Just a short check in
 

I've been back to read from time to time, but I haven't posted much the last year. I have my year sober coming up this month and I'm grateful that I will be making it this far this time. The urge to drink has been lifted and it's a great feeling to be this free. Every urge became shorter and shorter and now thinking of drinking a glass of wine and really imagining it makes my stomach feel a bit queasy.

I can get out of situations and places with my grace and dignity intact.
I have also learned to embrace all my feelings, you feel...then the feeling passes whether it's good, bad, lonely, happy, sad, none of them are permanent so I don't have to drink to hide from them or celebrate them. I don't know if that makes sense to anyone :-).

Just wanted to share and, who knows, help someone.

Congratulations on your year Andi. I loved what you said. It makes complete sense to me and you put it so simply, yet powerfully.

Thanks for sharing.

S x

good to 'see' you again Andi - congratulations!

D

Well done, Andi, congratulations on your arrival at the place where we know we are more than our feelings. The feelings and thoughts come and go, but we remain, strong and proud and whole.

Thanks Andi, this is a lovely simple post and for sure helps. It always helps to read about success. Well done x

Thank you!