Tazman53

Okay what do you see as the proper sobriety date for some one?

I am just wondering because I am presently using my first day without a drink as my sobriety date.

bugsworth

I agree with you...I use my first day without a drink. In reality it really is only one day off so IMO people should use whatever date they are comfortable with.

odaat

My sobriety date is my first day sober. I didn't drink the day before my sobriety date, but I was still 'out of it' so I don't count that day.

tiburon88

I count the day of my first AA meeting as my sobriety date.

bugsworth

tiburon, may I ask if you didn't drink for some time before attending aa?

Jfanagle

I have always used the date of my last drink. As always it is MY sobriety date, everyone else should use whatever makes sense to them. I choose to use this for a few reasons, but they all make sense to me.

I found that "that last drink date" reminds me HOW IT WAS, and for that reason I like that date. Every year as my "birthday" comes around I sit quietly and remember what it WAS like. I do find that with a few exceptions I don't think anyone pays attention to my sobriety date but me

GlassPrisoner

My last drink was 10/24/06, but my sobriety date is 10/25/06. So, I voted first day without a drink.

Rowan

While it makes more sense to choose the first day without a drink, where I am, new members are asked for their dry date/date of their last drink. That becomes their sobriety date. Hunh.

Astro

Mine is my first day without a drink, also the date of my first AA meeting, and I had 24 hours since my last drink.

But who's counting anyway?

Jfanagle

As the time sober gets longer the actual date matters less. Not just in concept, but in actual mathematics. If I am off by one day then I am in error by .000342%.

If I hadn't stopped drinking I would be off by about 90 proof, and 100%!!

Just another random thought.

Jon

Tazman53

LOL not that you know how long since your last drink!!!! LOL

Tib if I counted the date of my first AA meeting as my sobriety date I would be a huge liar, I would have about 5 years of your type of sobriety, I was drunk as a skunk at that meeting, it was my first and last meeting for quite a few years.

Tib if I used your method of counting sobriety from the time of my first AA meeting should I pick up a 5 year chip or be a bigger liar yet and pick up a 10 year chip? A lie is a lie so why not make it a whopper!!!!

mike_mass

My first day sober, of course. Why the heck would I want to commemorate my last drinking day?

bugsworth

I must be missing something here...

What does "Your type of sobriety mean"?

I hate being confused!! lol

dave47

Definitely has to be the first sober day.

DKS

I use my first day without a drink.

BP44

My last drink was on 2/6/05. But I didn't crawl back into AA until late March of this year. I reset my sobriety date to 3/26/07. I had to be done with the dry drunk.

Carol87

I voted for the day after your last drink; however, when I got sober 20 years ago, I chose the last day I drank. I'm not sure it makes that much difference if we maintain CONTINUOUS sobriety ... Just my opinion ... Good poll ...

tiburon88

Taz, if "my sobriety" helps me why criticize? I only have to be honest with myself. I have 5 years of recovery and can look in the mirror and be proud. "My sobriety" is obviously something you have a problem with, o well...

Pinkcuda

I have wondered the same thing, but not down to the day. It has more to do with the month. For example, if I was to quit the 15th of the September I wouldn't get my 30 day chip the last meeting of that month(whenever B-Day night is) since I had only 2 weeks sobriety. The following September I would get a 1 year chip at the end of the month even though I only had 11 months and 2 weeks.
It's no wonder we drank having to deal with this kind of stuff.

Pinkcuda

Also, If you got drunk and went to bed at 10:00 you were probably still drunk after midnight. Now you have to use the next day. A full 26 hours after your last drink.