Good thread, Flutter....I've been thinking about this....
After 30 years of daily drinking myself stupid, I've been sober for 15 months. 15 months! It's amazing to me to think of my life then, and my life now. It's truly like I"m dealing with 2 different people!
And....not to toot my own horn, but I've found so many things. I'm confident. Panic attacks are gone. I'm grateful....I finally get it that the world doesn't revolve around me....thank goodness! I've finally found peace. I actually think of other people...and put their feelings before my own.
Oddly enough...I don't want to forget those drinking days. They keep me sober. I never, ever want to go back. Ever.
SR is huge in my life. When I'm travelling, I'll think of the forum, and what some of the 'old timers' write of.
I find solace in knowing I'm truly not alone.