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Old 05-31-2015, 04:19 PM
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Well here I am again..year 6

Checking in on my birthday June 1st..My last post was a year ago..Today I celebrate 6 years of total sobriety..nary a drop..God Bless
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Yeah! Way to go Nanook! Happy (pre) birthday!
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Old 05-31-2015, 04:48 PM
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well done. whats it like at year 6?
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Congrats on six years sober!!
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well done. whats it like at year 6?
Well firstly thanks for all the well wishes everyone..

What's it like..hmm..
The urge to drink is virtually non-existant now..I seldom ever really think about it and saying no is really nothing now..although I still miss the enjoyment of the taste...Canadian Rye and coke or ginger..Red wine and fine Scotches are truly missed...I do enjoy non-alchoholic beer maybe 3 or 4 times a week so that fulfills my beer cravings..
But there are still the incidental times when I'd really like to get high...I guess the urge for that feeling of euphoria may really never go away.

And in closing for another year of sobriety, God willing, I wont go in depth of why but abstinence at least for me has not been all that great.I've pretty much completely withdrawn from socializing and I've lost any desire to do the things I used to as a drinker like sports, travelling etc, all which drinking played a key part.
Only time shall tell whether my ambitions change and I overcome these PAWS...hope to be back in a year..stay well
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I've pretty much completely withdrawn from socializing and I've lost any desire to do the things I used to as a drinker like sports, travelling etc, all which drinking played a key part.
Only time shall tell whether my ambitions change and I overcome these PAWS...hope to be back in a year..stay well
Yeah for me the idea of meeting up with some folks at bar or resturant for bar food and drinks isnt appealing anymore. Even though I wouldnt drink it seems the only reason to go was to drink. The social aspect alone wasnt enough to get me there. I"m realizing for me the real me is the one that doesnt have the drink in hand and those likes and dislikes then are my real ones.

It is a funky feeling tho when the alcohol super power is lost lol but life goes on i'm happier without it myself.
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Happy Belated BD (lol)) Congrats on Sober Years
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That's great! Congrats.
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Old 06-01-2015, 06:40 PM
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Congrats!!!!

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Checking in on my birthday June 1st..My last post was a year ago..Today I celebrate 6 years of total sobriety..nary a drop..God Bless
Awesome congrats. That's great.
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That is wonderful! Hope I can someday say the same.
Keep,up the good work.
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a real big congrats to you,6 years is a long time span i must say. Hope it goes the same way ahead. Best wishes!
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