1000 days
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1000 days
Today is my 1000th consecutive day without a drink. I'm posting this here in the hopes that it will help newcomers see that it can be done. I was a weekly binge drinker for 20 years and a daily drinker for 10 years (12-18 beers per day, every day, with even more on the weekends). I won't lie, I loved the feeling of escape that alcohol provided. I was what some may call a "high functioning" alcoholic. I never missed a day of work and I mostly drank by myself, so very few knew the extent of my problem. That is, until the day I freaked out at work and checked myself into the emergency room. While I lay there with an I-V stuck in my arm, a little light went off in my alcohol-soaked brain and I knew that I had to stop drinking or I was going to die. That was 1000 days ago. Since then, my life has improved so much that I can never imagine going back. I've stayed sober with no formal "program" (although there are LOTS of great ones out there). I stumbled upon SR about a month into my sobriety and it was great to see that many others had been through the same things. The encouragement and support I received here helped tremendously. If you are struggling to overcome this addiction (and I know, I must've "quit" dozens of times over the years), please don't give up. I never thought I could do it, yet here I am.
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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That is so encouraging espcially on a day like St. Patricks Day. I am on day 70 doing it without any programs too and I come on here for the same reasons. To acknowledge the good, remember the bad and help those around me. I hope I am posting something similar to this in 930 days! Congrats and it does make me believe even more that it is possible.
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