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Looking Back
My most resent and final, sobriety date was July 1st 2006
I can now look back on 6 full months of total sobriety.
After having drank for 30 years and used other drugs for various sustained period in my life Of have spent the last 6 month sober.
I have had good days and bad days.
The first 30 or so were the toughest, But now I laugh more, experience more, fell more and enjoy life more.
To all of you who are just beginning, give sobriety time to settle in and become a part of your life, after all you gave your DOC all the time IT wanted.
Give it time the rewards are worth it
I can now look back on 6 full months of total sobriety.
After having drank for 30 years and used other drugs for various sustained period in my life Of have spent the last 6 month sober.
I have had good days and bad days.
The first 30 or so were the toughest, But now I laugh more, experience more, fell more and enjoy life more.
To all of you who are just beginning, give sobriety time to settle in and become a part of your life, after all you gave your DOC all the time IT wanted.
Give it time the rewards are worth it
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Hey! It looks like we have the same birthdate! ... Congratulations NYCGirl!
I collected a six-month chip today. Later I drove it to the local lock-up to give it to the sheriff's deputy who helped me.
Isn't sobriety good!
I collected a six-month chip today. Later I drove it to the local lock-up to give it to the sheriff's deputy who helped me.
Isn't sobriety good!
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I'll one up you on that Green Tea
Sobriety is Great.
Congrats on your chip!
I chose not to do the AA route I hate meetings and trying to schedual them would add to must stees to my already pre schedualed life.
Sobriety is Great.
Congrats on your chip!
I chose not to do the AA route I hate meetings and trying to schedual them would add to must stees to my already pre schedualed life.
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Hmmmmn...when did you find the time to drink, NYC? Guess you were somehow able to fit it into your busy schedule then. Sorry you don't feel AA meetings are worth at least half that drinking time.
Would you perhaps consider that, because you are no longer drinking, you have more time to devote to your scheduled activities? Just a thought, one Jersey Girl to Another.
Would you perhaps consider that, because you are no longer drinking, you have more time to devote to your scheduled activities? Just a thought, one Jersey Girl to Another.
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Originally Posted by NYCGirl 
Give it time the rewards are worth it
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Thanks for the thoughts. I have given this much thought and still do.
I never did take time out of my "thinsgs to do" to drink. I drank along with my day. Shots while cleaing, single bottles accompanied me at all times, calss plays, swim lessons, doctors apppt ect. You know, don't leave home with out them. Never really needed time to drink.
So far so good, I need to squeeze gym time in I have been having trouble doing that since september. I am starting with 20 min on the tredmill this week and hope to add on from there. I enjoy excersising but it always seems to take a back seat.
Thanks for the input, AA just's not for me at least not right now.
I never did take time out of my "thinsgs to do" to drink. I drank along with my day. Shots while cleaing, single bottles accompanied me at all times, calss plays, swim lessons, doctors apppt ect. You know, don't leave home with out them. Never really needed time to drink.
So far so good, I need to squeeze gym time in I have been having trouble doing that since september. I am starting with 20 min on the tredmill this week and hope to add on from there. I enjoy excersising but it always seems to take a back seat.
Thanks for the input, AA just's not for me at least not right now.
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Although I am a firm believer in the Program of NA, I do however know that it isn't the only way, it is just my way and many others. My sister has over 6 years of being clean and sober. She was basically a alcoholic, but she has never been to a meeting.
She does come over once a week to visit and I go to her house once a week to visit. Other than that she has her Program and I have mine. I guess that we all need to find what works for ourselves.
I know that since 2002 I probably have only used around 100 days. That is huge progress for a addict such as myself. Now I am almost to 8 months, however it is still Just For Today. Congrats on you sober time
Love Vic
She does come over once a week to visit and I go to her house once a week to visit. Other than that she has her Program and I have mine. I guess that we all need to find what works for ourselves.
I know that since 2002 I probably have only used around 100 days. That is huge progress for a addict such as myself. Now I am almost to 8 months, however it is still Just For Today. Congrats on you sober time
Love Vic
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AA just's not for me at least not right now.
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