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Thank you so much for the inspirational update, Jabba. On Dec 23 I have 3 years of sobriety and it was the greatest present I ever gave myself, by far. 8 years is a wonderful accomplishment, and I wish you many, many more!
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Pretty cool opening an eight year old thread. As you can guess by my user name, I can appreciate your comments about being in control...lol.
I'm 3 years sober and just as appreciative. And you're right about thinking about it all the time. So glad that part of my life is over.
Congrats on your 8 years. That's pretty damn. Awesome!
I'm 3 years sober and just as appreciative. And you're right about thinking about it all the time. So glad that part of my life is over.
Congrats on your 8 years. That's pretty damn. Awesome!
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4524 days. Over 12 years sober. Life is better sober. I would not trade the past 12 years for anything. It is important to never forget. Never forget the WHY. Why I got sober. It's important. It matters.
I wanted to thank everyone here who posted a kind reply in the early years, words of encouragement. It helped me a lot. It let me know I am not alone in this and I am not broken. It taught me to keep at it and never give up and never give in. Stay vigilant.
Life has its problems...for sure.....real life problems. Life has its amazing victories as well. I love experiencing everything no matter how good or bad to the fullest extent by being present. It is amazing to have to feel all the feelings it brings. It is part of life. My life.
It does get easier with time, but it never goes away. I do not want it to. Its part of me. It is part of my core values and identity. I am open about it now.....took about 11 years to get there though. 11 years to be more comfortable with it. Then 12 years to open up to folks about how a long time ago I stopped drinking because it was not working for me anymore and I needed to make a decision. Funny when you are that vulnerable you get some folks to open up to you that they have considered it in the past.......I empathize with their silent struggle.
Thank you for letting me keep this thread going for over 12 years now. I hope it helps someone, because it certainly helped me.
I wanted to thank everyone here who posted a kind reply in the early years, words of encouragement. It helped me a lot. It let me know I am not alone in this and I am not broken. It taught me to keep at it and never give up and never give in. Stay vigilant.
Life has its problems...for sure.....real life problems. Life has its amazing victories as well. I love experiencing everything no matter how good or bad to the fullest extent by being present. It is amazing to have to feel all the feelings it brings. It is part of life. My life.
It does get easier with time, but it never goes away. I do not want it to. Its part of me. It is part of my core values and identity. I am open about it now.....took about 11 years to get there though. 11 years to be more comfortable with it. Then 12 years to open up to folks about how a long time ago I stopped drinking because it was not working for me anymore and I needed to make a decision. Funny when you are that vulnerable you get some folks to open up to you that they have considered it in the past.......I empathize with their silent struggle.
Thank you for letting me keep this thread going for over 12 years now. I hope it helps someone, because it certainly helped me.
12 years - remarkable. So proud of you.
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