View Poll Results: Pick the top 3 sobriety benefits for you:
Improved physical health
270
76.06%
Improved mental health
293
82.54%
Improved relationships
201
56.62%
Improved functioning in the workplace / community
114
32.11%
Improved spiritual connection
107
30.14%
Other
44
12.39%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 355. You may not vote on this poll
choose the top 3 that apply: what are sobriety's top benefits for you?
Sober and lovin' it
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 28
My top 3 are the top 3 results in the poll:
Improved physical health
Improved mental health
Improved relationships
Except mental health, for me, is far and away for me is number one. It also ties in with being able to function in the workplace, and in life in general.
Improved physical health
Improved mental health
Improved relationships
Except mental health, for me, is far and away for me is number one. It also ties in with being able to function in the workplace, and in life in general.
Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Posts: 18
Physical health, i wonder if my illness is caused by or worsened by alcohol. Financial, I will be able to buy stuff to facilitate my health. Mental, maybe my brain will not get so worn out. I think it will make me more spiritual in the long run.
Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Michigan, USA
Posts: 392
My three reasons are my physical health, my mental health, and my children.
I had too many evenings where I was drunk and failed to do my daughter's homework with her, and then in the morning feeling miserable, a failure and a bad mother. Too many nights where I was too drunk to read a bedtime story to my children. Too many afternoons passed out drunk on the sofa as they played around me. I want to stay sober for them. They deserve a sober mother.
I had too many evenings where I was drunk and failed to do my daughter's homework with her, and then in the morning feeling miserable, a failure and a bad mother. Too many nights where I was too drunk to read a bedtime story to my children. Too many afternoons passed out drunk on the sofa as they played around me. I want to stay sober for them. They deserve a sober mother.
Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: England
Posts: 424
I have to say improved relationships is the main for me. I'm only on day 8 but I have so much more patience for my dd and my relationship with hubby has already improved.
I'm hoping it will show at work too when I'm back.
I'm hoping it will show at work too when I'm back.
Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: England
Posts: 424
Originally Posted by anewpage 
My three reasons are my physical health, my mental health, and my children.
I had too many evenings where I was drunk and failed to do my daughter's homework with her, and then in the morning feeling miserable, a failure and a bad mother. Too many nights where I was too drunk to read a bedtime story to my children. Too many afternoons passed out drunk on the sofa as they played around me. I want to stay sober for them. They deserve a sober mother.
I had too many evenings where I was drunk and failed to do my daughter's homework with her, and then in the morning feeling miserable, a failure and a bad mother. Too many nights where I was too drunk to read a bedtime story to my children. Too many afternoons passed out drunk on the sofa as they played around me. I want to stay sober for them. They deserve a sober mother.
Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Valley of the Sun, AZ
Posts: 3,458
I voted: Improved Functioning, Mental Health and Physical Health. To be honest, they are all pretty equal for me, including other. The fact that I don't feel like I am slowly killing myself (physically and otherwise) with each drink is a big one - not sure where that fits 
- MITA
- MITA
Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: North America
Posts: 3
Totally improved mental health and everything to do with being social and within relationships. The physical health is secondary for me.. sure I am improved in that area too, but the booze was causing my brain to short circuit haha.. can't have that.. only got the one
Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 155
Originally Posted by misterritter
My choice of 'other' is not having to review texts, facebook, emails, chats, phonecalls, etc the next morning to determine the stuff I 'said' last night that I wish I hadn't.
I remember pledging many times not to look at my phone or Facebook drunk.(of it never worked because those pledges always came when I was sober)
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: The Deep South
Posts: 14,636
It's nice to review this a year after I voted... I can see that my top three are still my top three. Mental, physical, and relationships... with work and spiritual following closely behind Interesting, I'd not have included spiritual at all last year!
Interesting, I'd not have included spiritual at all last year!
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