6 month milestone.
 

So yesterday was 6 months since I picked up a drink. I battled to get sober for literally years, there were long stretches of time where I gave up and thought it was something that I would never be able to get right. My addiction ruled over me. I was a slave.

But not anymore! I know 6 months is still early days, yet it's huge for me. For those of you reading who are still struggling, never give up. Stick around on here and read, there is so much wisdom and information on here about how to beat this. The secular section is where I found the key out of my self imposed prison and learned how to disassociate from that part of me that loved to get drunk. It is something that everyone can learn how to do. Find what makes sense for you and put it to work. You are not your addiction and you have the power to free yourself.

Thank you SR for these forums and thanks to all the mods who work to keep it such a safe welcoming environment. And thanks to all the members for your insights and support and kindness. This place has helped me to get well. :grouphug:

Happy milestone to you! :)

Wonderful post, you rock!

Yay, Zen, great post!

zen, I have followed your tremendous progress!!

congrats on your 6 months :You_Rock_

So pleased for you. You have given me some hope!

Well done ! :-)

Congrats on six months sober! :scoregood

Well done, zenchaser!!!!!!! :bbj:

Zen, I'm so happy for you. I know the desperation of wanting sobriety and finally achieving it.

Great job!

Congratulations! :You_Rock_

This is wonderful Zen!

I have been following you and I am happy to read this!

Keep us posted on your journey. We are here to support you!

Congrats on 6 months:You_Rock_

Thanks everyone! I'm sitting here crying tears of happiness. It just means so much to me that I don't live like that anymore. I've still got healing and work to do on myself but I've come a long way and my life is so much richer and peaceful now that I've freed myself from that vicious, hopeless cycle.

Seriously, the secular forum on here is where it's at! Your AV will hate it and will try to steer you away because that's what your AV does, lies to you to keep you drinking. Those boards and the discussions on there helped me to see through the illusions and lies my AV told me. I learned how to ignore that voice and those urges. They are just thoughts and although I cannot control them, I can control what I do about them. I am in control of my body, my hands and my mouth. Once I got the hang of it and had seen through the illusions and saw the true powerlessness of those thoughts, quitting became effortless.

Awesome job zenchaser :) 6 months is awesome!

:c011: Fantastic :c011:

This is awesome. Congratulations! I remember your screenname from when I was lurking only .. so great to hear the success stories. I'm now at 3 months and looking forward to saying "6 months" too!

Thank you for coming back to post. So happy for you!

Nice job!! I'm very proud of you!!

Happy 6 months! Awesome!:fest30:

Congratulations Zenchaser :)

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Thanks for being part of us, Zen. 6 months is fabulous. :)