Binge Drinking and Blackouts--It doesn't get better

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08-08-2015, 03:59 PM

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NestWasEmpty

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It's a celabration !

Yea 500 Days - Congrats !!

08-08-2015, 05:43 PM

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skipper123

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congratulations!!! cant wait to be able to hit that same milestone!

08-08-2015, 11:04 PM

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MelindaFlowers

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The day after feeling following a blackout is the scariest most helpless feeling I've ever had. And then the pieces start to slowly come together......

08-09-2015, 03:51 AM

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QuietToday

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Congrats, Jriver!

I'm 24 also (25 in a week though :P ), and I've been sober for... 2 months? Or maybe a month? I dunno; not counting.
Either way, it's been absolutely excellent for me. Like you I'd quit once before, then lost another 8 months of my life while "moderating," which quickly became the same thing as my daily binge drinking madness.

It's alright to be a young alcoholic. It just means we've got that much more time to live soberly

08-09-2015, 06:02 AM

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Soberwolf

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Congrats Jriver

08-09-2015, 11:09 AM

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HeadLump

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What a great thread to read - and such an inspirational achievement, Jriver!

10-09-2020, 04:03 PM

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JRiverBlues

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An update

I’ll continue my sporadic updates, in case this thread and my previous posts can help people. Particularly those blacking out and wondering how to fix it.

I’m over 6.5 years completely sober now.

I never want to black out again.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

10-09-2020, 04:26 PM

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Dee74

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Thats a great update JRiverBlues - Congrats!

10-09-2020, 05:07 PM

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Hevyn

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6.5 yrs. - how wonderful to hear from you, JRB. Something to be so proud of.

10-09-2020, 05:51 PM

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Livinchi

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JRiver thank you for updating your post and congratulations on 6.5 years! Amen, Praise God!

10-11-2020, 10:34 PM

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Lpg

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This is awesome well done on 6.5 years JRiver.

10-13-2020, 10:26 PM

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Dropsie

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J. River,

Thanks for checking in -- that is fantastic.

How amazing to have given yourself this gift at such a young age.

All the best!

10-16-2020, 08:19 AM

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JRiverBlues

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Thank you, everyone. Perhaps I'll check back in here when I hit ten years, God willing.

I'm no longer in my twenties, but they would have been dramatically different had I kept drinking. Dramatically. I'm not sure I'd be alive.