7 days wiser...
 

I don't want to blow my own horn, but

7 days sober!! Things have drastically improved, even over the course of ONE week. Life seems so much simpler now, no blackouts, embarrassments, stupidity, and no more assuming I have to appologise to anyone for my rediculous behaviour!

I really hope I can stick to this path, because believe it or not, sobreity is addictive!!

Thanks again to all you guys for sharing experiances and thoughts. I love it here

Also, go and see the film "Knowing"... it's awsome, and makes you think!

Original,

I am glad to see you here! One whole week is a super start and worth blowing your own horn about! You have to be comfortable with being proud of yourself to others. For one thing, you are succeding at doing something that can be very hard but worthwhile. For another, when people with a like-mission see you proud of yourself, it will help give them the same thing to start and continue to strive for.

There is a lot of good stuff here to read and a lot of caring people who desire to help others defeat their addictions. I have always heard, but am experiencing now that helping others helps me in my recovery.

The best of luck to you forever.

Original,

Blow that horn loud and clear and let everyone hear it.
The louder the better, and maybe it will be an incentive to others as well as yourself to stay on that wonderful path.

God bless

I'm with Jadmack, blow that horn.

In my early attempts at sobriety I would conveniently forget my pain and, after a week or two being sober, I'd go out and drink again. What yourself that you do not fall into the same trap. Play the tape all the way through.

original,

Good for you :c011: and I like "wiser." We're all in this together.

Thankyou guys, the feedback here is fantastic!
I will definately continue to play this tape all the way through!
I was slightly hesitant about starting this thread, as I thought it may seem cocky, but I'm glad I did. I really am very proud of myself for these seven days, I'm on a mission to turn that into seven years, and then seventy!

The only thing I'm afraid of now is a re-lapse...
But I just keep saying "I don't want to drink today"... and it helps.

Thankyou all
And I wish you all the best on your journeys.

Good thinking orig, don't drink for just this day. Hopefully this will turn into a thing where you don't have to think that anymore becasue sobriety has become a given part of your life. Seven days is so cool! I remember that feeling too. It was the best that I could say a week had passed without booze. So stick close to SR and keep doing whatever it is you're doing. Often times though it's important to reevaluate and zero yourself so keep that in mind as your journey progresses. Congratulations!!!

Congratulations on 7 days Original.
It is definitely something to be proud of.
I think that the first week is the hardest.
Keep at it and if that good feeling you are feeling now starts to fade come here and read and post and it will help keep you focused.
Good work.

A week is a good beginning for your new life...:hug:
Well done

7 days is huge, many people who are not alcoholics have no idea what an accomplshment this is.

When I was in early sobriety I asked a man who had just celebrated 33 years of sobriety how in the world he had done it...... He simply said "One day at a time." He did expound upon that a little bit, he said that daily he worked the best program he could on a daily basis.

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congratulations original, seven days is a fantastic achievement, you should be so proud of that, it is the beginning of a new life for you now, i know you are frightened of relapse but the fact you are keeping things in the day to day basis is wonderful, thats all we can do, live each day as it comes. are you going to meetings? i get a lot of support from AA.people there care about you and want you to get well. i wish you well on your journey. and remember if you get tempted ... just remember your last drunk!! works for me every time, i never want to go back to that misery and sorrow xx

every day sober is a day wiser continue on, it'll be months then years :)

One week is awesome (I'm just a day behind you.) This is not my first attempt at sobriety, but whenever i stay sober, even for a couple days, I marvel at how much EASIER things are. Just the fact that I don't have to lie about where I've been, or I don't have to worry about smelling like booze, or my words slurring. I am glad you are finding this too!

Blow that horn so everyone can hear. It's music to all our ears.

Mark

Thanks guys for your comments! It really does help!

Hi Original,
There is nothing wrong with blowing your own horn...each day sober is a wonderful accomplishment...So blow away my friend, "HONK, HONK!" :lmao
You are so right about this place...very addictive.
I love, love, love it here and all those who are apart of it.
Congrats on your 7 days sober :bday6
Happy 1 week Birthday!!!
Keep on rolling.
Hugs to you :ghug3
XOXO

Nice job to you too Eidetic! It "aint no thang" if it isnt your first try. What counts is that you are trying again and you gatta be proud of that. As with anything else you are trying to succeed at, the focus doesnt belong to falling down. It is the getting back up that shows your determination to reach your destination. None of us will ever be perfect, but we can learn to master things only if we get back up time and time again.

It took me many attempts before I stayed with sobriety. You have to reprogram your way of thinking so that you can live soberly...without a crutch. You need to get some good data from fellow recoverers who have been there and got past it. You also have to try and remember what it is you learned about previous attempts to make it seem worthwhile to keep working so hard at something.


Looks like you are doing both of those. Good luck.

Way to go original, for making your first sober week!:ghug3

Keep coming back!

Good for you!

:c011: kicking a$s down the warpath. Keep it going strong!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!