kenton

Seven months sober today. No fanfare, no drama. Toxic relationships are gone. So has fear and self-hatred. Emotions are better managed. Anxiety still bubbles up occasionally but never escalates into panic. I feel calm. In control. Never knew this was a thing. Thought daily conflict, shame, regret and remorse were all part of normal life. Used to think calm meant boring. Didn't realise calmness allows strength, clarity, creativity and positivity to grow. And gratitude. Thank you SR. For anyone struggling, just focus on staying sober today. I want you to experience this calm. You deserve it.

Dee74

Congratulations Kenton

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RedAndy

Perfectly put Kenton

Daveman

This is an inspiration, thank you. It's hard to imagine feeling that way while struggling in these early days.

RedAndy

Dave it really does happen - keep going mate - those early days are tough but stick with it no matter what and things will get better.

kenton

What RedAndy said Daveman. It does get better. So much better. Stay strong and believe it. There's so much support here when you need it. You can do it Dave

Purplrks3647

Thanks for posting - it's very encouraging. (And Congratulations!)

PhoenixJ

So do you Kenton..well done.

Wilde8673

Congrats on your sober time! It's posts like this that give me hope. Very inspiring!

herculana

Very well put... Really good news... <3

Thank you.

And ... CONGRATULATIONS ON 7 MONTHS!

least

Congrats on seven months sober and thank you for an inspiring message.

thomas11

Great post. The calm that entered my life was very welcome and it had been a long time coming. At first its likely perceived as boredom, but that changed for me anyway. Its nice to know someone else appreciates the calm that sobriety brings. Its wonderful.

Daucuscarota

Sober Day # 118 after being dependent on wine, daily, for years.
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Many congratulations kenton on reaching 7 mos!
At almost 4 mos sober, I can say almost the same. There is no more shame. I am still working on getting rid of toxic relationships from my life (it took getting sober in order to see what was toxic, in some cases), but in general, life is so much calmer. I have always been a "worrier" (which is a major reason why I was self-medicating with alcohol, not realizing that the alcohol was making it worse), and my blood pressure had become borderline high. Now my anxiety only rears it's head very occasionally now. My blood pressure is as low as a teenager's (and I am an old).
I LOVE this peaceful calm.

Ananda

It's wonderful to see you doing so well

Sobriety has so many wonderful golden moments. When things get tough there is always a golden moment right around the corner

kenton

Thanks so much everyone. I've said it before and I'll say it again....the support, encouragement and understanding on this site is phenomenal. (thank goodness for spell check, had phenomenal problems with the spelling of phenomenal!)

Wishing everyone a very happy, sober weekend. All my best weekends have been the sober ones