Day 54
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Day 54
And it's after midnight here, so it's officially day 54 and this is now the second longest period of continuous sobriety I've had ever since I take my first sip of alcohol ever on April 3, 1999.
Hey, that's a good question--is there anyone else here who can tell you the exact day and place and almost the exact moment (around 6:30 pm) that they took their first drink of alcohol? I only remember because it happened under a very specific set of circumstances that I'm not going to go into here for personal reasons. I'm anonymous here but not THAT anonymous and this story involves another person in a private moment. I don't mind telling awful stories on myself, like my jail stories in the Class of May thread tonight, but have to respect others anonymity.
Anyways, congratulations to me! And mostly thanks to each and every one of you for being the cornerstone of my not taking a drink one day at a time for 53 complete days in a row. You have kept me sober. Thank you for that!
P.S. The website was acting all wonky while I posted this, probably trying to tell me to be humble and not to congratulate myself. My apologies in advance if this thread shows up in duplicate.
Hey, that's a good question--is there anyone else here who can tell you the exact day and place and almost the exact moment (around 6:30 pm) that they took their first drink of alcohol? I only remember because it happened under a very specific set of circumstances that I'm not going to go into here for personal reasons. I'm anonymous here but not THAT anonymous and this story involves another person in a private moment. I don't mind telling awful stories on myself, like my jail stories in the Class of May thread tonight, but have to respect others anonymity.
Anyways, congratulations to me! And mostly thanks to each and every one of you for being the cornerstone of my not taking a drink one day at a time for 53 complete days in a row. You have kept me sober. Thank you for that!
P.S. The website was acting all wonky while I posted this, probably trying to tell me to be humble and not to congratulate myself. My apologies in advance if this thread shows up in duplicate.
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Good work. I passed six months a few days back...its a great feeling to be out of the relapse-recovery cycle.
Feel good about it. The website was probably being hit by sunspots on the moon.
"Always Believe!" -The Ultimate Warrior
Feel good about it. The website was probably being hit by sunspots on the moon.
"Always Believe!" -The Ultimate Warrior
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The truth be told, I was probably 6 or 7 the first time I took a drink. My father would sit his can of beer on the floor next to his chair and every time he got up from the chair I would take a swig. Everyone thought it was so cute back then. Not cute now.
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It's hard to remember. My parents often gave me booze as a child. the first time I remember actively seeking it out on my own I was 9 . I was getting drunk with friends by 12. I can still remember how exciting it was and how horrible it tasted and how I instantly needed more and went straight back to the liquor cabinet
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Nicely done on 54 daze........Good Job~!
I was 13 years old and it was in June, 1973. I was on a bus trip with other 8th graders visiting Washington DC traveling from the Midwest for several days. I cajoled the principal of our Junior High to give us some beer at the hotel one evening when the teachers were having a bash in someone's room. He provided a 6 pack of black label.......I drank most of it. It was the first time I felt that ahhhhhh and it never left.
I was 13 years old and it was in June, 1973. I was on a bus trip with other 8th graders visiting Washington DC traveling from the Midwest for several days. I cajoled the principal of our Junior High to give us some beer at the hotel one evening when the teachers were having a bash in someone's room. He provided a 6 pack of black label.......I drank most of it. It was the first time I felt that ahhhhhh and it never left.
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Way to go CaseyW!!! Congratulations.
I clearly remember the feelings I got from my first serious drink (not the sips of wine,beer etc as a young child). I was a young scrawny 90 lb 14 year old when I was given a martini by adult friends of the family. I was stunned and amazed that a drink could bring me to this weird dissociated place. Now I'm stunned and amazed that adult strangers could have thought that was in any way appropriate for a young girl, even if she was kind of precocious. But so it began…
Keep on with what you're doing - seems like it's working.
You're always a real positive presence here
I clearly remember the feelings I got from my first serious drink (not the sips of wine,beer etc as a young child). I was a young scrawny 90 lb 14 year old when I was given a martini by adult friends of the family. I was stunned and amazed that a drink could bring me to this weird dissociated place. Now I'm stunned and amazed that adult strangers could have thought that was in any way appropriate for a young girl, even if she was kind of precocious. But so it began…
Keep on with what you're doing - seems like it's working.
You're always a real positive presence here
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Great job Casey on 54 days!! Keep it up. I'm 10 days behind you.
I remember my sister giving me a bottle of Boone's Farm strawberry hill wine when I was about 13 or 14... tasted like kool-aid. I think I drank the entire bottle and then fell asleep in the bathroom hugging the toilet... Ugh... should have been a hint right there for me to never take another drink.
I remember my sister giving me a bottle of Boone's Farm strawberry hill wine when I was about 13 or 14... tasted like kool-aid. I think I drank the entire bottle and then fell asleep in the bathroom hugging the toilet... Ugh... should have been a hint right there for me to never take another drink.
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