you are doing great – just keep stacking up the days one day at a time 
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🩵🩵 you’re back and trying again. I’d count that as a win.
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Made it through today, and it was a good one. I’m fully aware that the withdrawals and cravings are really gonna start kicking my ass over the next couple of days, but I have tools that I can use. I think that having my art and painting supplies out helps, because it gives me something to do and focus on to pass the time.
Going to bed sober. Going to wake up sober. I’m going to make it another 24 hours sober.
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Day 4. Slept like garbage, but I didn’t wake up with a hangover. I’m needing to find different tools to deal with my disordered sleep so that I’m not just getting stoned to fall and stay asleep.
But I was able to wake up, do some yoga, and make a delicious breakfast for myself. Plan for today is work, cooking, painting, reading, hair wash day, yoga, Tarot, sleep. Another 24 hours weed free.
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Some tips for better sleep. More movement during the day, magnesium, no screens an hour or so before sleep and unplug the wifi.
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Great work on 4 days! Sorry about the crappy sleep… it does regulate as you add up sober days.
Dana has some great tips… a few other tips -
- a hot tea before bed
- a hot shower before bed
- lavender diffuser or spray on pillow
- a foot massage before bed
- body scan in bed (start from toes by tightening up the toes and then slowly releasing and then calves and so on till you get to your eyes)
- deep breathing methods
- meditation (we have a meditation thread here where people use Inside Timer)
Sounds like a good day planned… hope you have a great day and get some restful sleep soon.
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Survived the day. I have a patient actively dying so I’m very emotionally drained. Made sure my route home didn’t pass any pot shops. Home now, not much energy for anything. Going to do some quick yoga, a Tarot reading, and sleep. Putting my head on the pillow sober. Tomorrow is a new day.
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I’m so sorry to hear about your patient. That has gotta be an emotional experience. Glad you had the foresight to plan a different path home.
Wishing you a restful sleep. Another day won my friend… keep pushing forward 
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Day 5. Started the day with needing to call my bank to fix a mistake on their end, so that was annoying, but should be resolved in 24-48 hours.
Tired, but I have coffee and did some energy boosting yoga. Plan for today is a quick cool shower to alert myself some more, work, trying to catch up on some reading, clean up around the house, yoga, Tarot, sleep. Gonna get through the day, and get through it sober.
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Made it through the day. Surprisingly very few cravings for weed specifically, more an overall feeling of sadness and wanting to be numb. But I have completed another day.
Took a shower and made some good food for dinner. Going to watch some tv, yoga, Tarot, sleep. Tomorrow is a new day.
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Feeling pretty decent, although I am physically and emotionally and mentally exhausted. My patient passed away and today I worked in the dementia unit, which is always challenging.
Cravings are hitting me pretty hard. Wanting nothing more than to unwind with some weed, but my past relapses have taught me that it isnt worth it and that I just end up feeling worse. Plan is that once I get home, I unwind with a nice epsom salt bath, read a little, yoga, Tarot, sleep. Tomorrow is a new day.
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So very sorry friend. Sounds like a very emotional and taxing day. Your plan for the evening sounds perfect. Self care and relaxing will help you unwind.
Great work on your 5 days
So very true…glad you are remembering this. We can get through the rough patches.
Wishing you a wonderful day/ evening 
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If I can get through the day, I will have 7 days clean! I can and I will do this.
Day 7. Weird dreams. Doing a lot of internal work with meditation and journaling. Going to call up my mom in a little bit and talk to her. Plan for today is yoga, work, hair wash day, take care of some finances and chores. I will get through the day sober.
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Heck yeah! Way to go friend – 7 days is amazing work 
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Day 8.
I am very tired. Been doing a lot of emotional processing and therapy work, and my body feels it. I’ve been sleeping a LOT, and when I’m awake I’ve been struggling with nausea and pain. But the most important thing is that I am sober and I’m going to keep it that way.
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Yes most important! Indeed. Sorry forl the emotional processing. I know how hard that is. Keep pushing forward…it does get easier 
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Made it through the day. Cravings are super strong right now, but the pot shop closes in 15 minutes and I can make it until then. Going to take a long, hot shower and get cozy since it’s now my weekend. Iwill get through the next 15 minutes sober. I will go to bed sober. Tomorrow is a new day.
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Sorry the cravings were so strong but a huge congrats on making it through… Another win and you should be super proud. Hope you have a fantastic weekend
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Congrats on your sober days. You are doing great!
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@reeseycup I was just reading your thread and wanted to say that you are great, I admire how quickly you pick yourself up after relapse, there is so much urgency in your effort…I remember I was like that last few times I relapsed, tired of trying, constant relapsing felt worse than withdrawal symptoms… knowing that I have no choice, that it has to be done… I decided that I can as well just do it.
You really want to be sober… that means you will make it!
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