I first knew Sobriety was making a REAL difference in my life, when : ____________.
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When I got an award at work instead of a write up, when my relationships began to change, when I stayed out of jails and hospitals for a whole year, when I no longer lived in fear of everything and everyone.
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When instead of helpless thoughts being a trigger to think of drinking, I began to PUSH BACK and challenge my hopeless thoughts. Still working on this. Just starting to think to do it. Chipping away!
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This one I just realized. I first realized sobriety was making a big difference yesterday, when a friend asked if I would meet a friend of hers in the future for a blind date, and I said sure.
And I DIDNT worry about whether this man will care if I am a non drinker.
In fact, it did not even OCCUR to me!! Yee~ha!!
And I DIDNT worry about whether this man will care if I am a non drinker.
In fact, it did not even OCCUR to me!! Yee~ha!!
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Originally Posted by Fandy 
When i was 3 weeks sober, someone commented that i was smiling, and starting conversations.
and someone said it to me too, though it was when I was a couple of months sober Member
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I knew sobriety was making a real difference in my life today when my BP came down at the Drs. I think it had been high at late afternoon Drs visits in the past.because I had a BP spike during mild withdrawal and did not realize it.
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This is a silly one, but when I was about 8 months sober I was watching a disaster-end-of-the-world movie and I thought, "even if it were the end of the world and I was about to die, I still wouldn't drink." Because I don't want to ever cloud my mind again. I actually like who I am now, and I like this world, and the people in it. And even if it were all going up in flames, I would still want to be present and not impaired. That's when I realized this thing was forever.
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I knew sobriety was making a difference in my life,
when my THINKING changed.
Today I had a whole day and evening unstructured, alone,
and there was no internal self loathing, hopelessness, or shame.
Today is a real step in the right direction.
when my THINKING changed.
Today I had a whole day and evening unstructured, alone,
and there was no internal self loathing, hopelessness, or shame.
Today is a real step in the right direction.
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One way I first knew sobriety was making a REAL difference in my life, was when I refused to give in to the pain of withdraws.
One way I first knew sobriety was making a REAL difference in my life was after a few weeks sobriety is when I realized I do have emotions.
One way I first knew sobriety was making a REAL difference in my life was after a few weeks sobriety is when I realized I do have emotions.
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Originally Posted by quitforme79
I started looking at my future with hope and excitement rather than going to bed and not caring if I woke up.
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