6 months!
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6 months!
hi everyone! i just reached 6 months sober yesterday ...yay! i'm very happy and can't believe how fast the time has gone. i know we're supposed to take it one day at a time but big benchmarks like this help motivate me and i'm a bit concerned that the next 'big' one is another 6 months away! hopefully the time will fly by. i haven't been overly tempted to drink (some fleeting thoughts every once in a while but they pass pretty quickly) but lately i've been noticing these "triggers" that everyone talks about. i'd never experienced it before so i didn't quite understand... but, the other night i turned the space heater on at my parents' house and all of a sudden..boom.... it was like ok, where's my drink? then i realized i used to sit in front of the space heater and watch tv and drink while i housesat for my parents over the years. a few nights later the movie elf came on and i had the same experience. my college roommate and i must have watched that movie a million times while we were drinking. two totally random things completely unrelated to drinking for most people but they made me want a drink. so now i get it! last time i was having a down day and thinking about drinking i posted something on here and i remember someone said something along the lines of..."i've never woken up and wished that i had drank the night before".. something like that. whoever said that, thank you! whenever i'm tempted to drink, i think about that and it helps me. hope everyone is doing well and having a good holiday season!!
(((hugs))) and congrats on six months! That is a big milestone and you have reason to be proud of yourself. I like that too about never waking up wishing I'd drank the night before. I'm going to put that in my recovery toolbox!
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Thanks for the post, OP.
When I hear someone talk about those triggers that I've experienced, it helps keep me mindful of them, and reminds me that this is a difficulty that many feel.
Congratulations!
When I hear someone talk about those triggers that I've experienced, it helps keep me mindful of them, and reminds me that this is a difficulty that many feel.
Congratulations!
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Hey tiac26, awesome.
Yes, I hear you on the triggers, but as long as you have put the preparation in place for when they hit then you should be OK, just like you have been.
I totally agree about the never regret not drinking, when I apply that to my 5 months sobriety I can clearly see that I do not regret not drinking at all. In fact the polar opposite I am utterly gratefull for not drinking.
Peace and Love xxx
Yes, I hear you on the triggers, but as long as you have put the preparation in place for when they hit then you should be OK, just like you have been.
I totally agree about the never regret not drinking, when I apply that to my 5 months sobriety I can clearly see that I do not regret not drinking at all. In fact the polar opposite I am utterly gratefull for not drinking.
Peace and Love xxx
Amazing stuff honey! You've done so well to get this far. Everyday is a miracle and everyday seems beyond belief. The triggers are normal and they will be there for a long time but one day you will get a trigger so huge, then you will realise that you don't want to drink and it will amaze you.
Keep doing what you're doing and you really will get a life beyond your wildest dreams!
Keep doing what you're doing and you really will get a life beyond your wildest dreams!
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Congratulations on 6 months. You're right....stay in the moment.
I do remember thinking when I first quit that I wish I had a year (or two) sobriety, so it would be easier. It is easier, but it's always something that I'm working on....not in a bad way.....more of an awareness.
I do remember thinking when I first quit that I wish I had a year (or two) sobriety, so it would be easier. It is easier, but it's always something that I'm working on....not in a bad way.....more of an awareness.
major congrats on the 6 months. i totally relate to the 'triggers' you're experiencing.
at first just sitting in my normal spot where i did my drinking brought terrible triggers. i don't even think about that one now.
but i do totally relate to you. and am very proud that you have nailed half a freakin' year. think about that.
at first just sitting in my normal spot where i did my drinking brought terrible triggers. i don't even think about that one now.
but i do totally relate to you. and am very proud that you have nailed half a freakin' year. think about that.
well done on your 6 months!
i know how you feel about triggers, on a Wednesday i sometimes get a drinking thought as it was the day i used to stock up on booze, its getting easier though with every Wednesday that passes, and i LOVE Thursdays because i dont wake up with a stonking hangover yay!
i know how you feel about triggers, on a Wednesday i sometimes get a drinking thought as it was the day i used to stock up on booze, its getting easier though with every Wednesday that passes, and i LOVE Thursdays because i dont wake up with a stonking hangover yay!
Congrats on 6 months, tiac! That sounds like such a long time to me!
Ugh...I hate those triggers. They make me feel so uncomfortable and crappy, even though they don't last very long. It's that momentary feeling of 'I can't do that anymore' that I'm still getting used to. Anyway...great job!!
Ugh...I hate those triggers. They make me feel so uncomfortable and crappy, even though they don't last very long. It's that momentary feeling of 'I can't do that anymore' that I'm still getting used to. Anyway...great job!!
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