Day 157
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Day 157
It seems I am creating a weekly ritual posting here.. I read posts often but don't really post.
5 months and 6 days sober. Thankfully I have an app to keep track. I do like counting days as it really does keep me accountable and reminds me how far I have come from that miserable existence I called living.
I was reading this interesting book about going sober. This may help some people who stop and start and don't think they can go past a few days sober and are back at Day 1 over and over again.
Now with months of sobriety I can say that you are doing the hardest part over and over again without getting to the good part. Sobriety is not all about hardship and denial because that's what your subconscious will eventually keep telling you if you don't push through. It is a hard and a tough road I know. It does take commitment and perseverance though but the reward is there.
Life has become so uncomplicate now. Calmness and freedom I thought impossible is possible.
Heading towards 6 months and life could not be better. Look at sobriety in a positive way it has so much to offer you. Endless possibilities.
I also read about relapse rates/stats.. 1/3 will relapse within the first year, 50% after year 1. If you stay sober 5 years+ it drops to 15%. I know stats, where do they come from, how reliable are they etc.. Just interesting though. Have a great sober week !
5 months and 6 days sober. Thankfully I have an app to keep track. I do like counting days as it really does keep me accountable and reminds me how far I have come from that miserable existence I called living.
I was reading this interesting book about going sober. This may help some people who stop and start and don't think they can go past a few days sober and are back at Day 1 over and over again.
Now with months of sobriety I can say that you are doing the hardest part over and over again without getting to the good part. Sobriety is not all about hardship and denial because that's what your subconscious will eventually keep telling you if you don't push through. It is a hard and a tough road I know. It does take commitment and perseverance though but the reward is there.
Life has become so uncomplicate now. Calmness and freedom I thought impossible is possible.
Heading towards 6 months and life could not be better. Look at sobriety in a positive way it has so much to offer you. Endless possibilities.
I also read about relapse rates/stats.. 1/3 will relapse within the first year, 50% after year 1. If you stay sober 5 years+ it drops to 15%. I know stats, where do they come from, how reliable are they etc.. Just interesting though. Have a great sober week !
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At day 8 and I needed to hear this.
I'm not going to drink but can't stop my mind from feeling thoughts of mourning and loss. Mourning poison it's crazy I know. I too have a sober counter app and love watching it climb.
Congrats on 157 days. That's something to be proud of.
I'm not going to drink but can't stop my mind from feeling thoughts of mourning and loss. Mourning poison it's crazy I know. I too have a sober counter app and love watching it climb.
Congrats on 157 days. That's something to be proud of.
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I agree with this post so much, I am so so grateful I pushed passed the very beginning. I’m almost at 7 months and agree so much, things have gotten so much easier. The first few months for me were so rough. But now I can finally see things with clarity!
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The reality of it boils down to not drinking (using), and it does reap rewards. It's always good to hear from you, that you are finding your sobriety changing your world in ever better feelings and outcomes. We mustn't forget where we came from or lose sight of where we are going.
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Originally Posted by Guener 
The reality of it boils down to not drinking (using), and it does reap rewards. It's always good to hear from you, that you are finding your sobriety changing your world in ever better feelings and outcomes. We mustn't forget where we came from or lose sight of where we are going.
Pacing around the house when I ran out (wasn't often), ordering booze home delivered on an app staring at the clock for them to do so at 11am (legally only could home deliver then). Not going to work so I could drink. Playing own mind games about drinking. Vomiting but still forcing myself to drink. Doing this for years. I don't think I ever will forget any of that. My alcohol use disorder was exactly that a DISORDER. I was so unable to get out of my depressed state that I needed to snort coke to get me up. It was a total uppers/downers/uppers existence. Life has now become so uncomplicated. I can sit on the lounge with a cup of coffee and read, watch Netflix or chat on the phone. I am no longer an erratic lunatic addict. I can see that old me clearly. My actions and my behaviours. I had no boundaries and I was all over the shop. I have set my own boundaries now. I am learning to grow up.
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Great post, sydneyman. I am so happy that you are doing so well.
I remember the shiver that went down my spine when reading such statistics when I began my sober journey. Shortly thereafter, a relative laughed at me and told me that I would never be able to make sobriety last. It occurred to me that I was the one who held the steering wheel on this ride. I put a 3M sticky note on my frig which read “Oh yeah? Just watch me!”
I remember the shiver that went down my spine when reading such statistics when I began my sober journey. Shortly thereafter, a relative laughed at me and told me that I would never be able to make sobriety last. It occurred to me that I was the one who held the steering wheel on this ride. I put a 3M sticky note on my frig which read “Oh yeah? Just watch me!”
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