Excellent points, as always, Suze! I wrestle with wanting to share with people so that I might be an inspiration to someone else who is struggling vs worrying about over sharing vs wondering if by sharing I’m being too self-serving, etc. Plus, I’ve had a lot of Day 1s and I fear that people would think, “ok, yeah... now she’s quitting again.” So for now, I’ve only told family and super close friends.
I do think when I get to the year mark that I will make a bigger announcement. I quit FB, but have picked it up again (I’ve been bored). One of my former HS classmates is 5 years sober and makes milestone announcements on occasion. He’s an inspiration for me and I admire that he can be so honest with his struggles. That’s how I want to be.