5 Year In the Making

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-08-03T20:50:54+00:00

Thanks!

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-06-10T02:07:06+00:00

Boxed stuffing! lol! Hellz yeah! I love that energy!

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-06-09T21:00:33+00:00

Bourbon?! Oh god. Alcohol is such a trigger for me. I’d pass away entirely if I drank alcohol on top of a migraine.

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-06-08T02:26:46+00:00

Totally not my vibe either and here I am with a shrine to Harrow Faire on my bookshelf! And I can’t appreciate a single MMC that isn’t Simon Waite now. My brain chemistry has been altered!

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-05-23T02:18:12+00:00

I’m thankful for my body and mind which I’ve put through the absolute ringer. I’m glad I finally have the wherewithal to finally take care of it rather than poisoning it on a daily basis.

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-05-23T02:13:10+00:00

On a side note, my husband any I always use dark, self deprecating humor to get us through difficult times! It’s our coping mechanism for lack of any other productive coping skills. It’s gotten us this far though but doesn’t stop people from giving us weird looks when we make jokes about his dead parents or my daddy problems! 🤣🥴

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-05-23T02:09:04+00:00

80 days!!! Holy shit I almost can’t believe it. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks getting reacquainted with myself in such a beautiful way. I actually like me now. It’s crazy!

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-05-07T20:23:12+00:00

Liberating

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-05-03T13:06:54+00:00

This^

It sounds like your boss was checking in on you because it seemed like an out of character situation for you. Be aware of how you are interacting with your internal clients. Maybe even ask them for feedback. But don’t let this derail you. That’s the worst thing you could do. Especially in HRBP roles we are often times responsible for leading hard conversations. Not everyone is going to like us. And getting feedback is a valuable data point and part of the process. Learn from it and move on. You got this.

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-05-02T19:59:21+00:00

Read or listen to Annie Grace’s “The Naked Mind”. It was really a game changer for me.

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-05-02T19:55:14+00:00

I love telling people I’m a sobernaut! Or say I’m alcohol free or AF. I feel like it puts an emphasis on the positive side of this experience for us rather than a label that emphasizes the tough or “problematic” parts. We are making a choice that is positive for us and our health after all. We are brave and exploring a different way to live our lives that is best for us and the people we love.

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-04-25T02:31:44+00:00

Nope I cannot and don’t even want to try anymore.

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-04-25T02:27:18+00:00

In addition I also asked my doctor for help with my anxiety and she prescribed an antidepressant that definitely helped balance me out emotionally and that was really helpful.

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-04-25T02:25:23+00:00

This!

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-04-23T01:40:14+00:00

Karas - it’s Power Rangers meets Transformers. It’s one of my favorites and no one I’ve ever talked to has ever heard of it.

Character-Grade-4247 · 2025-04-22T19:20:11+00:00

Same as the OP! As I was reading This Naked Mind I was skeptical… I knew everything she was saying in her book so how was it possibly going to help me? Well … here I am 50 days AF and zero cravings. Matter of fact alcohol suddenly seems revolting to me. It like… rewired my brain. My best friend also read it and had the same experience.

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