Originally Posted by
notsosober77 
Has anyone else felt this way? I feel like I want sobriety to be something ordinary. The norm, not an achievement.
I don't literally count the days, there are a lot of them. But they are accumulating daily and I am aware of it. Keenly aware of the months and years without a drink.
And I don't share your view about sobriety being ordinary. "Ordinary" sobriety is for those without a problem with alcohol. I'm an alcoholic, so my sobriety is not ordinary. It
is an achievement. Yet, at the same time,
not drinking feels normal, and again, for me, that is an achievement.
If you achieve long-term sobriety, if it becomes the "norm" for you, be proud of your achievement.