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05-19-2015, 06:11 PM

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tnman1967

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22 mos tomorrow

My monthly reminder to stay the course. Thanks all and hang in there. Not always easy but always worth it.

05-19-2015, 06:14 PM

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suki44883

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Amen to that! Congratulations on 22 months! That's fantastic!!

05-19-2015, 06:15 PM

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least

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Congrats on almost two years sober!

05-19-2015, 06:37 PM

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CaseyW

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I can't even fathom 22 months at this point. What an amazing accomplishment! How'd you do it?

05-19-2015, 06:45 PM

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Zebra1275

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Congratulations on 22 months.

05-19-2015, 07:22 PM

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Foolsgold186

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Well done on 22 months!!

05-19-2015, 07:46 PM

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GroundhogDay

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Congrats!

05-19-2015, 07:47 PM

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strategery

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Congrats on 22 months tnman! That is awesome!

05-19-2015, 07:48 PM

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Hope2014

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Awesome job, congrats

05-20-2015, 02:55 PM

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tnman1967

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CaseyW

I can't even fathom 22 months at this point. What an amazing accomplishment! How'd you do it?

A complete change of mind set. Sick and tired of the person I had become. Needed to make a full inventory of myself and decide that I don't want to drink anymore. When you reach that conclusion and you really mean it, it becomes easier. Not easy but doable. I do not prescribe to the powerless mantra nor do I necessary believe it's a disease. It's a an addiction and you have to break the addiction with a combination of stamina, will power, but mostly the decision that you don't want to be a slave to the bottle anymore. I'm not saying my way is easy or the way for you, everyone is different, some need AA, some need another group some just do it on this forum, but it all comes back to the need to not want to drink anymore. Hang in there.

05-20-2015, 02:57 PM

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biminiblue

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Decision

...absolutely.

Congrats on 22 months, thank you for the post

05-20-2015, 03:20 PM

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thenewguy

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Congrats on 22 months; I'm reaching 21 months this weekend, and our philosophies are very similar regarding sobriety; the decision gets that much easier when we reach our breaking point.

Well Done, Sir