doggonecarl

I imagine at three months sober I wasn't prepared for the "finality" of never drinking again either. In fact, the thoughts leading up to my first relapse were, "Did I really vow to quit forever? Or just until I felt better?"

However, in the course of my recovery work I both realized and accepted never drinking again. Ever. It was like a great weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I was never going to drink again. I didn't have to worry about the future and possibly drinking, or worry that drinking somehow loomed in my future. It didn't. I don't drink. Period.

But I can only achieve "forever" one day at a time. So that approach work too.

Congrats on your sober time!