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Old 10-01-2011, 04:14 PM
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Wow 178 days today

Hi, I am about a week short of 6 months sober, very exciting!!

I entered a 21 day inpatient rehab program back in April.

I cannot begin to describe how much better my life is now. I am such a different person. I have grown up so much in these past months. I feel like me again, the person I was before I started drinking, that I forgot existed. I am actually a friendly, outgoing, nice person! Wow!

I didn't come to this forum much after a few months of sobriety because I went back to uni part time and didn't have much time, but I have been coming back on the past few weeks and want to get more active on it.

Anyway have a great Sunday everyone, It is a long weekend here in Australia so I have another day to sleep in tomorrow, awesome!
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Old 10-01-2011, 04:28 PM
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Congratulations on your 6 months! I'm only 51 days sober so you give me lots of hope!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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Old 10-01-2011, 04:32 PM
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Congrats! You must have a sober date around the same as mine.
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Old 10-01-2011, 04:36 PM
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This is really weird, Ozgirl. Not 2 minutes ago online while I was reading about the history of booze, I saw a photo of Hogarth's print "Beer Street and Gin Lane" and now I see it's your avatar.

Anyway. GREAT JOB ON 6 MONTHS!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for your update.
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Old 10-01-2011, 04:39 PM
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thats really great news OzGirl - congrats

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(I was just wondering about the picture, it looked familiar Bella!)

Ozgirl that is fabulous news - great job! I feel like you do - I'm finding the real me after years of suffocating her. Amazing how we thought we needed that poison.
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Old 10-01-2011, 04:50 PM
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congratulations Ozgirl glad to hear your doing so well!
you will need the extra day off to get over the day light savings though
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Old 10-01-2011, 05:52 PM
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Congrats on your six months!!
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Old 10-01-2011, 06:11 PM
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Old 10-02-2011, 06:17 AM
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Old 10-02-2011, 06:39 AM
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Congrats, Ozgirl! I remember the beginning of your journey, and am inspired by you now!
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Old 10-02-2011, 10:14 AM
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Congrats Ozgirl... You're a star!
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Old 10-02-2011, 10:19 AM
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Congrats!!! What a awesome achievement! Keep posting and sharing your stories of your recovery with others! What a great gift!
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Old 10-02-2011, 01:06 PM
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Congrats!!! Hitting the 6 month milestone is huge!
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Old 10-02-2011, 04:45 PM
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Thank you so much for the warm wishes!

-The TinMan - coming up to 6 months does feel significant. I definitely feel stable now compared to how I was a few months into sobriety, I think I was acting very impulsively and was a bit mad in retrospect, still am quite mad though

-aussieblue, the public holiday is very much appreciated, I am still in bed

-Bellakeller, I really like those 2 prints. I enjoy reading about history, there are some good books on Amazon regarding substance abuse history etc.

-ejoshua, my sobriety date is the 8 April 2011. Are you in April too?
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Old 10-03-2011, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Ozgirl View Post
-ejoshua, my sobriety date is the 8 April 2011. Are you in April too?

I am April 12!
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Old 10-03-2011, 04:50 PM
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Congrats!!!
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Old 10-04-2011, 03:18 AM
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Thats awesome eJoshua you will be hitting 6 months soon too!
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Old 10-04-2011, 03:23 AM
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Big congrats ozgirl
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Old 10-04-2011, 03:59 AM
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WOW good for you, Im just starting out into my second week, a long way to go. You go girl
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