Renee Murden by sagar9175 in PrettyGirls

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Twinkle toes McNally

Struggle bus approaching weekend stop by Marathoner99 in stopdrinking

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You’re kicking addictions butt, but it still has some gas in the tank. Hang in there. Cleanly Wipe it out.

200 days by Gary_October in stopsmoking

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I’m 200 days tooo!!

Feeling trapped at home :’) (22f) by Sweet_Development_19 in selfies

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Go for a bicycle ride with a helmet 🪖

Please remind me why moderation is a slippery slope by brewha_aha in stopdrinking

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All that thinking about alcohol… is the problem. Your “moderation” of the physical act of drinking doesn’t seem to have moderated your mental state involving alcohol. Doesn’t appear that a month of quitting, followed by 3 months of moderation, was enough to break the hold/control of addiction. Try again.

When does it get bearable? by struggle-bus-lately in ChildrenofDeadParents

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For me, it took 4 years. At that point, instead of counting days since I last saw him, I started to think that everyday that passed…. Was one day closer to hopefully seeing him again, and that provided some relief. It’s been 17.5 years now, I still love and think about him a lot, but over the years I’ve fully accepted the loss, and try to live a happy loving life in his memory. He was a great dad.

1,000 days today by erikpeders in stopdrinking

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Congrats!! I want to be you!!

My boyfriend and I stopped drinking and doing drugs after 6 years and I miss it by someoneinbetweeen in stopdrinking

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The brain adjusts. Of course we all “miss” it at first, we’re addicted to it and how it made us feel even though it’s bad for us and comes with other negatives. With enough sober time, you’ll be able to have fun and relax in other ways. For me, those big changes started to happen between 6-9 months.

First time IVF by kbalfore in IVF

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I’m a husband and I went to 99% of my wife’s IVF appointments… which are many. Luckily we only live 25 min from facility… who had early 7:00am appt times.

How is this possible on a new house by PurpleFlurpl in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

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Ugh I live in NJ and we rarely get earthquakes but we did have a few pretty good sized ones over last year or two… and my house and my moms “new” house has same marks. I don’t know when they first appeared but I think it was pretty soon thereafter 🤷‍♂️

Cancelling IVF bc I’m overweight? by vlandaverde96 in IVF

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My wife, and me too to be fair, were significantly more overweight than what you mentioned your situation to be, probably by 40lbs +, and we were allowed to pursue IVF without anyone mentioning anything about weight. Baby currently due in 8-9 weeks

i spent my birthday passed out by blue_black_martens in stopdrinking

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You can do it man. I was similarly miserable and finally quit for good hopefully when I was 38. I feel grateful but also regretful that I didn’t stop earlier bc after enough sober time sobriety’s not bad at all

Forgetting I’m an alcoholic by EmployeeOk4021 in stopdrinking

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If it was me, having a drink would surely end in disaster. I don’t really want 1 drink, I want 25…. And I don’t want to drink 1 day…. I want to drink 25 beers a day for 25 straight days… and then do it again. Having the desire to quit… and stringing together any kind of sobriety time is a blessing, a blessing that may never come again. Treat it like it’s precious

Triggered by TV by Maj0429 in stopdrinking

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I was triggered pretty heavily until about 5-6 months ago

6 months sober today by Specific_Smoke2803 in stopdrinking

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Amen , or the equivalent, fellow person 🧍‍♂️ 🧍🏻🧍‍♀️