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Today I have 98 days sober and 12 days abstinent. I went to a meeting this morning, and it was such a powerful meeting. When I really listen, no matter what my frame of mind is, I get so much from any meeting that I go to. I can identify with any speaker. One of …
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Everything is just so intense in living sober and abstinent and not using the crutches that normally would have dulled my feelings. Being sober and abstinent is like being on acid, in a sense. If I had known this when I was 17, it may have prompted me to get sober quicker. All of my senses are heightened. …
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Today I have 8 days of abstinence. This is the most time I’ve ever had. I think this, combined with my 94 days of sobriety is making me a little more emotional than usual. Yesterday I was supposed to take a chip at a meeting I go to, and I was too scared to get up …
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Today was a really good day. I’ve finally hit my 90 days in sobriety! I celebrated at my homegroup tonight, and one of my favorite ladies in the rooms, Wendy, pinned me with a 90 day pin. I was really nervous to get up and speak but it felt really great to tell everyone about my …
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Today I stayed very focused on my priorities-my two main priorities being my sobriety and my abstinence. I truly believe that if I put both my sobriety and my abstinence first in my life, everything else will fall into place. But I also believe strongly that anything I put before my sobriety I will lose, because …
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Today I am grateful. I am so grateful for the friends I have in the rooms. I am surrounded, absolutely surrounded, by alcoholics who love and care about me, and only want to see me get well. This morning I felt a little bit off, but I took care of my sobriety first and now …
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I had a successful day, although it wasn’t as productive as I had intended it to be! But that’s ok. Today, I have 87 days sober and 1 day abstinent, I went with my friends and brought a wonderful meeting to a really great group in Kinnelon, NJ, I did my morning OA phone meeting at …
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Ok. I’m starting my new routine of all around self care. There’s an OA phone meeting that I really like at 6:45 am this morning. I’m going to get some phone numbers from women who are at that phone meeting, and see what my options are. What these women with long term abstinence think regarding my slips. …
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I just prayed and had some amazing Yogi Egyptian Licorice Tea… Tomorrow’s going to be a good day. Today’s Daily Motivator and The Language of Letting Go meditation are both really great. Highly recommended!
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I’m really struggling with the eating disorder. I had eight days of following my meal plan and then I had a slip. A three day slip that ended an hour ago. Basically it always goes like this…I put down the drink and the drugs, and I pick up another behavior. Sometimes it’s something that’s productive, …
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