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Old 09-29-2010, 07:18 AM
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Hello all,
I am sober today for a full year. I feel like I can breathe a big sigh of relief, because I made it. I actually quit drinking a year ago yesterday, but I chose today as my sober anniversary because I wanted it to start from when i had not drank for atleast 24 hours. Even though I know that this is just a begining to the journey, and that this is a commitment to whole life change, a year is a big milestone for me.

I have been through soooo much this year, so many challenges-- quitting smoking also, moving, relationships ending, illnesses, etc the list goes on... but I have not drank through any of it. Drinking only ever makes things much much much worse. I feel so thankful to be on a healthy path with life, and am beginning to truly see the light through the tunnel.

When I think back to last september, and afew of the things that happened through the prior year with alcohol, I am so grateful to know that no matter what, I never have to go through the shame of drinking and hurting myself and those around me with alcohol again.

Thank you for this forum, & for listening!!
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Nice one on 1 year sober!!! That is an awesome achievement!!

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Old 09-29-2010, 07:27 AM
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Old 09-29-2010, 07:49 AM
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Awesome!! Contrats!! You Rock!!!
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Old 09-29-2010, 07:50 AM
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Congrats on One Big Year!!!!!
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Congrats on one year sober!!
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Congrats on 1 year!!!
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Old 09-29-2010, 08:32 AM
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So happy for you!!!! Congratulations!!!! I just celebrated my 8 month....and only pray I can have a year!!! thanks for being here!!!
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Old 09-29-2010, 08:39 AM
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That's wonderful, Daisy!

And, yes life goes on with all its ups and downs, and I am glad that you're getting through things without alcohol.
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Old 09-29-2010, 08:48 AM
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Wow, congrats! You are very inspiring.
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Old 09-29-2010, 08:56 AM
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Hi Daisy - Great about 1 year and what a wonderful post. I am 6 weeks sober and was encouraged by your post. I have been worried about illness in my family and the loss of one of my parents that will most likely occur this year. So it was encouraging to hear that you hung onto sobriety through a year of ups and downs. I value my sobriety and because of the significant life changes to come I can only be there to get myself through if I don't lose myself to drinking.
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Congrats on 1 year!!!
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Congratulations!!! It was SO freeing, to me, to realize I could get through anything and not pick up.

You're doing GREAT!

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Huge congrats, Daisy!
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One year is so AMAZING!! Congrats!!!!!!!
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Exclamation One year sober! Wow!

Hi Daisy,




It makes me feel good & makes me think about another Sober Person to add to the Roster. There were ten of us women in AA when I got sober & stayed sober. I, too, went through some horrific times but did not drink.

My Mom & Dad both saw me stay sober before they died. I still think about my Mom being afraid to tell me about my Brother drinking & in & out of jail because they thought I might start drinking again if I knew he was drinking again. He had been sober 14 years & started drinking again when his second wife divorced him.

My Brother and I were co-owners of the family home & what a mess that ended up to be. I had to evict my Bro & his drug using friends that he rented bedrooms to & they all trashed the house within a three year period. I was lucky someone wanted to buy the house & redue it to sell.

This was before the big stock market fall & economy dropping out of sight. Someone was truly watching out for me on this one. They pay $800 a month @ 8% Interest & sometimes pay three months at a time, which my Brother & I agreed to do. I put it all in my savings account & transfer money to his bank when he needs it. We both are retired but he used his alcohol addiction to get off the drugs so is still drinking.

He agreed I should handle his share of money & I am in the process of finding the starting point & what money I did have in savings before putting the house payments in. I have everything in a contract with my Brother to pay myself back what monies I paid out for cleaning out the house & I did not pick up a drink so felt pretty proud of myself because this was all so sad. I had to go back to the motel once because I felt myself heading into a manic attack-my youngest daughter was with me & knows what to look for.

The Police were there looking for my Brother but I didn't know where he was
(yet) so didn't have to lie. He had a warrent out for him for unpaid fines. Then the FBI came looking for someone else involved in a drug bust of a Cartel & this guy had a auto repair place across the street where he did the money laundrying.

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