Day 8 is great!!
This is the longest stretch of sobriety I have had in 15 months — when I went through detox and was sober for about 2 weeks. The difference: I am sure it is AA, in particular my sponsor. Having that support and direction has been invaluable. Step 1 has me wanting to stay sober more than picking up a glass. I do not want to lose what I scratched and clawed to get for quite some time.
And it was wonderful to wake up on a Monday morning and not be in total panic and racked with anxiety from binging over the weekend. In fact, i did not notice that I was relatively relaxed on a Monday morning. Things are well.