7 years today
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7 years today
well today marks 7 years for me. I will say there seems to be a degree of seperation in the thought process of situation happens reaction is to drink. Now adays its like situation happens thoughts of drinking dont really even enter my head and if they do its so engraved into my mind that i cant drink that i just know its not a viable option. Its nice to not feel required to drink or be chained to the bottle and be the slave i was to it for so many years.
Lifes not easy for me currently. But I guess life never really is easy per say.
I feel like I'm getting to a point where when I was in early sobriety I'd see people with many years and never understood how they did it. I'm starting to kinda see it now.
I realize now that always going to be somegthing I have to stay on top of. I always have to keep my finger on the pulse if you will of those crazy alcholic type thoughts. But its ok and i'm accepting of it.
Lately i have to remind myself a lot of no matter how hard my life can be I can look back and see just how far i've come tho!.
anyhow thats my 2 cents. but it can be done and life does improve.
Lifes not easy for me currently. But I guess life never really is easy per say.
I feel like I'm getting to a point where when I was in early sobriety I'd see people with many years and never understood how they did it. I'm starting to kinda see it now.
I realize now that always going to be somegthing I have to stay on top of. I always have to keep my finger on the pulse if you will of those crazy alcholic type thoughts. But its ok and i'm accepting of it.
Lately i have to remind myself a lot of no matter how hard my life can be I can look back and see just how far i've come tho!.
anyhow thats my 2 cents. but it can be done and life does improve.
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Originally Posted by BDTL 
Great accomplishment and folks like you are inspirations to us all!
so thanks for your service and least know this American appreciates it.
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Congrats on 7 years zjw!
I hear you on life not being easy at times. But there's a certain dignity to showing up for life sober regardless of the circumstances that makes the tough times more bearable. Congrats on showing up sober for 7 years!
I hear you on life not being easy at times. But there's a certain dignity to showing up for life sober regardless of the circumstances that makes the tough times more bearable. Congrats on showing up sober for 7 years!
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Thanks ZJ. Useful words to share- and it makes sense. I suppose as we mature in sobriety, the perceptions we have change. I am just over 2y sober and still have a long ways to go. Truth be told this will be life long. I cannot see myself just stopping looking and trying to be a better version of me and thinking 'that's it!'.
Support to you.
Support to you.
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