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[Queenbug]

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Hello Daiisies....hope all going ok so far with you all..I too seem to keep starting over and over...have managed some good bouts AF..but still fall far too easily....been lurking a while...on a week off to gather myself again...I remember the Pinksters....very much appreciated support during hard times...big love to you all. xx

[daisy45]

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Hi all; we need to stay close over these early days. Day 2 for me and already thoughts creeping in, but I have to say I am pretty confident for today and that is solely through coming to see the mutual support here.
I am only realising how much I have missed this place - so many 'old faces'!
Waking up sober this morning was priceless. Still bit puffy and tired but I know that will go after a couple of days and a good bout of exercise.
The schools close today for Halloween so I know this is one of those holiday periods when we are likely to get invites or drinking visitors. We will have to be extra vigilant.

[odat1234]

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Ann, I'm CST. Just an hour behind you. So how ya doing? It's 9:15 there now so did youveat a huge breakfast?

[odat1234]

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Daisy, where are you that the schools close for Halloween?

[Starfish1]

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Wow, gang, y'all have me smiling this morning!
Such optimism and enthusiasm.
Keep those bellies full of good nutritious food and if you feel a craving coming on, just hop on the site and post!

Everybody sounds GREAT!
Great job on getting those groceries, Ann!
Siren, love the daisy chain!
S.L. congrats on getting home without stopping at the bottle shop...that takes strength!
Kailey, so proud of you :l
Daisy, did you ever think we would have a group named in your honor? And just think, Halloween is just another day, not an excuse to drink...and think how much better you will feel tomorrow without that nasty hangover!
Welcome one and all...I think this is an awesome group!
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[acadiaofmaine]

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Totally awesome group!

I am eating an egg as I type and soon will have a yummy pumpkin muffin. Finding myself a bit shaky and all over the place mentally. Jittery I guess. I just hope that's as far as it goes, I can do without hurling!

Optimism and support, doesn't get much better!

Ann

[Starfish1]

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Great Job, A! You should feel better after you eat. If you still feel shaky and are trying to work at something that is stressing you out- just stop working at that and "take 5"- do something you enjoy until you calm down...that works for me...then you can go back to your "stressful" work with a clear head, calm nerves and get more work done in the long run!
Hang in there!

[acadiaofmaine]

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I think this is physically caused (withdrawal), at least based on past experiences! In a couple of days I am going to get back to running, which is always a good thing for me to do. Gets me out of the house first thing in the morning, gets the endorphins going...though now it's getting chilly!!

Thanks for the support, SF!

Ann

[acadiaofmaine]

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PS

When I go out, am going to look for daisies! Sometimes the markets around here sell them-wouldn't that be cool?

Ann

[Starfish1]

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Perfect! I want some too now

[odat1234]

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Get some benadryl for tonight, it will really help you sleep until you can sleep on your own, takes about a week.

[K9Lover]

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So are we the Chain Gang? LOL

Happy Tuesday everyone...hope you're all doing well today. I woke up at 3:30am this morning and it reminded me of the anxiety-ridden, guilt and remorse filled nights I used to spend after heavy drinking. Anyone else have those? I can say that it's GREAT to not have that emotional brick laying on my chest anymore. You will never wake up wishing you'd drank the night before!

Stay strong my fellow Daisy Chainers :l

[Kailey]

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Good morning! Checking in on Day 3. Happy to be a Daisy today! I'm feeling so confident. I guess I need to be careful about being overly so, but I can just feel it in my bones. I'm done drinking! Bring on the next chapter in my life.

I'm having a bit of a scare regarding my oldest (adult) daughter's health. Hopefully we'll get some answers in a few days. It brought me down a little this morning from that jubilant cloud I've been floating on. I wondered briefly if it would be enough to derail me. The answer is no! She's had some health issues in the last year or so, and the worst moment in my day has been when she calls to give me news and I have to decide if I'm sober enough to take the call. Shamefully, sometimes the call has gone to voicemail, and other times I've had to piece together what she told me the next morning from notes I took the night before. I can think of nothing I could do for her that would be more important than really being available to her when she needs me.

[acadiaofmaine]

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Oh Kailey, I am sorry to hear that, very scary. As someone with a teenaged daughter with a chronic disease, diabetes, I know I really have to be vigilant and present with her. Despite the fear and anxiety. I have probably dodged quite a few bullets with her, though I will say, no matter how much I have had to drink, I still wake up every couple of hours in the night and test her blood sugar. Sigh.

Hang in there, fellow Daisy!

Only found gerbera daisies, but t hose might do! Welll, there were a couple of regular ones in someone's front yard....but maybe I shouldn't just PICK them!

Ann

[Starfish1]

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K9Lover;1575898 wrote: So are we the Chain Gang? LOL

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:H:H:HGood one, K9!

Kailey- :lI hope the news on your daughter's health is good!
One of my daughters' is having some helath issues also and it is really tough to hold it all together when one of our loved ones is ill!
You are correct in saying the best thing we can do is to be sober and present enough to help them in any way we are able.


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