Happy New Year, resolve for continued progress
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Happy New Year, resolve for continued progress
I recently passed two years since I began attempting sobriety and while there have been some slips it has been mostly spent sober.
As the New Year approaches I have a continued resolve to abstain from Alcohol, not dwell on the negatives but look toward the positive results I have had.
Long gone are the hazy days of daily drinking, the brain fog and constant cravings. The mesmerizing stare I always got when I was ready for a beer, the security blanket 30 pack hiding in the closet.
Sure, there have a been a few relapses but if I keep them in context with the entire two year span I have done pretty good.
Another sober holiday planned and another year to build on.
Progress not perfection but with a continued goal. A resolve and commitment to sobriety.
Happy New Year to you all and may you all find or continue the happy sober lives you are looking for this year.
As the New Year approaches I have a continued resolve to abstain from Alcohol, not dwell on the negatives but look toward the positive results I have had.
Long gone are the hazy days of daily drinking, the brain fog and constant cravings. The mesmerizing stare I always got when I was ready for a beer, the security blanket 30 pack hiding in the closet.
Sure, there have a been a few relapses but if I keep them in context with the entire two year span I have done pretty good.
Another sober holiday planned and another year to build on.
Progress not perfection but with a continued goal. A resolve and commitment to sobriety.
Happy New Year to you all and may you all find or continue the happy sober lives you are looking for this year.
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Happy new year. I have a silly question for you. I have been sober for 20 days and this is the first time in 20 years of drinking. I don't want to dwell on numbers, but so many people use number Of days/ years/months etc to mark their achievement. What do people do that relapse? Start over at day one if they relapse.
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Most people here are strict about it. If you have even a drop you are back to day one, eat food with it, back to day one. For me I follow the general rule of how many days without any but only loosely. I don't pay much attention to the actual amount of days I go in a row but I usually mark the calendar and look back occasionally and then count. What is more important to me though is the big picture. How have I done as a whole from the very first day I began trying to not drink. Therefore, I have always placed more emphasis on December 2009 as my official quit date.
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I am with you. Although I am now over 10 onthe, the day I saw that I needed to stop drining and I awaoke was 1.5 years ago and I will never forget this day.it is my original date where for whatever reason I saw clear and decided to stop. It was a day I will never forget!
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I don't want to dwell on numbers, but so many people use number Of days/ years/months etc to mark their achievement. What do people do that relapse? Start over at day one if they relapse.
I don't count anymore, but if I drank or drugged, yeah - I'd start over.
The 6th of April 2007 is a very special day to me.
It's the day I started recovery.
In my opinion? if I drink/drug again, I'll have returned to addiction and I'd need to reset my recovery clock.
I understand why some may find that rigid, but I just call it honest
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