tnman1967

AS the title says. Not much to add this time. Not missing drinking at all. Working hard on not getting complacent. I honestly though, resent my previous lifestyle so much that I fear alcohol to the point that I don't ever want to taste it again. Stay the course.

Done4today

Congrats on 4.5 years!! Great accomplishment

least

Congrats on 54 months sober! You are an inspiration.

Dee74

Congrats tnman

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GotTheBlues

Magnificent!

MyLittleHorsie

Congratulations

Upstairs

Congrats on 54 months! You’re probably getting where it takes some effort to remember how lucky long it’s been. Which is a good thing! 😀

otter

Congrats tnman!!! Any tips on success you want to share with the rest of us?

neferkamichael

Tnman1967, 54 months is so FANTASTIC, congratulations, rootin for ya.

Maudcat

That is brilliant!

SteelRes211

Positive success stories like these keep me rolling along, great job Tnman1967.

gaffo

Great work, Mr. 1967.

tnman1967

Yes, the single most important item for success is to really want to quit. Not quitting because someone or the law tells you to. You have to make a complete mental inventory and ask yourself if you really want to give drinking up. For me the answer was yes, after 30 plus years of misery and problems. I quit numerous times over the years but every time I did it, I knew deep down inside I wasn't honest with myself. You will still get cravings for a while even when you have decided to quit. The physical dependency is real, but the mental addiction is worse in my opinion. You also have to find other things to occupy yourself with in sobriety. The amount of time we spent drunk need to be filled with some meaningful for you.

Ken0331

Awesome!





I was going to ask how you did it. But you just did.

BTW, great quote, Dee.