DenaliBlues

Magpie

Wreath of holly

… the emergency alert system came on. It warned viewers that a pack of marauding kangaroos…

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…step on a lot of Legos. (Ow.) “Dear diary, today I finally….”

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Welcome back @Steven Drojensky! Glad you’re here with a new commitment to find your forever quit. We’re here to support you.

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Broke the spell

… my cats race up and down the halls of the house like little maniacs. She knew for certain she’d come unhinged when…

Against all Odds (Phil Collins) What do we do now?

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This is an important point. For me, self medicating with alcohol was a non starter. I am an addict trying to get clean. So, personally, I’m not going to toss another mind/mood altering substance into my poor beleaguered brain at this point, while I’m still trying to find my butt and figure out which way is up. Exercise helped, but most of all, hard physical labor was my key. Raking, splitting wood, vacuuming, mopping, beating rugs. Nothing complicated… nothing that would trigger frustration or feelings of failure. Just mindless hard work that made me so sore that I had something entirely different to moan about!

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Wow you all are so creative. The only thing I’ve ever done with wallpaper is to… 8. Cuss furiously while removing it cuz it’s so dingdang ugly

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Hi, @darcy. I’m sorry that you are struggling and feel alone. That sucks. Good on you for being cognizant of HALT and for posting here instead of smoking, that’s the way to protect your quit. This too shall pass. Like a kidney stone maybe, but pass it shall. And until it does, do whatever seems kind and self-soothing (other than smoking). I personally watched a lot of cat videos in the first few months of my quit. Nothing like a dose of Maru to soothe my troubled soul…

Well done, @darcy!! You’ve made it through sone tough spots and are building a really solid quit. I am so very happy that you found us and are riding this train to FREEDOM!!