My sobriety birthday!
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My sobriety birthday!
Today marks my 365th day in a row that I chose to completely abstain from drugs and alcohol. Wow. I just do it one day at a time. After a while the days turn to months and now I have a year of sobriety. Last year at this time I questioned if I even wanted to be sober. Looking back its one of the best decisions I ever made.
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Thank you all so much!
The 3 best things that have happened because of my choice to be sober are:
1) Last year at this time I was almost fired from my job from being absent so much, skipping work because I was "too sick." Six months ago I received a dollar an hour raise at work, same job. Last week I received another dollar an hour raise and qualified for an additional day of paid time off. So I can say that sobriety pays off, in more ways than just saving money by not wasting it getting wasted and missing work because of a hangover.
2) Now when I'm sick I know that there is actually something wrong and I can seek medical care when necessary. Trust me, for me that is a very big deal.
3) I no longer spend my time either off in lala land getting nothing done, or cranky and angry that my pot hook-up hasn't called me back yet. It's no longer a thought in my head. (Quitting pot was the hardest part for me. If it wasn't for all the support I found here at SR I probably would have relapsed many times.)
There's probably hundreds more, but these are the most important to me.
Thanks SR people, for all your support and encouragement.
The 3 best things that have happened because of my choice to be sober are:
1) Last year at this time I was almost fired from my job from being absent so much, skipping work because I was "too sick." Six months ago I received a dollar an hour raise at work, same job. Last week I received another dollar an hour raise and qualified for an additional day of paid time off. So I can say that sobriety pays off, in more ways than just saving money by not wasting it getting wasted and missing work because of a hangover.
2) Now when I'm sick I know that there is actually something wrong and I can seek medical care when necessary. Trust me, for me that is a very big deal.
3) I no longer spend my time either off in lala land getting nothing done, or cranky and angry that my pot hook-up hasn't called me back yet. It's no longer a thought in my head. (Quitting pot was the hardest part for me. If it wasn't for all the support I found here at SR I probably would have relapsed many times.)
There's probably hundreds more, but these are the most important to me.
Thanks SR people, for all your support and encouragement.
And I agree with you about being able to seek medical help when needed, that is a HUGE deal!
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