Class of April 2020 Part Two
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Here's a big hug for you Tony! I hope you feel better fast. Please know that we are with you all the way.
Soda, I know just what you mean about the difference in 8 days compared to two or three days. There's this lovely hope that comes up, that this is for real! I'm so glad you've made it there. Here's to many more sober days!
I love the saying and the picture around it, Venus. That is really right where I need to be today. I can get really complacent. I make the excuse that I'm tired and still not feeling well. That is true, although yesterday I felt better than I have in a long time.
I do think it's important to let ourselves rest and recover in the early days and weeks. But, to me there seems to be a fine line between getting the rest and self care I need and becoming bored, lonely and lost. I'm going to work on my plan a bit this morning, then get out in the yard. I'm going to plant a victory garden!
Soda, I know just what you mean about the difference in 8 days compared to two or three days. There's this lovely hope that comes up, that this is for real! I'm so glad you've made it there. Here's to many more sober days!
I love the saying and the picture around it, Venus. That is really right where I need to be today. I can get really complacent. I make the excuse that I'm tired and still not feeling well. That is true, although yesterday I felt better than I have in a long time.
I do think it's important to let ourselves rest and recover in the early days and weeks. But, to me there seems to be a fine line between getting the rest and self care I need and becoming bored, lonely and lost. I'm going to work on my plan a bit this morning, then get out in the yard. I'm going to plant a victory garden!
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Originally Posted by ee1979 
Hi all,
I hope you are all having a constructive, sober day. Beautiful weather here. Day 20 for me, which is something of an achievement. I'm looking at 100 days for the next target.
Just about a week more of this month until we graduate to May! Strength to all of you on here..
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I hope you are all having a constructive, sober day. Beautiful weather here. Day 20 for me, which is something of an achievement. I'm looking at 100 days for the next target.
Just about a week more of this month until we graduate to May! Strength to all of you on here..
ee
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Originally Posted by SulfuricSplash
Day 3. I get the craving to go buy alcohol around 10 am, but probably 4 pm is the when the cravings hit the hardest. So much pressure to be productive during these strange times, but if the only productive thing I do is not drink ill be happy.
Stay in touch with us here today if the 'calling' (that's what I used to describe it) sets in around 4:00pm today now, stay safe and on top of this.
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Congrats on day 4 Erratic! And on day 3 Sulfur! And anyone else who has milestones today.
It's good to know our triggers so we can plan for them.
I hope everyone is having a great day. Or a great sleep if it's night to you.
It's good to know our triggers so we can plan for them.
I hope everyone is having a great day. Or a great sleep if it's night to you.
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Originally Posted by someday147
Hey everyone from the April class just checking in. Day 21.
Hope everyone is doing ok.
Hope everyone is doing ok.
I am sure tech will be on it ASAP. xx
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Well I heard some bit of good news this evening. My friend who I was talking about earlier in the thread has stopped drinking now and will be looking to enroll in a day patient treatment programme (whenever things open again) but can talk to a counselor on the phone in the meantime.
His wife and kids have moved back in for the time being. I actually got the impression off him now that he wants it for himself (I lost count of how many times I told him this when he was drunk) The whole situation was a valuable experience in when to help and when to withdraw to a safe distance for the person to see the light themselves.
His wife and kids have moved back in for the time being. I actually got the impression off him now that he wants it for himself (I lost count of how many times I told him this when he was drunk) The whole situation was a valuable experience in when to help and when to withdraw to a safe distance for the person to see the light themselves.
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Originally Posted by venuscat
That's really good news love. 
s xx
(So you can also reply by hitting go advanced, which you obviously realised before me).
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).Yes, it's been a bit glitchy the last while now.
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Re: Class of April 2020 Part Two
Morning class,<div><br></div><div>Off into Day 9 down here at the bottom of the world. </div><div>Sobriety doesn't preclude all vices, right? So the day usually starts with freshly ground strong coffee sweetened with condensed milk. Yeah, I know.....a bad habit. But maybe its that sugar craving thing that comes from the constant alcohol. Dark chocolate is the evening equivalent. Do that hardcore too....moved on from standard confectionary to cooking chocolate. Lindt dark cooking chocolate is great. The bars are bigger......better value....a better hit, (the addictive mind)<span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Anyway....noticing some physical improvements. Beer is full of histamines apparently. Which results in the constant runny nose......not a good look at this time. It seems to have cleared up enormously. Which may reduce the odds of a figure in a plastic shroud, mask and face shield insisting on sticking a cotton bud up my nose to the eyeball. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The sleeping is an absolute gift. Proper dreams replace the sweat soaked pre dawn dozing. Getting work done, I have worked from home for several years now, which makes drinking too easy. But getting some long standing / semi abandoned projects restarted.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I tend to pink cloud a bit. Swing into manic, go a while, its all so great, so let's have a few beers. And down it all goes. This time.....going to try and take a steadier path.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">All the best to you all. Glad to be here</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><br></div>
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