6 months!
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6 months!
Assuming I get through the next 2 1/2 hours, I'll have 6 months sober. (I'm celebrating with leftover Halloween candy - yum!)
When I came here and made my first post on April 30 (with a drink in hand), I didn't know if I wanted to be sober. I didn't know if I could be sober.
I'd been reading on the forum for months and living in that miserable world inbetween hangovers. Even so, I pictured myself as pretty high functioning, successfully hiding it all from the world.
Looking back, I was a lot sicker than I thought. Those hours and days inbetween hangovers were filled with cravings and obsessive thoughts of alcohol. I felt anxious all the time. My smile wasn't heartfelt and I'd lost the ability to be grateful for the company of my friends and family.
This site has helped me turn my life around in spite of myself. In the past 6 months, I've had about a dozen really bad days, which isn't much, percentage wise. Life is like that and I know I'll have some hard days in the future. But I'm proud today that I can be there when people need me, that I am doing the best I can to face my problems, and that I can help someone else who may be struggling with alcoholism. I don't even mind my own reflection any more(!)
You'll never know (each and every one of you) how much your words have touched me, helped me, encouraged me, and kept me wanting this wonderful sober life. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I love you all!
When I came here and made my first post on April 30 (with a drink in hand), I didn't know if I wanted to be sober. I didn't know if I could be sober.
I'd been reading on the forum for months and living in that miserable world inbetween hangovers. Even so, I pictured myself as pretty high functioning, successfully hiding it all from the world.
Looking back, I was a lot sicker than I thought. Those hours and days inbetween hangovers were filled with cravings and obsessive thoughts of alcohol. I felt anxious all the time. My smile wasn't heartfelt and I'd lost the ability to be grateful for the company of my friends and family.
This site has helped me turn my life around in spite of myself. In the past 6 months, I've had about a dozen really bad days, which isn't much, percentage wise. Life is like that and I know I'll have some hard days in the future. But I'm proud today that I can be there when people need me, that I am doing the best I can to face my problems, and that I can help someone else who may be struggling with alcoholism. I don't even mind my own reflection any more(!)
You'll never know (each and every one of you) how much your words have touched me, helped me, encouraged me, and kept me wanting this wonderful sober life. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I love you all!
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on reaching six months sober!! 
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Thanks everybody!!!! It turns out that today was a little rough (not with drinking, but LIFE, haha).... so all your encouraging words mean a lot! It's just great to celebrate and be sober at the same time!
I'm so glad
to be sharing this journey with all of you! xoxo
I'm so glad
to be sharing this journey with all of you! xoxo
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