60 Days Yesterday!
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60 Days Yesterday!
Hey everyone. It feels awesome that I'm able to say I have two months as of yesterday with no drugs or alcohol! This is the longest I have been sober since my relapse which began in March of 2012. It took finally accepting that I was beaten and willing to do whatever it takes to stop killing myself. So I entered a treatment facility and began working on my path to sobriety. Early on, while beginning inpatient, I had complications from stopping and was hospitalized for 5 days (after being 10 days sober) due to high liver enzyme levels, and the early onset Rabdomyolysis which can lead to kidney failure. That was a very humbling experience as I'd never had debilitating physical consequences from my alcohol use (besides panic attacks, and heart flutters.) It was scary to think what would have happened if I didn't make the decision to get help and that condition came on while drinking.
When I was in the cycle of drinking, trying to stop, saying one more time, being hungover, repeat ad nauseam, everything seemed hopeless. I didn't have a choice in the matter. But with a little time and putting work in to benefit my sobriety, I can see that I have my power of choice back to live a fulfilling sober life with all of the ups and downs that come with it. To drink again at all is to give up my free will and power of choice not only in the matter of drinking, but in all areas of my life. It's no way to live for me.
I'm grateful that this site is here for an outlet for struggles and accomplishments in sobriety; it's helped me so much. I'm grateful too that I'm here to be able to post this. A little more than two months ago I couldn't imagine I'd be able to say I had two months. I felt hopeless and that I was destined to die this way, but it's not true. I know the journey is only beginning and I'm excited to keep going. I hope this helps anyone that is struggling. You can make it and it's worth it.
When I was in the cycle of drinking, trying to stop, saying one more time, being hungover, repeat ad nauseam, everything seemed hopeless. I didn't have a choice in the matter. But with a little time and putting work in to benefit my sobriety, I can see that I have my power of choice back to live a fulfilling sober life with all of the ups and downs that come with it. To drink again at all is to give up my free will and power of choice not only in the matter of drinking, but in all areas of my life. It's no way to live for me.
I'm grateful that this site is here for an outlet for struggles and accomplishments in sobriety; it's helped me so much. I'm grateful too that I'm here to be able to post this. A little more than two months ago I couldn't imagine I'd be able to say I had two months. I felt hopeless and that I was destined to die this way, but it's not true. I know the journey is only beginning and I'm excited to keep going. I hope this helps anyone that is struggling. You can make it and it's worth it.
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Originally Posted by simplex 
When I was in the cycle of drinking, trying to stop, saying one more time, being hungover, repeat ad nauseam, everything seemed hopeless. I didn't have a choice in the matter. But with a little time and putting work in to benefit my sobriety, I can see that I have my power of choice back to live a fulfilling sober life with all of the ups and downs that come with it. To drink again at all is to give up my free will and power of choice not only in the matter of drinking, but in all areas of my life. It's no way to live for me.
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