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congratulations and welcome Saoirse 
I found it hard to envision too, but I took it day by day...committing to each day sober......
after a while with a long string of days forever didn't seem so unattainable
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I found it hard to envision too, but I took it day by day...committing to each day sober......
after a while with a long string of days forever didn't seem so unattainable
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Originally Posted by Saoirse13 
Well. Here I am 13 days sober. Trying to envision never drinking again, kinda hard to imagine, but feeling hopeful.
Eventually, you just don't think about drinking, and 25 years isn't a bigger deal than one month. In fact, the most important benchmarks for me were the earliest ones. One month was a mind blower. As you move on, you recognize several years as a lot of time, but it no longer carries that hard to believe amazement. It's maybe not as giddy, but it's still every bit as rewarding, and I'm still grateful that I don't drink. Deeply grateful.
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Originally Posted by benitoD
Saoirse, we're in this journey together. I'm 1 day ahead of you - day 15 for me. Let's look forward to celebrating our first sober month anniversary.
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Originally Posted by DriGuy
It was like that for me once. At two weeks, I knew I was done with drinking, but I still couldn't imagine one year. At one year, it was hard to imagine 5 years, even though I knew I was done.
Eventually, you just don't think about drinking, and 25 years isn't a bigger deal than one month. In fact, the most important benchmarks for me were the earliest ones. One month was a mind blower. As you move on, you recognize several years as a lot of time, but it no longer carries that hard to believe amazement. It's maybe not as giddy, but it's still every bit as rewarding, and I'm still grateful that I don't drink. Deeply grateful.
Eventually, you just don't think about drinking, and 25 years isn't a bigger deal than one month. In fact, the most important benchmarks for me were the earliest ones. One month was a mind blower. As you move on, you recognize several years as a lot of time, but it no longer carries that hard to believe amazement. It's maybe not as giddy, but it's still every bit as rewarding, and I'm still grateful that I don't drink. Deeply grateful.
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