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06-25-2011, 05:50 AM

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Garp

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One year sober!

So, I am more or less one year sober! I can't recall the exact date I stopped, but it was more or less sometime this month or the next.

It has been an up and down trip, and last month I suddenly got the urge to drink again after feeling fine for several months. But the urge passes. I take vitamin pills at night (which is when I feel like drinking), and for some strange reason, they seem to quell the urge.

My brain also functions more or less normally now. I had alot of brain weirdness over the last year, but my memory is more or less back, and my brain doesn't feel like jelly anymore. Of course, not every day is the same, but I would say that I seem to be more or less back to normal.

I even got a job! That is great news! I would have never had the energy to go to work before.

Anyway, onward and upward! And here's to staying sober!

06-25-2011, 06:40 AM

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CarolD

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That is really good news.....Well done....

06-25-2011, 07:14 AM

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Congrats on one year sober!!

Why don't you join us in the 'one year and over' club in Newcomers. Always room for one more!

http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...over-club.html

06-25-2011, 07:21 AM

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Murray4x5

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Well done!!!!!!!!

I'm nine days behind you, and hear you about your brain functioning normally now...well...as close to normal as can be expected, right?

06-25-2011, 10:51 AM

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Wolfy87

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Well done! Keep up the good work!

06-25-2011, 11:31 AM

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Zencat

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Congrats on your sober time!

06-25-2011, 11:56 AM

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MrDavid

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Re:one year sober

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Originally Posted by CarolD

That is really good news.....Well done....

Ditto...Congrats.

06-25-2011, 12:10 PM

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anew

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Yay!!! Congratulations!

06-25-2011, 12:19 PM

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billsaintjames

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That's awesome, thank you for your encouraging story.

06-25-2011, 01:01 PM

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Opivotal

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Congratulations Garp!

Best Wishes To You!

06-25-2011, 01:06 PM

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indakut

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Congrats! That is so inspiring.

06-25-2011, 01:18 PM

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bblackbirdflyy

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cool! Congrats! That certainly is a healthier habit isn't it? The vitamins?

I Think I will try your trick! Your post gives me hope that I'll be able to form sentances again!!! haha!

06-25-2011, 01:31 PM

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artsoul

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Congratulations garp - That's a huge accomplishment! Congrats on your job, too - way to go!

06-25-2011, 01:54 PM

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BennyHill

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Good job Garp!

06-25-2011, 03:18 PM

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degadar

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Well Done

A year is a massive milestone. Keep on at it - things keep getting better and better…

06-25-2011, 05:17 PM

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Garp

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Thank you all for your kind words!

It has been worth all the effort put into staying sober!

I have found this forum to be a really good means of support, although I do not often post. I do, however, enjoy reading the stories here at night when I feel like a beer... I always feel better after reading half a dozen threads!

06-25-2011, 05:26 PM

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Dee74

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congratulations and on on the job too Garp

Is SR your only support?

D

06-25-2011, 05:48 PM

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Garp

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Quote:

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congratulations and on on the job too Garp

Is SR your only support?

D

Yes. I do regularly go to "French philosophy" groups (i.e. Lacan, Derrida), and, oddly enough, I have found this to be absolutely invaluable (moreso in addressing the "root cause" of the drinking). But I have not been to any specific AA-type groups.

I am studying and need to finish (and can't make progress when I drink), and I have a strong will to stay sober for this very reason.