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It's kinda just been steady going for me recently. Coming up on a month of not drinking which is the longest I've gone since I was like 16. I'm well over a month of not smoking weed. My mouth is still healing so my exercise desires are pretty limited. If my heart rate gets too high I get a throbbing pain in my face so I'm not pushing it.
I really want to buy a motorcycle but whenever I get close to deciding which one to get I end up in a weird depressed state where I realize how pointless it is and a waste of what little money I have it would be. It will bring me happiness but I know that objects don't really ever make me happy for long and the thought of having 2/3/4 years of payments is making me seriously hesitant. I'm not in an area where it's easy to ride year round too (even though I have in the past).
In a general sense I'm just feeling very stuck rn.
I'm in the same boat, waiting to recover fully so that I can continue exercising. It's a bummer, especially because I rely on physical activity to keep me from losing my fucking mind.
Congratulations on your sobriety streak, keep us posted! You might be feeling stuck but keep in mind that you're making great progress.