Originally Posted by SoberMarathon

Evening 9 check-in. Feeling good and sober. This is when things can get dicey for me, especially with the holidays upon us. Feeling good, life is short, the last blackout fades to black, holiday parties, time off, alcohol everywhere you look!!

I'm going to have my first counseling session on Thursday and I'm looking forward to it. I'm curious whether the therapist will confirm my problem as an addiction, something deeper, or both. At any rate, I think it's a critical step for me to get some additional help this time around, given my tendency for relapse after short-moderate stints of sobriety. Addiction is a tough beast and best to battle it with as many weapons as necessary.

Also running a marathon on Saturday. I have been registered for months but only decided today that I'll actually run it. Just going to take it easy and treat it as a fun run. Let's see how fun I think it is at the 20mile mark!

Have a great evening everyone and congratulations on continued sobriety!