lessgravity

Been a little more than 8 months now since I had my last drink ever. Everything is better - life is full of suffering and mistakes and injustices big and small, but each and every aspect of my life is better in each and every single way.

Clarity, peace, confidence, strength, transcendence, joy, sleep, energy, power, calm and the lack of all the pain, anxiety, stress, self-hate, confusion...sobriety gifts all this.

What I'm enjoying now is how the people in my life are coming to either know me as a sober man or finding out that I don't drink anymore. I was with some colleagues who were all having a drink at the office and my partner, who only knows me as a non-drinker, made a joke about me being the only one who will be able to remember the night. It was funny but also gave me a deep feeling of satisfaction. It's a new role - being the reliable, competent and in control one. Pretty awesome actually.



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Ladysadie

So very awesome Less. You also deserve kudos for being present in your children's lives, a huge significant part of your sobriety. Congrats and many blessings to you and your family.

Rd2quit

Great job on 8 months less!

DreamCatcher17

Way to be

Hevyn

What a wonderful, encouraging post. Congratulations on your 8 months, less. It's great to share this journey with you.

Kid50

Ghostlight1

That's just great. You should be proud of yourself.
Congratulations on eight months.
Your post even reads with clarity and confidence.
Many more sober days to you, my friend.

least

Congrats on 8 months sober! And thank you for the encouragement.

theVman31

Congratulations lg

Dee74

Congrats Less

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Helianthus

More power to you LG

Mattq2

Zebra1275

Congratulations on the sober time!

Flower2327

Congrats!

Atlast9999

SoberHappy

lessgravity

More and more what I want to share, which I am very much enjoying, is the way that those around me are starting to view me and thereby treat me as a sober man. I'm the guy that doesn't drink. I'm the straight guy. It's a mild thrill to feel this way - in control, powerful, sure.

New people in my life are going to start off thinking of me as a non-drinker. Family and friends are coming round to it as well. Rather than being a source of embarrassment or awkwardness I find it to be a source of pride.

I'm the guy you can call at 3am. I'm the guy who shows up early. I'm the guy who remembers, follows through, doesn't smell like cheap vodka. Even on days where the excitement of sobriety dulls away, it's an inspiring thing to be this guy rather than his shadow opposite that I lived as for so long.

August252015

Very cool less! Becoming known for things that make us proud is such a great part of being sober.

snitch

I love your post and at nearly 8 months sober I can really identify with everything you have said.

I don't have a new partner but I have made some new friends in sobriety who have never seen me drink and that is awesome. My daughter who is now 6 doesnt seem to have any recollection or at least any bad recollection of me drinking and now she won't ever have to see her mummy drunk. I am becoming the mummy, daughtet, sibling and friend I always wanted to be now I have removed alcohol and entered recovery.

Well done again and thank you for sharing. Keep up the good work... It is so worth it isn't it? X x

apollo986

Congrats Less! I just hit the 8 month milestone as well. Sobriety is the best gift ever!