How many days are you sober?
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How many days are you sober?
Hi all
Today is day 645 or 21 months. Huge achievement!
I know we all are very different and cope with our additions differently. First 12 months was all about reminding myself that I can't drink! Ive been to many parties and all of them I secretly envied normal drinkers.
Slightest change in my mood triggered an urge to want a drink.
Now 21 months later I feel a lot stronger and drink still exists somewhere in my mind. Conclusion: first 12 months is hard but very worth it, next 12 months is a lot easier. I wonder how does it feel to reach 3 years sober.
Today is day 645 or 21 months. Huge achievement!
I know we all are very different and cope with our additions differently. First 12 months was all about reminding myself that I can't drink! Ive been to many parties and all of them I secretly envied normal drinkers.
Slightest change in my mood triggered an urge to want a drink.
Now 21 months later I feel a lot stronger and drink still exists somewhere in my mind. Conclusion: first 12 months is hard but very worth it, next 12 months is a lot easier. I wonder how does it feel to reach 3 years sober.
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Commendable, you should be very proud of yourself. I imagine it takes a lot of willpower to achieve what you have done and I'm sure it has changed your life for the better. It will continue to change your life for the better 
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Congrats, HealthyFood!
387 days here, or one year and about 3 weeks)
I agree - the first year isn't piece of cake but absolutely worth it!
Best wishes to all)
387 days here, or one year and about 3 weeks)
I agree - the first year isn't piece of cake but absolutely worth it!
Best wishes to all)
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Congratulations to everyone who posts here. Everyday that an alcoholic doesn't drink and an addict doesn't use is a miracle.
The sobriety calendar tells me I have 2268 days, 8 hours and 21 minutes free from drugs and alcohol. But I know that all I really have is today, now, this moment. Nothing beyond this is promised and I have to be vigilant to maintain my sobriety.
The sobriety calendar tells me I have 2268 days, 8 hours and 21 minutes free from drugs and alcohol. But I know that all I really have is today, now, this moment. Nothing beyond this is promised and I have to be vigilant to maintain my sobriety.
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Originally Posted by Healthyfood 
Conclusion: first 12 months is hard but very worth it, next 12 months is a lot easier. I wonder how does it feel to reach 3 years sober.
Thank you for starting this thread and everyone who has posted. I'm really leaning on the stories I read here. Trusting that things will get better and easier is what keeps me on track. If I didn't have these stories of redemption, I would be back to drinking today.
I don't want to weird anyone out, but I consider all of you prophets. Those that have a vision of the future and point the way for others like me. Your stories mean more than you imagine.
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Congratulations.
The last 4 years of my drinking I couldn't stop for a single day. I'd sometimes make it till 9PM, then say, "I'm fine, I can do this", pop open a beer, and wind up wasted again. When I got sober, 90 days was a crazy goal to shoot for, and I honestly didn't believe people who said they sober over 365 days. I thought they were "kinda" sober, but had a few here and there.
Just used the calculator on this page Sobriety Calculator | AA Grapevine .
Today I have 10,662 days sober.
Trust me when I tell you that that is a miracle.
The last 4 years of my drinking I couldn't stop for a single day. I'd sometimes make it till 9PM, then say, "I'm fine, I can do this", pop open a beer, and wind up wasted again. When I got sober, 90 days was a crazy goal to shoot for, and I honestly didn't believe people who said they sober over 365 days. I thought they were "kinda" sober, but had a few here and there.
Just used the calculator on this page Sobriety Calculator | AA Grapevine .
Today I have 10,662 days sober.
Trust me when I tell you that that is a miracle.
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