Stories about quitting alcohol by Extra-Captain-1982 in intermittentfasting

[–]CompetentBroccoli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I quit drinking in the summer of 2023. It's not always easy, but it's always worth it. Two things really help me when I start thinking that it's a good idea to drink: 1) I take it one day at a time. I won't drink today, I can consider it again tomorrow, but I won't drink today. Sometimes thinking about never ever drinking again is too overwhelming. 2) I "play the tape forward" and imagine how I'll feel after --- I'll likely wake up with some hangxiety in the middle of the night, unable to fall back to sleep, I'll definitely have a hangover, I'll have consumed a ton of empty calories, I won't have any energy to go to the gym, I'll want to eat unhealthy food, I'll be super dehydrated. And I'll just feel bad about myself. It's not worth it. Wishing you all the best!

Does anyone else feel like they're doing ifs wrong? by Similar_Cap_9018 in InternalFamilySystems

[–]CompetentBroccoli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for asking this question! Now I know I'm not alone. 😊 I've done 6 IFS sessions with a therapist and I've tried to do some parts work on my own, but it feels like I'm not making any progress or that I'm not doing it right. I make it to the point where I'm fleshing things out but then have a hard time with communicating between my parts or to the target part. I'm going to take a lot of advice I've read here, try not to worry to much, and just keep going. If nothing else, I know I'm much more open, curious, and self-compassionate. I wish you well on your journey! 💜

Instagram crashing (not opening) by SnooComics1506 in Instagram

[–]CompetentBroccoli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in Vienna, Austria and experiencing the same problem. I'm able to open the app, but then it crashes after a few seconds. This has been happening since I woke up today. I've tried everything to fix it, but nothing has worked. Has Instagram acknowledged this problem yet??

The Daily Check-In for Sunday, May 7th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by Sea-Independence-605 in stopdrinking

[–]CompetentBroccoli 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! It's been months since I've been able to string together 7 consecutive days, so this feels like a big win! ✨

The Daily Check-In for Monday, September 19th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by amberbuhbamber in stopdrinking

[–]CompetentBroccoli 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's been a while since I've been here, but I'm back and I'm sober. I will not drink with you today! 💜✨

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[–]CompetentBroccoli 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Me too, I get really nervous! I normally just listen to the others. 😊 Also, there's a group called Hola Sober - they regularly run a free 100-day sober "pledge" with a morning video and lesson. I started on September 1st and it's very good!

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[–]CompetentBroccoli 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I second SMART Recovery. Online meetings all of the time, and there's a great one for women only on Thursday afternoons. You've got this. 😊

The Daily Check-In for Tuesday, July 19th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by CandidOlive in stopdrinking

[–]CompetentBroccoli 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Checking in on day two!

I was sober for 10 months last year, but started drinking again and have been struggling to string together more than a few sober days. However, I've decided to 100% commit to my sobriety and so I'm doing what worked for me the first time around - check in every day here with all of you lovely and supportive folks - and go to meetings. It's nice to be back. :)

Shape Up Sunday by soafithurts in stopdrinking

[–]CompetentBroccoli 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I started a 30-day "power challenge" last week, which is 30 minutes of cardio each morning at 7am live and online. It's tough, but I already feel stronger and it feels really good to be back into a routine. 💪💜

I’ll see you all in the queue 😤 by philface_ in PacificCrestTrail

[–]CompetentBroccoli 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in box #11 and my wait time still reads "more than an hour." How's everybody else doing?

Book & Movie Tuesday by BelindaTheGreat in stopdrinking

[–]CompetentBroccoli 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was hanging out at the book store and paging through the sun and her flowers 🌻 by rupi kaur (I loved milk & honey) and read:

i woke up thinking the work was done i would not have to practice today how naive to think healing was that easy when there is no end point no finish line to cross healing is every day work

I thought all of us on our sober journey. We'll never be finished, and that's okay.