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10-20-2014, 03:05 PM

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Buggirl

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One day you wake up and it was all a.........

........NIGHTMARE!

That's how I feel today at day 18. Just seen a pic on Facebook of all the locals from ne of my local pubs on holiday in Spain. Looks great, not!

I would have been there with that bunch of strangers who only have one thing in common and that's getting drunk! They all look awful and drunk on the pic!

I am so happy I am out of it! Found the real me again!

Thanks everyone for the continued support!

10-20-2014, 03:10 PM

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Findingtheway

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Rock and Roll Buggirl! I'm on day 18 too!

Walking the path with you still!

10-20-2014, 03:11 PM

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least

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Every day I give thanks that I'm sober.

It makes my life so much simpler.

10-20-2014, 03:12 PM

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Lusher

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Hey Buggirl,

Congrats of day 18!!!

When I look at myself in most of the photos of me and my friends, it's rare that I'm not holding a beer. That stuff does get old, and although perhaps it's not always as fun staying clear-headed, I do feel the rewards make it well worth it.

Nice job. You should be proud of yourself.

10-20-2014, 03:12 PM

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Buggirl

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Thanks guys!

10-20-2014, 03:13 PM

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Buggirl

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Originally Posted by Findingtheway

Rock and Roll Buggirl! I'm on day 18 too!

Walking the path with you still!

We are awesome!

10-20-2014, 03:17 PM

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Foolsgold186

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Well done on 18 days!!!

10-20-2014, 03:21 PM

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PurpleKnight

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Keep pushing through Buggirl!! Day 18 is fantastic!!

10-20-2014, 03:23 PM

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silentrun

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Awesomeness Bug and FTW!
Sometimes I feel like that whole part of my life happened to someone else.

10-20-2014, 03:24 PM

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Barnumb

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Congrats buggirl! 18 days is no easy task.

10-20-2014, 03:25 PM

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Soberwolf

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Originally Posted by Buggirl

We are awesome!

You are both so awesome buggirl & finding

10-20-2014, 03:45 PM

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Dee74

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Congrats on day 18

10-20-2014, 09:39 PM

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Buggirl

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Originally Posted by silentrun

Awesomeness Bug and FTW!
Sometimes I feel like that whole part of my life happened to someone else.

That's exactly what this post is about. That's how I feel right now!

10-20-2014, 11:26 PM

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bookmaven

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I know I'm starting a new life as a sober person. I don't ever want to go back to the way it was.

10-20-2014, 11:36 PM

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Treerat66

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Well done on 18 days.

10-21-2014, 12:15 AM

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Hawks

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Seen one drunken duck face selfie.... Seen em all

10-21-2014, 02:31 AM

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JanieJ

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Well done, Buggirl.

love you avatar pic.

Yeah, I'm on day 11 now, and feel about the same.
Isn't it great ?

10-21-2014, 04:24 AM

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pumpkinny

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Congrats on 18! It sure feels great to not have have to worry about what drunken pics might show up of yourself on social media!

10-21-2014, 04:25 AM

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silentrun

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Buggirl

That's exactly what this post is about. That's how I feel right now!

I think that a good sign Bug. It means you are ready to let it go. That seems like the holdup on quitting to me. It's not like we don't know how to suffer through something. It's letting it go that is hard. My first month I felt like I had entered some alternate reality. The better I got the more I realized that when I was drinking I was stuck in my own head with a lunatic. Now I really am a different person with a different life.