Tiny triumphs.
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Tiny triumphs.
Yey. Spotted half bottle of white in fridge this morning from saturday.
Yey. Ha. Have asked housemate to bin it for me before I get home. Want it. Will plan immediate cuppa mint tea when get home.
What are your tiny triumphs?
Yey. Ha. Have asked housemate to bin it for me before I get home. Want it. Will plan immediate cuppa mint tea when get home.
What are your tiny triumphs?
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Great work! Adjusting the getting-home-from-work routine is important and a cup of tea sounds like a great way to unwind.
I've got my clothes and running shoes out and ready for when I get home. It'll get me out of the house and always clears my mind. Good stuff.
Keep up the tiny triumphs!
I've got my clothes and running shoes out and ready for when I get home. It'll get me out of the house and always clears my mind. Good stuff.
Keep up the tiny triumphs!
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Tiny triumphs add up to a life of sobriety. I consider it a triumph to go to bed sober and wake up with no hangover every day. I'll never get tired of that.
In early days my triumph was not stopping for that happy hour drink after work. My car wanted to steer itself to the bar. I took control of the car, and took myself to the park for a walk, or to an AA meeting, or just home to cook a decent dinner instead. After some time, the urge to go "unwind" with a drink completely disappeared.
Keep it up, Rea11y. It really does get easier.
In early days my triumph was not stopping for that happy hour drink after work. My car wanted to steer itself to the bar. I took control of the car, and took myself to the park for a walk, or to an AA meeting, or just home to cook a decent dinner instead. After some time, the urge to go "unwind" with a drink completely disappeared.
Keep it up, Rea11y. It really does get easier.
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awesome rea11y
What are your tiny triumphs? not
being late for work
yelling at the neighbors loud music
criticizing others
judging others
speeding
reacting in anger
many many more
the drinking was never my problem
Originally Posted by Rea11y 
What are your tiny triumphs?
being late for work
yelling at the neighbors loud music
criticizing others
judging others
speeding
reacting in anger
many many more
the drinking was never my problem
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Oh wowzers guys you got it licked!! Well done all of you.
Got in door. Immediate cuppa hot juice abc piece of cheese. Avd pyjamas on. Don't want to drink now. Yey. Let's see how tomorrow goes. 2 days sober is not unusual forme but three is.
Got in door. Immediate cuppa hot juice abc piece of cheese. Avd pyjamas on. Don't want to drink now. Yey. Let's see how tomorrow goes. 2 days sober is not unusual forme but three is.
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After several months of not drinking I found a half bottle of spiced rum under the backseat of one of my work trucks. Went straight into the garbage.
At times I was hiding my drinking and I'd find bottles in drawers, the trunk of a car, cupboards in the garage, under the bed in the guest room. My wife found one of my hiding spots one time....and I paid dearly.
At times I was hiding my drinking and I'd find bottles in drawers, the trunk of a car, cupboards in the garage, under the bed in the guest room. My wife found one of my hiding spots one time....and I paid dearly.
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every day sober is a triumph, dont have much just 3weeks, but in the afternoon/evening when cravings get harder I make tea - chamomile or peppermint. Also keeps me preoccupied with brewing and drinking it slowly.
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Fantastic Rea11y, great job on pushing through!! 
For me today I made it to work driving in below zero temperatures with icey roads, it always stresses me out, but I made it to and from work, now settled in for the night with a pot of green tea!!
For me today I made it to work driving in below zero temperatures with icey roads, it always stresses me out, but I made it to and from work, now settled in for the night with a pot of green tea!!
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Sigh. Trigger day today. Tuesday. My nemesis ha ha.
Ok so hot juice when I get home I am not sure is going to cut it tonight. Let's....make a new plan....
Today I'm rejoicing in feeling fab when I woke even though I had to get up an hour before daylight. Whooshed into work on the bike. That felt good. Feel less wobbly in my fat bits hehe.
Haven't not drunk at least something for three days in a row for years so.... let's keep.that in mind tonight because I just want my skin to glow. That's worth just another day not drinking then we'll tackle tomorrow tomorrow.
But I'm not home yet. If I can just get through from 6pm-7pm then it'll be easy from there.
Ok so hot juice when I get home I am not sure is going to cut it tonight. Let's....make a new plan....
Today I'm rejoicing in feeling fab when I woke even though I had to get up an hour before daylight. Whooshed into work on the bike. That felt good. Feel less wobbly in my fat bits hehe.
Haven't not drunk at least something for three days in a row for years so.... let's keep.that in mind tonight because I just want my skin to glow. That's worth just another day not drinking then we'll tackle tomorrow tomorrow.
But I'm not home yet. If I can just get through from 6pm-7pm then it'll be easy from there.
Giving up is NOT an option.
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You can do it - can you think of something to do on your way home or after you get home to distract you from thoughts of drinking? Change your routine somehow - that always worked for me in the early days.
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