smileyblue

This may sound like a stupid question, but is a month sober measured as 4 weeks (28 days) or say from for example 1st of January to 1st February (31 days).

Just a random thing I was wondering about today. Please enlighten me. 3 weeks for me today

augustwest

In the 12 step programs they give out chips or keytags in 30 day intervals. But you can measure it however you want. It's your recovery.

Rexfiles

Traditionally 30 days, they don't give out 28,29, or 31 day coins.

Rex

PaperDolls

My sober date is Nov. 9. I got my "30 day" coin on Dec. 9, my "60 day" coin on Jan. 9, etc.

I never bothered to actually count the days. That makes my head hurt.
I'm quite certain that some people count each day and that's ok too.


BTW - here's a sober time calculator that you might be interested in.
SoberRecovery : Sober Time Sobriety Calculator

MarylandRick

I actually counted days until 90 days. After that point it became much easier to use my sobriety date as the 23rd of every month.

sugarbear1

The first 90 days, I picked up a chip every 30 days, although I picked up the chip to show the newcomer, the person with a day or a week, that it can be done. I also picked up chips every meeting I attended (in this time period) for this same reason (I also gave them back--recycling if you will), and to practice being in the "limelight" since I always tried to stay invisible in my past. Today, I can walk to get a cup of coffee and know that I am not the center of attention, nor am I ignored by everyone. Balance. Just balance.

Today, I acknowledge my new month on the 16th.

May 16, 2011, the last day I drank (it was after midnight when I finished, previously I started with the first day of not drinking; this seems to be working, thank you very much!)

Peace,

zxcirce

I count by weeks or days because it's easier to remember that way Yay for alcoholic brain damage. Well I never wanted to be so smart anyway. Just kidding. Kinda.