I have been struggling alot these days but I will like to celebrate 10 days clean today. Hope things get better soon
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Hey congratulations on double digits!! 
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Congratulations!!!
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Congratulations on you 10 days. So glad to see you post and share with us.
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Well done Witchy. Things will get better, things will get worse. It just happens. Learn new ways of thinking about the struggles life offers us. Do your best everyday, and pat yourself on the back before you drift off to sleep.
Is there any particular struggle you would like to clarify with us here?
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Thank you. I got paid for the first time sober in a long time and its really hard fighting the thoughts to go buy
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Thank you !!
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Ahh. Like a dog that drools when they hear the can of treats being opened. Don’t fight the thoughts. Acknowledge them as a necessary survival response that has become misguided in your mind. You will need to rewire that response slowly. Start today by doing something like buying a friend some flowers with some of the money. Every time you get payed, do that thing again. You got this!
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Congratulations! That is awesome 
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Your addict Brain wants to glorify what it was like And think about the so-called positives and that’s totally normal but these are the times you have to think about the reality of your drinking/ using and the negative aspects. Using or drinking is going to cause a bunch of drama and heartache and it’s only a temporary solution. I definitely understand what it’s like to have money early in recovery but there is so many better ways to spend that money that are healthy and better for you. Congrats on 10 days and things will definitely get better. They can only get better with you staying sober. Keep reaching out good or bad. You’re participating in your recovery and that’s important. Just get through today sober. One day at a time!
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Congrats! Things will definitely get better. Maybe you should treat yourself with something you really like, like stone cold ice cream! Indulge. Go ahead and reward yourself. But if you reward yourself with a drink, you’re gonna be punishing yourself. Hung over, anxiety, disappointment, just put your head on the pillow sober tonight. Every day is a new adventure!
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Congratulations on hitting double d’s! Keep going, it gets much easier. Eventually, there will be no more desire for the escape.
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I struggled with this a lot too. Just remember, if you go and buy those pay checks won’t keep coming and you’ll end up broke strung out and feeling worse because you let yourself down.
Do you have a sponsor and do you go to twelve step meetings?
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I don’t have a sponsor but I go to addiction counselling at my local addiction services society
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That’s good 
I don’t think I would’ve made it on my own long term without the support of others and being able to help newcomers
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Is the addiction counseling fun? Proud of you!
It is okay, spend alot of it crying though so far. Wish I could control my emotions better so I can actually learn
Congratulations! One day at a time. It’s rough, I know. Hang in there. Post when you need to vent. It always helps me.
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