Newpathway

I am 4 months sober and through all the difficulty of physical and psychological adjustment to having this new life I have to say that for many years I was motivated to drink partly due to my perception that a sober life was boring. Now I feel the calm and peacefulness is blissful. It has been a very difficult road...treacherous actually but I'm closer to the light at the end of the tunnel. Life is so much better, richer and more real.

I wanted to share this so that those of you in your first days and weeks can know that it does get better. Progress can seem agonizingly slow but keep on keeping on because there is a better life ahead!

Thepatman

Great stuff!!

I realized that being sober equals a lot more time on our hands, and I mean a LOT!

I used to sleep (ie: Pass out) for 11-12 hours. Now I can make with 6-7 hours.
Plus you add the wasted time for beer runs, sitting on the sofa half in the bag.

That being said I have a toon of time. And further more the time appears to pass slower. All this is good, because life is short, I rather have the time to see it unfold instead of having weeks, months, years that I can't remember half of.

Dee74

Way to go newpathway

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JanieJ

Thank you for posting ,Newpathway.

I'm so happy that you have found peace in your life

MelindaFlowers

Thank you for this post. I agree that it feels like we have so much more time now. I guess it doesn't just feel like it, we actually have so much more time. It's wonderful.

rjask

Congratulations of four months . . . as someone with barely a week under the belt I am inspired by your journey.

least

Congrats on four months sober!

OklaBH

Great post! I agree! I'm finding plenty to do though. It's liberating to goto work Monday and talk about my weekend and things I got done. Before , I had to make stuff up because the truth was I was drunk friday thru Sunday .

KateL

Very inspiring post and congrats x

soberclover

Congratulations on your sober time and I'm so glad to hear you have found some peace and serenity along the way!

Conquest

Great work and beautifully said, Newpathway!

CNY46ER

Inspiring....I am partially overwhelmed with my new available time. filling it with quality time is my challenge. Congrats and ty for posting.

Lance40

Great job on 4 months!

zerothehero

My mom used to say when I complained about boredom: "If you're bored you're not using your imagination." She was right, and I sure don't need alcohol to use my imagination. There are so many things I can do when I'm NOT drunk...

Hawkeye13

Thank you for sharing this--it is so hard when you first try to get sober to think things will ever be better.

But they do get better, and that's a wonderful thing

Soberwolf

Well done on 4 months

earlyriser

Peace and bliss. I can't think of any better thing at the end of the tunnel. I'm there as well, and wish it for everyone here that is struggling.

Thanks for sharing your encouraging words.

Earlyriser

Jsbodhi

Yes! It's only been 5 days, but I'm noticing the free time, and I love it! I'm actually shaving my legs, using the new lotion I bought, cleaned out my car, got groceries, listened to the radio and returned emails ( sober, not drunken ones), waking up early and having nice long days, And not so irritated with everything.
Though I am laying in bed again today, but it's -23 and the roads are ice, so I got some tea and am having a snow day. I must admit, it's way nicer than laying in this same spot hungover and trying not to think about what I did blackout drunk.
I'm really liking it.
Thanks for the post!!!

Jsbodhi

And congratulations on 4 months! Any celebrating plans?! Maybe a nice meal or new clothes?!

MelindaFlowers

Speaking of time, I used to look at people sitting on the beach or a porch and just sitting. Just relaxing......enjoying just quietly sitting there. Serene almost.

I had forgotten what this felt like. If I wasn't drinking I was hungover and anxious. I hadn't felt inner calm in years.

I am now that person sitting on the beach or on that porch......just "being."