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7 Day Check In

Week 1 Hi everyone and happy Monday, I hope that you all have had a good weekend. If not then please share for support. My journey on week 1 was filled...

Week 1 Hi everyone and happy Monday, I hope that you all have had a good weeken...

•1 year ago

Holidays

I have a holiday coming up. I am excited but want to maintain my progress. I have managed a weekend away but lack of routine etc might throw me off balance....

I have a holiday coming up. I am excited but want to maintain my progress. I ha...

•1 year ago

Bridging the gap

Hi I have been using the NHS support services for the last 9 months . I recognised I was drinking too much and asked for help . Since then I’ve had regular...

Hi I have been using the NHS support services for the last 9 months . I recogn...

•1 year ago

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9 Months

Today is my 9 month sobriety birthday! It hasn’t been easy, but it’s worth it. I’ve grown a lot during this time, and I do feel better. How did I do it? I...

Today is my 9 month sobriety birthday! It hasn’t been easy, but it’s worth it. ...

•1 year ago

still going

day 10 - good days and bad days … today was stressful - wanted to buy wine but went for chocolate and decaf coffee. So hard but determined to keep going. As an...

day 10 - good days and bad days … today was stressful - wanted to buy wine but w...

•1 year ago

Hi all, I’m new here!

Hi everyone. Im really trying to cut down on the amount of alcohol I drink. If I open a bottle of wine in the evening, I have to drink the whole bottle. Why...

Hi everyone. Im really trying to cut down on the amount of alcohol I drink. If ...

•1 year ago

Camomile Tea.

Dear Diary, 29th July - 03:05 Sleep time 12:00 - 02:00 Well big up me, day number 5 of my sober life has come and gone and so far it's been quite a...

Dear Diary, 29th July - 03:05 Sleep time 12:00 - 02:00 Well big up me, day n...

•1 year ago

Hello everyone.

Hi, how are you all this evening? I am at the start of my journey, again. My username here is Eirich, This is Scottish Gaelic for Rise. I chose this name...

Hi, how are you all this evening? I am at the start of my journey, again. My...

•1 year ago

day 5 af

I have felt so wiped out - can’t work out if it’s just end of term and slower pace or to do with not having a drink?!? Today was hard and I really got...

I have felt so wiped out - can’t work out if it’s just end of term and slower pa...

•1 year ago

wake up call

admitted to hospital in 2016 with jaundice and confusion, wasn’t expected to make it as my liver was failing! Fast forward to 2023 and my liver health has...

admitted to hospital in 2016 with jaundice and confusion, wasn’t expected to mak...

•1 year ago

No reason, no excuse, no logic.

He I am at 3am writing this when I should be sound asleep. I decided yesterday afternoon that I no longer wanted to stop or change my drinking habits. There...

He I am at 3am writing this when I should be sound asleep. I decided yesterday a...

•1 year ago

Just checking in…

Wow. I still can’t quite believe it! Day 803!! 803!!! I never, ever thought it was possible. Keep going people, always around to chat if anyone wants to....

Wow. I still can’t quite believe it! Day 803!! 803!!! I never, ever thought ...

•1 year ago

It's the weekend!!!

This is my 6th day of being af! Which I must say hasnt happened in a very long time! Last night was the 1st friday I havent had a drink in such a long time but...

This is my 6th day of being af! Which I must say hasnt happened in a very long t...

•2 years ago

Trying again

Hello. I am 50 this year. I am successful in my work but drink far too much Thursday to Sunday. To cope with stress. I can work from home Fridays and Mondays...

Hello. I am 50 this year. I am successful in my work but drink far too much Thu...

•2 years ago

7th day

It's my 7th day AF and it's the weekend but feeling strong enough to keep going so far...

It's my 7th day AF and it's the weekend but feeling strong enough to keep going ...

•2 years ago

sugar addiction

Hi, I gave up drinking 790 days ago and I’ve developed a major sugar addiction instead. I’ve put on 4 stones. How i get out of this? 🫤

Hi, I gave up drinking 790 days ago and I’ve developed a major sugar addiction i...

•2 years ago

Try again

•2 years ago

What might have been.

Do you ever wonder how your life might have gone if you didn't have a problem with alcohol? At the age of 71 I often wonder how life might have been. I had a...

Do you ever wonder how your life might have gone if you didn't have a problem wi...

•2 years ago

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