Hello again - update at 9 months
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Hello again - update at 9 months
Hi everyone, a few of you may remember me.
I thought you all deserved an update because I had a lot of help from you guys. Basically you helped me choose to live rather than die.
Anyway...short version is that I'm now 9 months ( -ish ) sober. No relapses or doubts and no desire to drink again.
I failed on the giving up smoking - for now anyway....
Last November I started a relationship with a woman who I had already known as a friend for several months. She is aware of my past. She does drink - technically speaking, in that she isn't abstinent - but rarely and in moderation. It's not a problem.
The most interesting thing about being sober is the effect it has had on my mental state. I haven't done much research on this - I don't know where to start - but I think my alcohol had suppressed the normal production of dopamine in my brain or something.
I can now feel happy, sad, excited etc instead of just a few different shades of...flat...
I know a lot of people like me can't imagine life without booze, or having a good time without it but you really can. It's taken me a while to believe this, but that's what has happened to me.
Life is pretty OK.
I thought you all deserved an update because I had a lot of help from you guys. Basically you helped me choose to live rather than die.
Anyway...short version is that I'm now 9 months ( -ish ) sober. No relapses or doubts and no desire to drink again.
I failed on the giving up smoking - for now anyway....
Last November I started a relationship with a woman who I had already known as a friend for several months. She is aware of my past. She does drink - technically speaking, in that she isn't abstinent - but rarely and in moderation. It's not a problem.
The most interesting thing about being sober is the effect it has had on my mental state. I haven't done much research on this - I don't know where to start - but I think my alcohol had suppressed the normal production of dopamine in my brain or something.
I can now feel happy, sad, excited etc instead of just a few different shades of...flat...
I know a lot of people like me can't imagine life without booze, or having a good time without it but you really can. It's taken me a while to believe this, but that's what has happened to me.
Life is pretty OK.
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It's amazing how the 9 month mark usually brings about a total relief for people. It's kinda like the home stretch in early sobriety. It's a great time. Much easier to see the damage caused by the disease and how to fix things.
Congrats man and keep going!
Congrats man and keep going!
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Join Date: May 2017
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Yea Buddy!!!!! Congrats , Feels amazing to not be a prisoner anymore and to really experience life to the fullest. Have a great day today and remember that you did something you thought you never could, now apply that to everything and you'll be unstoppable.
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MG,
So glad to hear from you.
Great job on that.
Just remember that absentinence is not control and you got this!
I like to think of the first nine months as a kind of do-over pregnancy -- weird I know but you birthed yourself a new you -- Cool right??
So glad to hear from you.
Great job on that.
Just remember that absentinence is not control and you got this!
I like to think of the first nine months as a kind of do-over pregnancy -- weird I know but you birthed yourself a new you -- Cool right??
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