1 Year and 8 months later I get to post my success post :)
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1 Year and 8 months later I get to post my success post :)
It's been the first time in 1 year and 8 months since quitting alcohol that I've been in a pub. We had a family meal today ... at a pub.
I went to the meal and drank blackcurrant juice. The thought of an alcoholic drink didn't and doesn't even cross my mind anymore. But today is a huge success for me.
Since quitting I've dealt with many ups and downs with mental health and agoraphobia. I've been in some dark places. But, I've made vast improvements. Learning to deal with life's problems sober has been tough after spending 16 years prior using alcohol to deal with problems.
So far I've had 2 Christmases, 2 birthdays, and 2 new years that I've spent sober. It's been fantastic. Life has been so much better since quitting.
I thought the quitting process would be fast and as soon as I'd kicked the habit I'd be back to normal. But it wasn't that easy for me. Kicking the actual drinking habit was the easy part. People warned me it's a long recovery and I brushed it aside thinking it'll be different for me. But they were correct. The past 20 months I've learned so much about myself, others and life in general.
If you're quitting right now I can promise it's worth it. To all the people that helped me on this forum I just want to say
I went to the meal and drank blackcurrant juice. The thought of an alcoholic drink didn't and doesn't even cross my mind anymore. But today is a huge success for me.
Since quitting I've dealt with many ups and downs with mental health and agoraphobia. I've been in some dark places. But, I've made vast improvements. Learning to deal with life's problems sober has been tough after spending 16 years prior using alcohol to deal with problems.
So far I've had 2 Christmases, 2 birthdays, and 2 new years that I've spent sober. It's been fantastic. Life has been so much better since quitting.
I thought the quitting process would be fast and as soon as I'd kicked the habit I'd be back to normal. But it wasn't that easy for me. Kicking the actual drinking habit was the easy part. People warned me it's a long recovery and I brushed it aside thinking it'll be different for me. But they were correct. The past 20 months I've learned so much about myself, others and life in general.
If you're quitting right now I can promise it's worth it. To all the people that helped me on this forum I just want to say
That's wonderful! 
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Congrats! That is a long time for drunk not to drink.
I now see booze almost like an evil potion. The nicest folks I know just can't wait to get it into there bodies.
To think how I had to adjust my life daily so I could drink. The excuses I made to drink booze.
Crazy!
The mental and physical damage are insidiously progressive while the addiction deepens.
It has been a tough road pulling out, but I get to see the rewards daily.
They begin the moment I roll out of bed all the way to when I lay my clear head peacefully onto my pillow after a full day of the real me.
As God intended. Temperate man.
Stay clean team.
Love ya!
Thanks.
I now see booze almost like an evil potion. The nicest folks I know just can't wait to get it into there bodies.
To think how I had to adjust my life daily so I could drink. The excuses I made to drink booze.
Crazy!
The mental and physical damage are insidiously progressive while the addiction deepens.
It has been a tough road pulling out, but I get to see the rewards daily.
They begin the moment I roll out of bed all the way to when I lay my clear head peacefully onto my pillow after a full day of the real me.
As God intended. Temperate man.
Stay clean team.
Love ya!
Thanks.
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