Sober Selfies #8

Aww cute; or did he photo bomb you, lol.

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“Got to the Airport 1.5 hours early to pick up Ms. Monkey” selfie

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Me too…this redneck dont look to bad in pink!

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Is it time to shave the hair and goatee? Maybe a new look into recovery?

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Shave the head, grow a beard…worked for me…not scientifically proven that is what worked…but dont tell my beard that!

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That is a good one! Keep on bearding haha! :raised_hands:

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Yes, bald head!!

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I am 28, time to go bald already? :grimacing: Really? :smiley::smiley:

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Not bald :joy: but a cut will rejuvenate you for sure!

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I agree, not bald yet!! :blush:

I guess; I love bald heads. You do have nice hair though!

I like to have it braided here and there.

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Represent the Hate Crew for life man, even if Alexi is gone :metal:

100% him and Zakk Wylde both quit drinking 10 years ago almost, I started wondering myself do I have a problem? Rockstar mentality its “normal” to drink and do drugs. Very sad

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365 days. 1 year sober❤ grateful to be here today. Thank you all on this site for the support and encouragement. It’s a great day😊

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Took a break from the forum during the week, just coming back in now and getting caught up.
After struggling so badly on Sunday/Monday, I woke up Tuesday and it was as if a lightswitch had been flipped on. I felt good, like an 8/10. I couldn’t tell you the last time I was a 5 or better.
Out of caution to not get ahead of myself, I tried not to get to excited about it. But then the feelings continued into Wednesday…and Thursday…and Friday…now, today. I wouldn’t say I’ve consistently been where I was on Tuesday, but definitely improvements from how I had been doing.

Just my baseline mood is significantly improved. I haven’t been obsessing over the past (hell, I have barely thought about my “old life” at all these past few days), and have even caught myself thinking about the future and next steps with some hopefulness a few times. Social interaction hasn’t felt as draining. I’m less irritable.

Movement in the mire. It could be the antidepressants starting to work (4 weeks in), it could be partly due to the smashing weather we’ve had, it could be neither of those or it could be both and more. Maybe it’s newfound mustache powers, praise be to Sam Elliot. Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s maybelline.

All I know is that I haven’t felt this decent at baseline in years (yes, years plural), even pre-break up. This constant feeling of being dragged down by just existing has weighed on me for most of my life, and it feels like the constraints are just a little bit less tight. I have had random patches of relief before, so I remain nothing more than cautiously optimistic that this is more permanent – and also grateful for feeling like this today. We’ll see what tomorrow brings.

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Antidepressants are legit! So is an end to the depths of winter. I also felt what you described a few weeks back and it’s such a relief. Ditto on the cautious optimism. Glad you’re feeling better!

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230 day off cigarettes!
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Evolution: Physical, Emotional, Spiritual and Mental!
Hmm…did I just figure out life at 22 years old? :thinking: :laughing:

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Woo Hoo. Congratulations on your 1 year Brittany. That’s awesome.
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Congratulations!!! :tada: :tada: