tnman1967

I really can't fathom that I have managed to get here. I had 12 months of sobriety in 1996 and a few months here and there over the course of 35 plus years of abuse. I really am humbled by this. I was on the brink of loosing my wife, my health was deteriorating and now 27 months later I have made a complete turnaround. I have a lot better health and I managed to change my eating and lifestyle. I'm exercising more and generally feel much better about life in general. I now realize what a poison alcohol is and what a depressant it is. First you feel all good but long time use lead to anxiety and fatigue for me. I got nothing accomplished while I was drinking. I was a craft beer fanatic and gulped down high gravity beer like it was orange juice. Thanks to the lord above I don't have to live that life anymore. I made a mental inventory and realized how pathetic the drinking life is. I now get up most days and look forward to what I have to do each day. I am so very grateful. I do these posts monthly as a reminder to myself to not give in when my nowadays rare cravings set in. If you are new to this please make a decision today in your heart that drinking is no life to live. If I can do it, anyone can. I quit more times than I can remember and always failed, until the day I decided that I was done and was ready to fight off the cravings and change my lifestyle. Yes it involves not going to bars, hang out with drunks or so called friends who were not really friends but just bottle friends. I had to stop feeling pity for myself when I can't drink and to be honest. I now feel pity for the people who has to center their life around alcohol.

JD

That's a great accomplishment tnman!

Soberwolf

Congrats Tnman that's a awesome milestone bud

PurpleKnight

Fantastic Tnman!!

overthis

Congrats and thank you for posting this! I am only on day 3 and really needed a post like this right now.

Jsbodhi

Thanks for posting!!

Opivotal

Congratulations tnman!

BlissWithin

27 months is a very inspiring milestone! Congrats!

Dee74

You've stayed true to your commitment to be sober made the changes you needed to make, and you continue to reach out for support and give it to others.

I reckon that's how you got here tnman

Congrats

D

nyala

Thank you Tnman.

How inspiring to hear how you have reclaimed your life.