Dharma33

Hi, Everyone-

Just thought I would pop in today to say I am at 2 months sobriety. I am so happy I finally made the decision to never pick up that first drink again.

What's slightly odd to me is, it feels so much longer. I'm not sure what to make of it. Maybe it is a symptom of sobriety? It feels like time is moving very slowly. Perhaps I am not mentally trying to fast-forward the day to my usual drinking time, and then losing 12 hours between point A and B.

Remember when you were a kid, and a long school break felt like the weeks crept along? That's how I would describe it.

Thank you SR for being here!!

May 14, 2015

Dee74

Congratulations Dharma

Enjoy the time passing slowly thing while you can - really
My life is crammed full of stuff now - not enough hours in the day

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gleefan

I hope you're able to savor the slower passage of time. I know for me it's nice not to lose time to blackouts or hangovers!

resolute50

Congrats on 2 months!!!

Time moving slowly is a good thing. Especially on weekends.

strategery

Congrats on 2 months Dharma!! That is awesome! Keep up the great work!

FLCamper

congrats to you! That's wonderful.

Mags1

Hi Dharma, congratulations on 2 months, brilliant!

CaseyW

First, off congrats on two months to my fellow classmate from May 2015! So proud of you, especially of the regular support that you offer others here.

I am right there with you on my two-plus months seeming both like it's been forever and only yesterday since I last drank. My whole way of thinking and outlook on life has changed so completely in such a short amount of time. I love your analogy of a long school break. That's exactly how I feel.

Congrats again! I look forward to sharing many more milestones in recovery with you!

Verte

Yes! High fives and back slaps for your 2 months sober. The long, salt-water-taffy long, stretching of time was a phenomenon I experienced as well. For me it was as if a giant tap was opened and a flood of thoughts and feelings came to me as the days progressed.

Maybe the time stretching is a side effect of genuine gratitude for what each sober day holds?

You input here is very much appreciated. Thanks!

MythOfSisyphus

Congrats on two months, Dharma! It's the beginning of a whole new life.

hopscotch123

Really well done Dharma

jazzfish

Congratulations on 2 months! Time definitely seemed to slow down. Between the alcoholic tendency to have what I want (recovery) right now and the amount of time I spend preparing for, engaging in, and recovering from drinking it is no wonder each day seems to last forever.

Dharma33

Thanks everyone!!!

And for those that mentioned the 'time' thing, thank you! I appreciate your insight and am glad to hear I am not really in an episode of "The Twilight Zone" !

Elodie

Congratulations on two months!

least

Congrats on two months sober!

Soberwolf

Congrats Dharma 2 months is fantastic

Soberpotamus

Congrats on two months

I experienced that same effect of time slowing down initially. It's pretty cool

BlueFairy

That thing where you want to just get to the drinking part--uhuh. I would close my dept. an hour or more early just to get home to have a drink. Granted I had other reasons too but I'm betting that had much to do with it. I only drank at night.

I really noticed this --I thought it to be like Ray Bradbury's Frost and Fire-- a story where people crashed on a planet that sped up the lifecycle, they are born and live only 8 days. Eventually one guy gets back to the spacecraft and starts slowing down...it's a cool story.