4 years 🥳
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4 years 🥳
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Just checking in, I celebrated 4 years alcohol free in November. I’m really proud of myself, I’ve came along way in the last 4 years. My life was disaster before I quit drinking, and I’ll be honest I really hated the first few years of soberity, I was very jealous and bitter towards ‘normie drinkers’. I used to be filled with envy when I would hear my partner open a beer even although it was very rare occurrence that he did so. It’s was a horrible feeling and also not in my nature, jealousy, it eats away at you.
But I’m very very grateful to say that I’ve worked hard and these days I’m thrilled to be sober, the jealousy has gone and I love my life. I have fun at party’s and love dancing. I really enjoy waking up the next day feeling wonderfully fresh. I have zero craving for alcohol now, and no desire to drink either. My relationships are more meaningful and that’s ones I’ve lost weren’t meant for me anyway. I’m glad I stuck through those hard years, I really did want to throw the towel in more than once but I didn’t and it’s paying off now. I expected far too much to early without working on myself. If your in a position where times are hard my advice is just keep going!! Keep working on yourself, things do get better.
thanks lpg
Just checking in, I celebrated 4 years alcohol free in November. I’m really proud of myself, I’ve came along way in the last 4 years. My life was disaster before I quit drinking, and I’ll be honest I really hated the first few years of soberity, I was very jealous and bitter towards ‘normie drinkers’. I used to be filled with envy when I would hear my partner open a beer even although it was very rare occurrence that he did so. It’s was a horrible feeling and also not in my nature, jealousy, it eats away at you.
But I’m very very grateful to say that I’ve worked hard and these days I’m thrilled to be sober, the jealousy has gone and I love my life. I have fun at party’s and love dancing. I really enjoy waking up the next day feeling wonderfully fresh. I have zero craving for alcohol now, and no desire to drink either. My relationships are more meaningful and that’s ones I’ve lost weren’t meant for me anyway. I’m glad I stuck through those hard years, I really did want to throw the towel in more than once but I didn’t and it’s paying off now. I expected far too much to early without working on myself. If your in a position where times are hard my advice is just keep going!! Keep working on yourself, things do get better.
thanks lpg
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One of the things I heard in an AA meeting when I was newly sober was, "No one comes to AA on a winning streak." True, that.
We all have back-stories and a lot of them aren't pretty. Jealousy, greed, anger, pride, all the usual suspects.
Well done, LPG. Congrats on your four years.
We all have back-stories and a lot of them aren't pretty. Jealousy, greed, anger, pride, all the usual suspects.
Well done, LPG. Congrats on your four years.
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