Sunny27

Hi all

I haven't posted on here in a good while, but I do pop in from time to time and just wanted to post a positive update that may help others that have just quit drinking and are struggling or who are about to quit.

January 1, 2012 was my quit day. It has now been 904 days without a drink and I barely recognise the person I have become.

In this time I have seen so many positive changes in my life:

- I finished with an on/off relationship that was going nowhere and in hindshight was just me being used.

- I said goodbye to people that were not exactly friends.

I took time out to be alone and to work on myself and now:

- I have just completed my second year of a counselling degree and am seeing clients.

- I care about myself and look after and value myself.

- I am in a relationship with a beautiful man 5 months now that loves and respects me (it has been almost 20 years since I had that).

I cannot take the time back I lost to drink, but I can be proud of myself I made the changes I did at 39 so I did not waste my entire life.

I always thought giving up drink would be when the party ends, I realise now that giving it up is when it began.

Best wishes and good luck to you all.

xxx

songthread

Wow! Great post and congratulations!

Verte

Super Sunny! Love it. Thanks for posting. Great to read and great for you and everyone on the road with you!

Croissant

Sunny, thank you so much for taking the time to post, so that others who are struggling might see things do get better.

So happy life has improved for you and most of all, that yes, it does take time.

Best wishes!

Dee74

Congratulations Sunny. That's really awesome

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pdoc

Fantastic!!! Congratulations and well done

PurpleKnight

Fantastic!!

GroundhogDay

Congrats!

zjw

I know that feeling all to well. I can pass by people too that i new and they dont even recognize me and just keep walking and dont even notice me.

Congrats on the Sober time!

zanabanana

Oh my! I can't wait to be where you are!

Stoogy

Hi Sunny, that there is the exact reason I decided to quit too, love the way your life has turned around for you.
Thank you for a truly inspirational post that just confirms why we are doing this, the end goal is happiness without the addiction.

Boudicca

Thank you so much for sharing this, Sunny! It gives me hope and inspiration.

FBL

Congrats, Sunny! Sobriety is so great and the good news is, it just keeps gettin' better and better

Opivotal

So nice to hear from you Sunny!!! (Nic)

I couldn't be happier for you. You've worked hard to achieve your goals. So, so proud of you!

Congratulations!

Sunny27

Oh WOW

Thank you everyone for the wonderful posts.

I remember when I first joined this site. It was the day that I quit and I spent hours reading over people's stories of success. I questioned if it was ever possible for me to be where they were. I questioned could they really be happy without alcohol in their lives?

Back then every day seemed like a struggle to not have a glass of wine, but I perservered for one reason - I wanted my life to change and I kept repeating the mantra to myself:

If you do what you have always done, you will get what you have always got.

I was sick of what I always got, so it was time to do something about it.

Best wishes to everyone on their sober journey. If I can do it..... anyone can xx

Sunny27

You are very welcome. In my early days on here it was so important for me to read stories of success. I never thought someone would be saying I give them hope.... and yet here you are

All the best. You can do this!!!