my update
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I'm glad to see that you're flying high right now Windy. Great work! Make sure you stay vigilant though, as rationalizing smoking is a very easy thing to do once significant clean time has accumulated. Always remember that if you've managed a bunch of days clean, you can always manage another.
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Join Date: Nov 2017
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Day 111 sober
still the early days and every new 5 days or week still feels like a victory I have to keep track of. I know some say to stop counting days and just BE sober but for me counting days helps a lot with motivation and feeling empowered about it.
still the early days and every new 5 days or week still feels like a victory I have to keep track of. I know some say to stop counting days and just BE sober but for me counting days helps a lot with motivation and feeling empowered about it.
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Congratulations Windy! I do not count every day or every week, but I am aware that I am living a different life than before on every single day. Maybe it's different for others, but that's the way it's going for me. Do what works for you!
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Congrats Windy! That is huge!
Count days if that works for you. I compare it to a miser with gold and that nest egg is very, very important to you. Save your days and guard them wisely.
I recently said on another thread; you'll find we are all quite alike but yet have different ways of getting and remaining clean.
I counted days the first year and then it dropped to months. Now that sober is becoming my new normal, I'll mark it like a birthday.
Keep up the good work. It just keeps getting better and better.
Count days if that works for you. I compare it to a miser with gold and that nest egg is very, very important to you. Save your days and guard them wisely.
I recently said on another thread; you'll find we are all quite alike but yet have different ways of getting and remaining clean.
I counted days the first year and then it dropped to months. Now that sober is becoming my new normal, I'll mark it like a birthday.
Keep up the good work. It just keeps getting better and better.
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Join Date: Nov 2017
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here on day 141 sober I have been starting to get those thoughts of "oh I can smoke a little now" and also lots of dreams about smoking, thinking about it more etc. Then I went and read my early days on this post and how much of a struggle it was- and also how chaotic things feel when I am smoking- and it eased the cravings some. It is easy for me to think I can smoke occasionally but in reality it would throw me back into the chaos of addiction.
Still working on health issues-- improvement since I started a new thing but still a way to go.
Still working on health issues-- improvement since I started a new thing but still a way to go.
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