivate me. I am supposed to do 30 minutes for 5 days a week for 150 minutes total each week. I would have made it this week but I missed yesterday because I got sucked into a dating app that was having negative consequences for me. Iām taking it easy this morning and later taking my daughter to a horseback riding lesson. I hope she agrees to go. I can get some bonus exercise walking along with them while she rides. Itās a beautiful day in San Diego today and should be mid-70s.
Work went pretty well last week and Iām making good progress on my project. Iām grateful for this app and being able to check in on a regular basis. I hope everyone has a happy and sober day/evening today.
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Eighteen months! Awesome work Tisha! Thanks for sharing your journey with us! Congrats!
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I went to my home group meeting last night. The person chairing the meeting was late, but the fellowship was on time. Im making new friends there. Im getting numbers in my phone and my support keeps getting bigger.
The topic was gifts of recovery. It was an awesome meeting.
I slept in, and I slept a lot yesterday. I feel great mentally and spiritually. Im tired physically, but feeling better.
Easy day today. I plan to go to another meeting tonight.
Its rainy in Astoria. Scattered showers.
A drink feels far awayā¦
Have an awesome day!
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Day 8
Just checking in! Hope everybodyās day is going well. Every day I wake up is a great day 
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Checking in
Finally made it to the weekend, yay! It was a rough work week, therapy is hard, i canāt get my antidepressant refilled like I expected to so Iāve been off for a week. Iām grateful to have made it to the time for relaxing and recharching as itās much needed. I know the only way out is through and that drinking to numb out wonāt help anything.
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Nearly missed Day 28!
@Mno youāre right I should always make time 
Iāve been travelling 
for around 20 hours today. Lots of temptation in departure lounges. Lots of people looking relaxed with āgobletsā of wine.
This next few weeks are going to be really hard. Iām feeling vulnerable. I need to come back here tomorrow and read all the check ins because I havenāt been able to today. They always help.
Thanks everyone 
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Day 1595
This afternoon has been a very triggering day. I really, really need to get off social media. The videos and stories of people going thru things similar to myself, has been very triggering for me. I feel panicky and can feel my heart sort of racing. Its not a good feeling 
Idk if others can relate to this, but my past almost feels āunrealā in a senseā¦ almost like it didnt really happen. Like its just some sort of messed up, traumatic movie. Of course it did happen, but Im such a different person now that I no longer resonate with my old self. Ive come so far in life (4+ years clean and sober, 12+ years free from sex work, and over 15 years free from domestic violence), that when I think back to how I used to function, it seems astonishing that I even survived all that.
All I know at this moment, is that I need to get off social media, like FB for awhile. I really need to ground myself in the present bcuz my mind is very focused on my past and the trauma that happened. Im writing this bcuz I dont want to just sit with this, in my mind, alone.
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Absolutely stay connected to all of us and this forum. Completely surround urself with as much recovery related stuff as possible. Online meetings, literature, this forum, etc. Im glad u have self-awareness in that u know that u are potentially vulnerable right now. Just make an action plan to stay focused. We got u!
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I ditched Facebook Instagram and Snapchat a few years ago. No tic tok either. Its been good for me.
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@Puddingface33 thanks for posting this and reminding me of that as well! Feeling pretty ragged. Glad I checked in. 
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That sounds really rough @Butterflymoonwoman and social media can be really awful. Definitely best to stay away from it if it is triggering you.
Sending all my best wishes and support your way.
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Some philosophers (David Hume for example) argue that we are not the same person over time. We change too much to be considered a single thing over time. I like that thought
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I got off all social media apps about 2 years ago and it was the best thing I ever did for my mental health. I donāt regret it at all. This app is the only form of āsocialsā I use. I think a break from them can be healthy when we need it.
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Congratulations to you and your family! Welcome to the world little baby! I was looking forward to the birth of your grandchild and also to the birth of Ericās grandchild.
Do you see the happiness on your face? Radiant! Applaud yourself, for the fact that you are sober for this, and that your plan ( I think ) is ODAAT to be sober for the rest of your life with this child! What a tremendous gift that is to your new grandchild! Again, congratulations to all of you!
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Day 11 Checking in
I had a lovely day today. Tried a pilates class with my partner which was challenging physically. It exposed my weak joints and lack of flexability. Iām choosing to be grateful for that knowledge as I can then work on that for better health as I get older.
I had a big anxiety wobble after that, mainly because I have been pushing myself to keep going for too long. I also reached out to find some professional help with my writing as I donāt feel like I am improving what I was working on. Reflecting some more on it I want to see if my style of writing is something that is commercially viable. I would love to get a book published some day and in order to do that I feel like I need some guidance on what to work on. I think it comes from a place of not being confident in my abilities despite positive feedback from those who have read the thing I have written.
After that my partner and I had a chilled afternoon playing some games and watching one of our favourite shows together.
Looking forward to some sleep, rest and recouperation before I drive to pick my son up tomorrow.
Iām finding it hard to stay sober today but tomorrow is a new day. Going to focus on the basics.
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