3 years...
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3 years...
Yesterday I celebrated three years sober, a milestone I never imagined possible when I first posted on this forum three years ago. If you're new, you can do this! Just hang in and hang on one day at a time.
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Three years ago I felt desperate and completely out of options. Everyone, including myself, had lost faith in me. I lived in a constant state of anxiety, and while I didn't drink every day, I thought about drinking 24/7. I'd black out, drive drunk and destroy relationships. I drank suicidally, with no regard for my own life. I was an unreliable employee and unreliable friend. I had no self esteem. No vision for my future.
Since getting sober I've taken better control of my anxiety. I went back to school and graduated with a master's degree. I got a new job. I'm getting married, which is insane because I was NUTS, like crazy drunk girlfriend nuts breaking my nose on a weeknight at the bar and/or getting in physical altercations! I've had great times and hard times in sobriety. I've gone through a breakup without picking up a drink. I've had loved ones pass away without picking up a drink. I've faced potentially losing my job without picking up a drink. I've realized that nothing is ever worth picking up a drink. Nothing. Ever.
I've traveled to more than 20 states in my sobriety, and no, I am not rich! I've just had the energy, ambition and confidence to set goals, and I've found ways to achieve them. I could write a novel about all I've done in recovery and how much I've transformed in such a short time.
Since getting sober I've taken better control of my anxiety. I went back to school and graduated with a master's degree. I got a new job. I'm getting married, which is insane because I was NUTS, like crazy drunk girlfriend nuts breaking my nose on a weeknight at the bar and/or getting in physical altercations! I've had great times and hard times in sobriety. I've gone through a breakup without picking up a drink. I've had loved ones pass away without picking up a drink. I've faced potentially losing my job without picking up a drink. I've realized that nothing is ever worth picking up a drink. Nothing. Ever.
I've traveled to more than 20 states in my sobriety, and no, I am not rich! I've just had the energy, ambition and confidence to set goals, and I've found ways to achieve them. I could write a novel about all I've done in recovery and how much I've transformed in such a short time.
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Wow what a great picture of where you've been and where you've travelled...both emotionally and well...literally!
Thank you for sharing! It's so helpful to focus on hope and believe in the leap of faith during early sobriety that it IS doable and it IS worth fighting for. 😊
Thank you for sharing! It's so helpful to focus on hope and believe in the leap of faith during early sobriety that it IS doable and it IS worth fighting for. 😊
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Originally Posted by digdug 
Congrats, J! 
I'll be getting my 3 year chip on Monday.
I'll be getting my 3 year chip on Monday.
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