Welcome Kole! You have truly found a wonderful place for support. Looking forward to your check ins. Congrats on getting sober! Really happy to have you here 
Thanks a lot girl interrupted it is coming up to my 6th hour without a cigarette it doesnāt really get any harder than the first hour I know this because when I was in hospital due to my operation from drinking 30 energy drinks a day because of an excessive compulsive and doing that over the course of 10 years cause me to have an operation thankfully everything worked out but never the less for the past year even since I had my operation I have been drinking power drinks still about 10 a day according to the doctors it could Kill Me anyway nice to meet youthis is going on to be my 6th hour without a cigarette beer drink or any of the above
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Feeling weak today, need to make it through.
Cant fail and wont fail 
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You got this! I quit smoking over 20 years ago, that was rough. But now Iām truly an obnoxious ex smoker, like bad lol. If only I could get that way with drinking haha. Come on here as much as you can, share up a storm with us, and youāll get there! 
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Thatās half a year point is creeping up!!
Started exercising again
Trying to work on mindfulness to calm the temper.
Feeling generally good just working on not losing it over the small stuff. Want to be a calming influence on those around me and feel more at peace.
Also committed to learn to juggle by the end of the year. Fucknose why 
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I will keep coming back I can only keep trying but hopefully this is my attempt thatās going to keep me sober it is the alcohol that I have a problem with as well the smoked well thatās got to go but nevertheless itās not as big a problem as there alcohol I can sort of do without smoke and it doesnāt really worry me and I can say no to smoke weed marijuana or whatever you want to call it although it has to stop as well completely sober from all substances including the energy drinks is my plan one thing Iāve noticed about giving up cigarettes is the cravings donāt seem to get worse they just remained the same but because it nags you constantly you have to always keep your wits about you that you donāt just suddenly break for something that youāve dealt with for a day or in my case the past 6 hours and if you break itās not that the cravings got worse itās that just that you gave in to the cravings Iām going to stay up all night tonight because itās in the morning when I want my cigarette as soon as I wake.up so if I stay up all night I shouldnāt have too much trouble in the morning hahaha if you know what I mean
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Hi Kole! Welcome. Good that you are here now.
I always use the search function for topics that keep me busy right now. Reading here helped me, I learned a lot of recovery on this forum.
Stay strong 
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Day 12.5, just checking in. Finally getting some sunshine after two months of cloudy, cold, rainy days and my mood is definitely lifting!!! Makes things so much easier.
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Thank you very much I think everybody here is very very caring and beautiful people I have been a part of NA for quite some time started out with a a thank you again for your support
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Sounds wonderful!! Have a great time with your friend!!
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Hope you have a good day with your friend God bless
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@Girlinterrupted Sounds like you have a hell of a lot to rage about. Donāt hate yourself. Whatever it is about yourself that you find hard or causes you problems, you can redirect into something that is good for you. The phrase a āfew rapesā is so blase and so sad. What a terrible thing (things) to happen to you. Having been through so much, it is understandable to feel angry, sad, whatever. You are doing really well trying to address issues and move forward. We are here for you.
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Day 11 sober. Yesterday I passed good time with some friends. That is important to me. Because addiction had pull me towards isolation
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Thank you 
Yes, we discussed that yesterday how I can talk about this stuff like itās just a story. I have trouble emotionally connecting to any of it. Strange. I guess itās what Iāll be working on.
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Same here have a lot of issues from a kid never done in a violent way but nevertheless still wrong
Checking in before my lunch/brunch date. Something just happened that is helping me be stronger, but I hate what it is. Because, really? But I guess whatever works right nowā¦
I just got a very sweet text from the guy that dumped me almost a year ago because of my drinking. He reached out recently to hire me to find him space for his business, so weāve been talking again. He asks advice a lot and I enjoy our friendship. Iām still super attracted to him, but have not said a peep about it, just keeping it professional. I doubt there is hope there, and it would 100% have to be initiated by him. Not trying to look desperate
Anyway, his sweet text was a reminder of what sober life could be like. If I pick up a drink today my life will just be full of garbage and one night stands. Sigh.
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Wow!! So excited for you Darren. Well done! 
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I cannot remember sober times my father was a very violent type not physically violent mentally violent and sometimes he would get physical although when I turned 18 I flip my lid and turn physical on him which one me up in a straight jacket and gurneyitās funny isnāt it the ones that do the wrong never get the justice yet after years of abuse when snapped suddenly everything turns on you you are then incarcerated because youāve been pushed to your nth degree through many many drunken nights of abuse as I said not really physical more mental with the threat of being physical
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Day 78. Got back last night from a week long business trip. It was an incredibly busy week, Iām exhausted, but still sober. So YAY!
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78 days well done thatās 77 more than me haha this is my first day again as I said Iāve managed to get a year up once thatās the longest Iāve gone in 30 years of being a drug addict
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