Occasionally I (we) just like to count our days sober - Pt 18
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Originally Posted by STDragon 
It does get easier with time as you settle into your new sober life. 2 1/2 years in for me, and every once and awhile I'll get a twinge or a stiff tug from the ol' A/V. Easy to shrug off but I must always remain vigilant.
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Originally Posted by FormerBeerLover
Gratitude is my #1 recovery tool. I lost the desire for a drink on Day 1. I was lying alone in the emergency room, coming off what I thought was a life-ending panic attack. I looked up at the lights and surrendered. Took me nearly 30 years to arrive at that moment. Since that fateful day, I've had many thoughts about drinking, but they are just that, thoughts. Coming up on 9 years and 10 months sober and yes, those thoughts still come on occasion, but they leave just as quickly. Instead of just "not drinking", I've built a life that fills the hole in my soul. I can't imagine even taking one sip of beer, for I no longer need it in my life. When bad things happen (and they do), I can now deal with them without wanting to escape. That is the true gift of recovery.
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Mind if I join you stargazer?
2191 days today. With a leap year thrown in there, it's 6 years.
72 months
313 weeks
2,191 days
52, 584 hours
3,155,040 minutes
189,302,400 seconds counting...and grateful for every one of them.
2191 days today. With a leap year thrown in there, it's 6 years.
72 months
313 weeks
2,191 days
52, 584 hours
3,155,040 minutes
189,302,400 seconds counting...and grateful for every one of them.
Life is Grand
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Location: Michigan
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Originally Posted by Grungehead
Mind if I join you stargazer?
2191 days today. With a leap year thrown in there, it's 6 years.
72 months
313 weeks
2,191 days
52, 584 hours
3,155,040 minutes
189,302,400 seconds counting...and grateful for every one of them.
2191 days today. With a leap year thrown in there, it's 6 years.
72 months
313 weeks
2,191 days
52, 584 hours
3,155,040 minutes
189,302,400 seconds counting...and grateful for every one of them.
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Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Manitoba
Posts: 8,762
Originally Posted by ktulu909
21 days. Ok fine 20 days 23 hours and 32 minutes.
Originally Posted by Bathbomb
Legs eleven days for me today.
Congrats everyone your counts keep me going.
Congrats everyone your counts keep me going.
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Day 116 today ~ last weekend I attended two concerts by myself, and thought it would be a much bigger struggle.....but once I saw the drunk people stumbling around (which is normally me) plus the alcohol prices, I was surprsingly content with my water....and had an absolute blast! 
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Originally Posted by Purplrks3647
Day 116 today ~ last weekend I attended two concerts by myself, and thought it would be a much bigger struggle.....but once I saw the drunk people stumbling around (which is normally me) plus the alcohol prices, I was surprsingly content with my water....and had an absolute blast!
I enjoy concerts sober. You appreciate the music more and remember more, plus you can actually buy merchandise instead of handing your money to the bar.
Plus you can afford to go to more. I've been to more shows in the past year than I have in the previous 5.
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