Made it to Day 30 thanks to SR!
 

Hi everyone, and good morning to all! Today is my Day 30 of sobriety, and I just wanted to say thank you to each one of you for sharing your stories, tips, struggles, and hope.

The first few days were very tough. I felt raw, anxious, nervous for a practicing a life I hadn't since I was a kid. How would I fill my time? How would I cope with stress? How would I celebrate good times with friends? I read a lot of addiction memoirs, notably A Drinking Life by Pete Hamill, Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp, and Guts by Kristin Johnson. I read recovery websites by AA and Rational Recovery. And I read a LOT of SR. I start my morning and end my night practicing gratitude and visiting the SR forum. If nothing else, to remind and be in fellowship with others like me.

My life has improved immensely. I've lost some weight, cleared up my skin and bloated face, and feel more like exercising. Still having troubles sleeping, but it's getting better. I take a B vitamin complex and twice -daily 5-htp (tryptophan) to help regulate my mood, because I noted irritability early on.

I'm so grateful for my bf and his support and encouragement. I love being a better, more present friend, sister and daughter. I am able to be there for my mom when she went into the hospital, and my brothers as they had problems. I love reading more. And I may be offered a new job soon, a positive career change, that I never would have believed I deserved when I was drinking.

Thank you to everyone. I know this is just the beginning, but I am grateful for the good start. I practice gratitude ALL DAY and often think about how much my life used to suffer and think through drinking and its consequences. It keeps me dedicated and committed to sobriety.

For anyone still thinking of dropping the drink, you can do it! I'm nothing special but special and wonderful like every one of you.

Thank you,
Auden :tyou

Well done Auden major milestone, the worst is over. You never have to go through it again. The blessings of sobriety continue to multiply, believe it or not !!

Great stuff

Congratulations Auden :)

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Thats great long may it continue.

Wow! That's fantastic news. You've done so well. Thanks for sharing, it's always so nice to hear positive stories. Congratulations on your 30 days :)

Congrats Auden. :ghug3

((Auden)) - Congratulations!!

Hugs and prayers,

Amy

congrats!!!! 30 days is amazing!!!!! i cannot wait to hit that mark!!! i wish you all the love, luck and happiness!!! i too, thank God every day for helping guide me toward this website..

Congratulations, now keep going!

Awesome happy day to ya :)

It is nice at the beginning isnt it, when your face loses it puffy and dead look. It just keeps getting better more rewarding. :)

Auden,

Congratulations! Thanks for the uplifting post - I am very happy for you! And it will keep getting better. Take care.

Right behind you Auden working on my 28th day. Congratulations to you! Make sure you give yourself some credit too. We all know how hard it is.

Congratulations!!! I can't wait to be where you are! Keep up the amazing work!!!

Congrats!!!! So wonderful! I am on day 26 today, so i'm not far behind! This will be a great feeling.

Fabulous, Auden. Well done!

Good job!!!

Wow! Congrats on 30 days. Thanks for sharing your recovery program. I'm impressed by the range of recovery tools you have, very cool.

I do give credit to myself, for sure. Honestly, the bump in self-confidence has been great motivation. If I can do this, what else can I accomplish? But mostly it's about not beating myself up and giving my self love and kindness above all. Congrats on 28 days, that's wonderful!

Good Job Britt, keep it up! We can be the heroines in our own stories! :)