Occasionally I (we) just like to count our days sober - Pt 24
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3658 days and counting. 10 years sober
And then, there was ten...
I've thought about this moment for several years now. How would I feel? Would it seem any different now that I had passed a decade? Yes and no, I suppose. On one hand, being able to realize that I have made it into double digits does feel like an accomplishment. On the other hand, I know it is still a daily thing I must do and will continue to do. Sure, it has gotten way easier over the years but I'd be foolhardy to say I was cured and that I don't have to be vigilant anymore.
Just in the last few months alone I have had some reminisces with the memory of imbibing. It is always around us, every where we go, in the supermarkets, in ads, driving past bars, and there are still occasions when I will gaze up at the signs advertising beer that I used to love. It's always especially bothersome to me around Octoberfest when I used to love to buy all the different seasonal Autumn beers. They are splattered all across this huge section of a local supermarket I go to. A few years ago they put in a huge beer and wine section right smack in the middle of the store and I have to roll past it every time. I always catch myself looking at their eye popping displays and giving attention for even a split second is annoying to me and I mutter under my breath a grievance at the store owner for putting this
"candy store" right in my line of sight.
But all in all, it has become a very manageable thing these days, a minor annoyance, and things that used to trigger me really bad no longer do. I just have to keep the daily reminders in place, the checks and balances in my brain on full alert and never give in to the temptation. I know after all these years the chance of me doing something stupid is slim to none but I will take no chances. My own guard is all I have but it will always be enough if I let it be.
So here's to another beautiful year sober to all of you. Let's keep fighting the good fight. If you are still struggling, keep trying, there is a light at the end of that long dark tunnel if you really want there to be. You'll make it, take my years sober as proof, it can be done if you really want it. Just keep trying
Have a great, sober 2023 everyone.
And then, there was ten...
I've thought about this moment for several years now. How would I feel? Would it seem any different now that I had passed a decade? Yes and no, I suppose. On one hand, being able to realize that I have made it into double digits does feel like an accomplishment. On the other hand, I know it is still a daily thing I must do and will continue to do. Sure, it has gotten way easier over the years but I'd be foolhardy to say I was cured and that I don't have to be vigilant anymore.
Just in the last few months alone I have had some reminisces with the memory of imbibing. It is always around us, every where we go, in the supermarkets, in ads, driving past bars, and there are still occasions when I will gaze up at the signs advertising beer that I used to love. It's always especially bothersome to me around Octoberfest when I used to love to buy all the different seasonal Autumn beers. They are splattered all across this huge section of a local supermarket I go to. A few years ago they put in a huge beer and wine section right smack in the middle of the store and I have to roll past it every time. I always catch myself looking at their eye popping displays and giving attention for even a split second is annoying to me and I mutter under my breath a grievance at the store owner for putting this
"candy store" right in my line of sight.
But all in all, it has become a very manageable thing these days, a minor annoyance, and things that used to trigger me really bad no longer do. I just have to keep the daily reminders in place, the checks and balances in my brain on full alert and never give in to the temptation. I know after all these years the chance of me doing something stupid is slim to none but I will take no chances. My own guard is all I have but it will always be enough if I let it be.
So here's to another beautiful year sober to all of you. Let's keep fighting the good fight. If you are still struggling, keep trying, there is a light at the end of that long dark tunnel if you really want there to be. You'll make it, take my years sober as proof, it can be done if you really want it. Just keep trying
Have a great, sober 2023 everyone.
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3652 days sober. Ten years ago today, I decided to quit drinking. A few days later I found Sober Recovery. I was very active here during the first 4/5 years of my journey.
Quitting drinking was one of the best decisions I ever made. I have had a very rough year and there is no way I would have been able to manage things if I was still drinking.
If you are on this thread and just started please hang in there. It seems like yesterday that I was in your shoes. I promise you it will get easier!
Quitting drinking was one of the best decisions I ever made. I have had a very rough year and there is no way I would have been able to manage things if I was still drinking.
If you are on this thread and just started please hang in there. It seems like yesterday that I was in your shoes. I promise you it will get easier!
Congrats on 10 years Carlotta! 
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