How I Managed To Stay Sober for 5 Months And 22 Days.
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How I Managed To Stay Sober for 5 Months And 22 Days.
First off, I would like to thank everyone who help me along this journey in this forum, Thank you for the random private messages and for caring. I never thought that I could meet strangers on a forum and be able to get support.
Most of you know my story. In a short recap, I created an account here in 2013, relapsed numerous of times and in conclusion to all the mess, i ended up with two DWI, hefty court and lawyer fees plus 2 years without my license. On October 28, 2015 I had my last alcoholic drink. The following day i had to attend a 48 hour drunk driving course due by the courts for my second drunk driving offense. The fine for this course was $321 so I made sure that money did not go to waste and I educated myself on alcoholism and studied as much as I could.
I came home November 1st and i made a commitment that I would never drink again. As soon as I got home i was tempted by family members to drink. I remember being so upset and enticed to have a few shots with my uncle but i did not want to get discouraged on starting my sobriety so i went to sleep feeling depressed that i may never indulge in the poison i learned to love.
I needed a plan and support in order to stay sober so I created a thread on this forum and tittle it: New Journal to Recovery. For the following months, i made a commitment to write as much as i needed to take sobriety serious. I was not looking forward to sobriety and was scared of the change i needed to make in order for this work.
As i try to educate myself on alcoholism I stumble across a book written by Allen Carr called "The Easy Way to Control Alcohol." That book gave me the fire to pursue sobriety and confirmed that I was doing the right thing. I had this illusion that alcohol gave me confidence, made me more social and that I could not live without it. Allen Carr proved to me that this wall a delusion that would keep me drinking and that i had to take that desire away in order to stay sober.
5 months later and Im constantly working out and going to gym, eating better, meditating and reading daily. I lost alot of friends, been more lonelier than ever and have days that i feel like giving up but i still find the courage and motivation to keep going. At first i thought that if i quit drinking all my problems would disappear but they didn't. Instead of running from my problems i now face them with a sober mind.
Thank you for listening.
Most of you know my story. In a short recap, I created an account here in 2013, relapsed numerous of times and in conclusion to all the mess, i ended up with two DWI, hefty court and lawyer fees plus 2 years without my license. On October 28, 2015 I had my last alcoholic drink. The following day i had to attend a 48 hour drunk driving course due by the courts for my second drunk driving offense. The fine for this course was $321 so I made sure that money did not go to waste and I educated myself on alcoholism and studied as much as I could.
I came home November 1st and i made a commitment that I would never drink again. As soon as I got home i was tempted by family members to drink. I remember being so upset and enticed to have a few shots with my uncle but i did not want to get discouraged on starting my sobriety so i went to sleep feeling depressed that i may never indulge in the poison i learned to love.
I needed a plan and support in order to stay sober so I created a thread on this forum and tittle it: New Journal to Recovery. For the following months, i made a commitment to write as much as i needed to take sobriety serious. I was not looking forward to sobriety and was scared of the change i needed to make in order for this work.
As i try to educate myself on alcoholism I stumble across a book written by Allen Carr called "The Easy Way to Control Alcohol." That book gave me the fire to pursue sobriety and confirmed that I was doing the right thing. I had this illusion that alcohol gave me confidence, made me more social and that I could not live without it. Allen Carr proved to me that this wall a delusion that would keep me drinking and that i had to take that desire away in order to stay sober.
5 months later and Im constantly working out and going to gym, eating better, meditating and reading daily. I lost alot of friends, been more lonelier than ever and have days that i feel like giving up but i still find the courage and motivation to keep going. At first i thought that if i quit drinking all my problems would disappear but they didn't. Instead of running from my problems i now face them with a sober mind.
Thank you for listening.
Keep going, it gets better. 
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Thanks for the inspiration, Ghost!
This morning I posted a Harriet Tubman quote on the 24 hour forum. Later in the afternoon I saw in the news that Harriet Tubman is going to be replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. This made my day! I often think of her and this quote if I get discouraged.
“If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.”
― Harriet Tubman
This morning I posted a Harriet Tubman quote on the 24 hour forum. Later in the afternoon I saw in the news that Harriet Tubman is going to be replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. This made my day! I often think of her and this quote if I get discouraged.
“If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.”
― Harriet Tubman
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