6 Months
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6 Months
Sober by the grace of God, the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous, my family, yourselves and others like you. I never thought I would make it this long. There was a time that if I made it 6 days to me it was a miracle. You know I used to get on this website drunk and other places and tell people I was an alcoholic. I used to drink until I blacked out and/or got sick just to repeat the insane cycle. I've been in jails and institutions. If anything else you hear about alcoholism is a myth you can believe one thing and that is that it's progressive. But it can be stopped. It can be stopped if we just don't take the first drink. I know that sounds stupid. We get stressed, we get mad, we become overwhelmed and our emotions take control. We alcoholics don't like to feel painful emotions I've found. So we take our magic potion. We think we are cheating life but we cheat ourselves. That's why it's so important that we have support. I could have never done this alone. I still feel the negative emotions but they don't control me all the time (this takes effort) and my life is not perfect. I have a lot of work to do! And I have a void in me. But I don't need to fill it with a drink. For today, I am a grateful recovering alcoholic.
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Yay Brian! You are an inspiration for those looking forward to saying "months" after a number. Starts as days, goes to weeks, and WOW! Months!!!! Thank you for letting us know how much you have benefited from this change in your life. You are strong, and make us strong, as well. Hugs to you!!!
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Wow!!! 6 months is something to be proud of. I like how you mention that by drinking "We think we are cheating life but we cheat ourselves". I thought I was escaping life and reality by drinking, yet it was all a false illusion.
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Thank you all for your kind words. I am truly blessed to be here sober with you today and your comments are very touching. It's a big thing for me to be able to use my experience to help others and I was a newcomer many times over myself. I could still be one. I'm just living one day at a time, cleaning up my mess and grateful for what I have.
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