Originally Posted by
Chadders 
Glad that's working for you Chewy, but I still feel like I need to bombard my head with good thoughts to not allow the bad ones in. I know a year seems excessive but I'd be interested to know if others succeeded (or failed) after getting involved with challenging stuff early on. I'd like to think you're right but at this stage I'm being very cautious.
Cheers
C
If I personally didn't start doing stuff right away I know I would have relapsed.
Having new goals and activities is very rewarding and distracting. Plus when you starting trying new things and accomplishing goals if gives you much more motivation to stay sober. I lost 15lbs so far and if I were to consider drinking again it would be all for nothing.