One month LC today

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Registered: 04-01-2011
One month LC today
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Wed, 04-20-2011 - 6:23am
Well I truly didn't think I would get here but I have! The fog is still lifting and the pull is less. I can breathe easier and have no desire to go back into the A. I have sought counselling for the first time in my life and know this will help in unravelling alot of how I have been feeling for the last few years (A only recent - 5 months) and why I willingly had an A.

Still having good and bad days- working for xap and doing LC remains stressful. But clearer thinking is happening. Refocusing well on family and trying to address work/ life balance too.

So for all you Newbies - keep going NC. Stay close to the board and know that it will get easier day by day.

Thankyou all for your support - still feel shaky and still taking baby steps some days but am always facing the right way.

yellowone xxxx

"Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves." ~Henry David Thoreau~

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Wed, 04-20-2011 - 7:48am

Yellow, I am sooooooo proud of you! You did it, and I know that was not easy. I do promise though, that it will start to get easier the further along you get. Kudos on the counseling and refocusing on yourself and your family. There will still be bumps along the way, but you are learning how to use the new tools you are gathering.

Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life. ~ Buddha
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Registered: 02-26-2011
Wed, 04-20-2011 - 8:46am
Congrats yellow! I'm SO proud of you!
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Registered: 01-31-2011
Wed, 04-20-2011 - 2:01pm
Congratulations, Yellow!! This is a milestone for sure! So much better than the first few days, right? And, it only gets better with a few bumps along the way. You will only get stronger as long as YOUR resolve stays strong.

LC is tough, I know. But, the A will feel like a distant memory soon.
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Registered: 01-24-2011
Wed, 04-20-2011 - 8:53pm

Wow, look at the progress you've made