HeadLump

Enjoy the day, grubby, and treat yourself to something really special - you've more than earned it!

Coldfusion

One year is AWESOME Grubby!

twal

Congratulations on one year, Grubby! That's such a great accomplishment!

Opivotal

Congratulations, Grubby!

Treerat66

Well done Grubby

least

Congrats on the first of many sober years!

Gonnachange

Congratulations on your anniversary.

Nowsthetime

Hey G!!! Congrats. Imagine how much more you are adding to your life just be sleeping properly...

To many more!!!

awholenewlife52

Congratulations, grubby!

I'm on day 36 and your post is very inspiring.

MRJ

An inspiration you are Grubby! I have a question. I think of my sobriety all day. Its new. Was there a day or a number of days that you didn't think about it? 3 months? 6 months? 9? Still think about it daily?

After ending a relationship (not by choice) eventually you realize you didn't think about her in a day or 2 days. Usually this means (to me anyway) that I am better, I've moved on.

Just curious. Congrats again! -MRJ

EDIT: Anyone can answer my question. Thanks.

Kaneda8888

Well done Grubby ! A year is a massive achievement !

Dee74

Congrats on your milestone Grubby

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awholenewlife52

I'm interested in hearing answers to this question from those with longer term sobriety too.

I wouldn't say I think of my sobriety all the time, but definitely frequently throughout every day at the moment. I'd like to think a time will come where it just 'is' and I won't think about it quite so frequently!

Good question, MRJ!

grubby

I would say at about 5 months in i was pretty much auto-pilot and not really thinking about it much. Early on, say first few months, it was on my mind constantly. Varying levels of cravings continued into May. But then again that's just me, your mileage may vary.

I think something really important is simply finding something else to occupy your mind with. Lately money has been on my mind a lot, so drinking is the last thing on my mind. I remember around June of 2014 i took up 2 new hobbies and it helped IMMENSELY.

It doesn't get mentioned on here much, but in my opinion simple boredom is one of the biggest triggers and cause of a lot of cravings and relapses. I would say it is almost up there with the usual suspects such as stress, depression, anxiety.

I guess i am lucky in that I only drank for a couple years in comparison, although the drinking progressed surprisingly quick in that time. I imagine getting off of this drug is much harder for those who have been at it for a long time, say 10+ years.

This is a very mysterious condition...... booze starts off as your best friend, and ends up being your worst enemy. Very strange indeed.

Vandermast

Grubby you indeed have inspired me

Congrats on one year

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Lance40

Congrats on 1 year- that's an awesome milestone!

Notimetoloose

yee haw..Congratulations, great job, a year is indeed a massive milestone...

Sebastian84

Congratulations Grubby, that is a sensational milestone and inspiring achievement. It's people like you who give people like me, who have just started their journey, hope that this demon can be beaten.

Sasha4

Big shout out for Grubby!

xx

zeppodog

Good for you, I'd be pretty proud of myself when I make a year.