Double Digits!
 

Here I am 10 days sober and clean!
In 10 days I have survived a graduation party, a 5 hour road trip to and a 5 hour road trip back from my parents house. ( In the past this would have been 10 hours of non stop drinking and using.)
I made it through 2 dinners at 2 different restaurants over the week-end, with everyone drinking alcohol but me.
I have survived putting up with my snarky, sarcastic, attitude-filled sister questioning me why I'm not drinking and being mad that I was not.
I made it through 2 week-ends and a Monday.
And I'm still clean and sober.
If you would have asked me 1 month ago if this day would ever come, I would have panicked at the thought of it.
Instead I am living my life. Literally, living every moment.
And I am learning that life without beer and/or coke is doable and wonderful.
I have a game plan for every event that I know is coming up.
I have a mantra I play over and over in my head for when the urge strikes to drink or pick up.
I play the tape from beginning to end and I read, read, read here.
This being sober stuff is like a new world to me.
Everything is different and new.
It's incredible, really

Congrats on ten days clean and sober! :) Keep going, it gets better. :)

FL,

Congratulations! That is a lot to be proud of.

So glad you're feeling good. Keep up the good work! It'll only get better!

Congrats!

Well done! 👍

Yes! Congratulations! Keep up the good work

So very pleased for you FeelingL0st 😊😊😊 great job x

Congratulations feelingl0st! :)

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Well done! I'm impressed by your plan, stay strong.

Congrats on day 10, FeelingL0st. Keep moving forward!

Excellent job, Feeling! You sound very positive and excited about sobriety; attitude is important. I 'play the tape' too when I feel cravings (which are far less than they were 18 months ago on the 23rd for me-it really does get easier) and that gives me time to think of the consequences before the action. The last time I drank I wrecked my car and nearly killed myself so all I need to do is think back to what I remember of that night-- which is quite a bit, considering how impaired I was--and ask myself if I want to risk my self-respect and life and limb for nothing. It's not worth it to me. Sobriety rocks. I wish you all the best; SR is a great place for advice and support. Stay close.

Congrats and great job Feeling!! :D I remember that feeling well, how good it felt, to cross that threshhold of a milestone, hitting those marks we never thought we could do or get to again.
Keep going, it gets better! :You_Rock_

Fantastic!

:c011:

Great post and well done!

Excellent job, my friend! Keep it up!

Hi FeelingL0st, congratulations on 10 days sober. There is life after booze!:You_Rock_

Congrulations on 10 days :You_Rock_

Really well done. Congratulations. :scoregood

That's great- I loved when I could start "counting 10s"!

Taking care of yourself is really important- I know that I still shouldn't let myself get stretched too far or too exhausted, so please make sure you are resting and eating well and all that jazz.

Keep going!

Fantastic! Well done. Such a positive post.. hang on to that!