Jazzy you are quite the cheerleader haha , happy to see you around the forums and for many more years to come
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Thanks Jay - we are stronger together and Need each other in our sobriety journey
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Yes Ma’am! (Hope I got that right correct me if I got that wrong ha)
So glad I found this forum
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LOL – you made me laugh – yes you are correct
another thing i’ve loved about this community - we know we are talking with another human being but a lot of the times we don’t know gender, age, etc — A great reminder that addiction affects us all and we are all brothers and sisters in our fight for a better healthier life
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You’re right about that, addiction knows no gender, just as sobriety and success
My cats might disagree with me but w/e lol
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9 days sober today. Just found and joined this website also today.
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awe - you made my day!
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Two weeks. I have had an argument at the end of the day and that’s really triggering for me. I ate almost a half chocolate tablet. Pray for me I calm down and process everything in a healthy way
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Welcome @tailee17 this is an amazing sober community! I hope you read lots and post more when you are comfortable 
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That can be super triggering? Who are you arguing with? Can you explain to them that the arguing is very triggering? Are you able to avoid this person?
If you are not able to avoid - can you come up with a safe word you can use when arguing begins to let them know to back off.
Its rough i know - im over 1.5 yrs from cigarettes and arguing causes an instant switch in my mind to flip and the cravings start again. I am in more control now with doing deep breathing and popping a gum to have something to chomp on.
Wishing you strength my friend. I do hope it gets better- you are doing such awesome work - keep fighting for you.
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Proud of you, Tailee. 9 days is huge bc the beginning is so hard! Focus on today only. Thinking about never using again is far too overwhelming & frustrating for us. One of the best tools I have in my recovery tool box is taking it one day at a time. It truly does wonders for my recovery & many, many other addicts’ recoveries. 
I’m very grateful to have learned this method.
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1,332 Days
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ABSOLUTELY Remarkable! Keep up the amazing work Alex. 
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Thank you, Jazzy. I am so depressed though. I want to die sober, but what’s the point of being sober if life sucks anyway? I guess I know the answer to this. I’m just feeling very pessimistic & sad…
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Oh sweetheart - I am so sorry to hear this.
Have you considered doing therapy or talking with a doctor to try to get you on something that would help with depression?
Have you had your physical lately? Make sure you aren’t dealing with any deficiencies? It sucks being in a rut and dealing with recovery. That stupid Motherf’ing addict brain is the one making you ask what’s the point of being sober — You do know the answer! You deserve a happy life. You deserve it to be clean and sober and healthy (mentally and physically). You are tacking on great sober days so hopefully your physical health is improving.
We are here to talk to but I would recommend a professional. Loads of love my friend. 
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