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Hi Splitimage,
 
A big congrats to you're 2 month sobriety. I wish you all the best in job hunting. 
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Split,
 
This is all new so keep pushing forward and except that you can do this and do it well.  Take the rest if you need it, not to hide.  A quilt is a great therapeutic idea! Celebrate you success and work on some other coping mechanisms to assist you and ones that make you feel good about yourself.
 
Step by step is the way to do this!
 
 
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Splitimage, I love the peaceful, healing image of you knitting, perhaps with your harp nearby.  Congratulations.  Yes, you are making progress and one indication is the feeling that the emotional upheaval is good.  Another one is that you're starting to like yourself.  I'm so glad.  From what you've shared here, I sum you up as creative and unique, determined to conquer, and yes, tired and frustrated too, but a continual source of inspiration.  I'm sending you good vibes for the job hunt.
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Yesterday was 2 months sober since my last relapse.   To be honest I don't feel that great about it, because in the last 10 days or so I've used some other unhealthy coping mechanisms to stuff my feelings.   But at the same time I have to recognize, 2 years ago I would have used the unhealthy coping mechanisms and drunk so at least that's some pogress.  
 
I feel like my whole life is in emotional upheaval right now - most of it good, I think I'm actually starting to like myself, it's just all so knew and strange and exhausting.   And i'm still struggling with job hunting.
 
I just want to knock myslef out and sleep, but I know that's not a solution so instead, I'm knitting a pretty coloured cowl using a lovely multicoloured yarn, and that is making me feel better. 
 
i'm very much taking it a day at a time at this point.
 
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