Is anybody excited by their sobriety?
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I am enjoying the little things that I can do now. Like driving to the store at night -- and I am also proud of myself.
I am trying not to be too excited about my sobriety because I don't want to be complacent and stop working at it. At least once a day I have a few minutes to myself to remember graphic and embarrassing details of my former life. That helps. I need to stay grounded.
I am trying not to be too excited about my sobriety because I don't want to be complacent and stop working at it. At least once a day I have a few minutes to myself to remember graphic and embarrassing details of my former life. That helps. I need to stay grounded.
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Originally Posted by SDH73
I do, however, feel something that has been somewhat elusive to me in recent years: hope. 
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Originally Posted by SDH73 
At 2+ months I'm over the excitement. I guess I'm in that "flat" phase, too. Going to bed sober and waking up sober are routine now.
That said, everyday is a learning experience. I learn things about myself, others, the world. I see things that I need to work on. I'm learning to deal with things rather than just pushing them aside without examination. It's a pretty steep learning curve, and I'm glad to be doing it. But excited? Pumped? Nah, just trying to get on with my life, really.
I don't mean to be a downer. Not at all. I find living sober to be interesting and (at times) challenging. Well worthy of my best effort. I will continue to celebrate my sober milestones, as they signify a growing distance between where I am and the insanity of where I was. But, at least for now, I just don't feel the excitement.
I do, however, feel something that has been somewhat elusive to me in recent years: hope.
That said, everyday is a learning experience. I learn things about myself, others, the world. I see things that I need to work on. I'm learning to deal with things rather than just pushing them aside without examination. It's a pretty steep learning curve, and I'm glad to be doing it. But excited? Pumped? Nah, just trying to get on with my life, really.
I don't mean to be a downer. Not at all. I find living sober to be interesting and (at times) challenging. Well worthy of my best effort. I will continue to celebrate my sober milestones, as they signify a growing distance between where I am and the insanity of where I was. But, at least for now, I just don't feel the excitement.
I do, however, feel something that has been somewhat elusive to me in recent years: hope.
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I am excited that I'm sober i feel reallllyyy good i am lising weight skin looks better puffy eyes gone red eyes gone fitter more e ery mire positive about my lufe give me sobriety any day im living it!
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Originally Posted by countrygirl2014
It sounds like the ride on the pink cloud! That excitement levels out. The bad stuff comes up to a neutral, tolerable level and the excitability calms down. I still get it every now and again. I'm at a point where I am so levelheaded and content it's foreign to me.
Jennifer
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Happy and excited that finally i am in control over my own life and how this life story develops it's soooo cool!
I definitely am and I will work hard to keep this level of contentment. I was just thinking (73 days sober now) walking to my car how much i am enjoying my poxy job now being sover how much happier i am how much more my friends like me now and my boss(es) how proud I am at myself
I think a lot of people here focus on the negatives too much!
I am embracing my sobriety with both arms and It feels amazing I belueve that it can hang aroubd for a long time. Happiness is what you make of it yourself.
Hugs joyce
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