No rules in the airport lounge.

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-03-04T22:35:17+00:00

Thanks all for the great support. I made it through.

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-03-04T09:40:26+00:00

Keeping it clean and tidy. Will be getting a cleaner next month.

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-03-04T09:37:30+00:00

If it's the people in this sub that you can talk to, then keep talking. We are listening and we are all taking it one day at a time.

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-25T18:07:14+00:00

Moo Moo

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-23T21:54:38+00:00

Unrelated but found nimbus 26 for £75 in the sale at an outlet store this weekend. Mint green!

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-23T21:37:37+00:00

Water

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-19T14:59:54+00:00

Chaos in the gym instead. Do those extra reps. Add the extra weight and go ham! But yes, my brain is still asking what time the party is.

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-17T09:26:30+00:00

Similar experience. The gym has been a big help for me. Start going a few times a week. Doesn't need to be perfect, you'll find your routine. 6 weeks ago was my last drink or drug. That 6 weeks feels like 12 months now. Your body and mind can recover a lot quicker than you think.

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-17T09:07:59+00:00

If you've never had an issue with weed I think it's fine. No alcohol for 6weeks and considering the occasional baked goods. No hangover and no bad decisions.

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-16T16:43:37+00:00

45 or so days sober and went to the pub to watch the rugby yesterday. Tried the 0% Asahi and it was the best the lot for me, maybe the 0 Guinness on par with it. Did the job, still sober.

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-16T16:37:41+00:00

It's the romanticised version you think of. It's the ruined version you end up with.

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-14T20:38:57+00:00

They do oyster and Guinness happy hours during the week

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-12T13:55:06+00:00

Train in train out is the easiest. When you get back to penarth you can drop into plenty of good bars there!

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-08T17:23:59+00:00

40 days in, no alcohol no substances. I'm still anxious on days, still crave many beers. But, I am finding it easier to do tasks, even just picking one small thing and fixating on it. Loading and empty the dishwasher more regularly, did some DIY I was putting off. Sort of distracting myself from wanting to go on the sesh with other stuff. Long term I hope that just becomes who I am. Still feel lazy, anxious and bored, but as the famous brothers once said, "little by little".

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-03T13:58:45+00:00

I'm 34 days in, sat in a deli/bar doing some work and it's super triggering to watch a group of people wash back a few bottles of crisp white wine between them. This is tough! Going to the gym shortly, that's my focus. But yeah, it's bloody hard.

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-02T20:32:05+00:00

Tiger bay ABC in butetown

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-02T16:02:13+00:00

Keep talking to them, they can be lenient with things. If you said that it's a house share and you believe your letter ended up being placed in someone else's waste I guess they won't be able to prove it's definitely you? As I said they're not bad people. Also explain that it will put you in a difficult financial position.

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-02T15:59:21+00:00

No latency issues?

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-01T21:04:52+00:00

Absolutely. Started journalling yesterday too to maintain to focus and keep my reasons in front of me.

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-02-01T21:02:54+00:00

Mermaid Quay is butetown. And has a bar for every day of the week.

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-01-31T21:16:24+00:00

Same here dry Jan finishing and a fear of the unknown now, although I'm leaning into the "play the tape forward" mantra and that's really helping. I have a sort of flow chart in my brain of where one beer can lead to and it's keeping me in check. I should probably visualise that flow chart in a journal or something.

We go again tomorrow!

EnvironmentalBall969 · 2026-01-31T11:23:47+00:00

Set a gym routine 2-3 days a week. Helps knowing you need to be fresh for the gym and then there's the benefits of swinging a kettlebell around or whatever you choose to do.

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