Five years
 

Just realized I reached my 5 year mark six days ago.
For those of you waiting to jump in, there will never be a better time for day one than today.
For those of you just a few days, weeks, or months in - you get better with practice at dealing with urges or the usual setbacks in life that would have previously provided the excuse to drink even more.
I liken sobriety to that moment in the movie Wizard of Oz when Dorothy is told she could have returned home to Kansas anytime she wanted to - she just had to click her heels three times.
It was amazing how close it was all this time - all I had to do was not have that next drink.

Brilliant job. Well done!

Way to go! That's awesome.

Fantastic job. Five years is a great accomplishment😀

I love the analogy :) Very true.

Congrats on your 5 wonderful years of sobriety, Ornith!

That's an amazing achievement congratulations! Thanks for your post.

wow congratulations Ornithology :)

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Wow. Just wow. I am roughly 50 days sober, and my little AV is singing madly today. Your post is inspiring.

Congratulations, Ornithology.

Five years is terrific! :You_Rock_

congrats..inspiring

Congratulations on 5 Years...that’s amazing!!

Congratulations, Orn! I am so happy for you!

"It was amazing how close it was all this time - all I had to do was not have that next drink."

I hope that newer folks here take inspiration from Ornithology's words. They are so true. You, too, can be here celebrating your fifth year of sobriety.

All the best!

Five years is a wonderful milestone. :) Thank you for your message of hope. :hug:

It's cool how you reached 5 years and didn't even realize it.

That's because sobriety is your lifestyle now!

Congratulations and thank you for sharing 😀😀😀

nice chunk of time (as someone put it to me)

Wow! Congratulations!

So inspiring and so well said.

Thank you and congrats.

Ornithology, 5 years is so FANTASTIC, congratulations, rootin for ya. :egypt:
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Thank you for sharing your wisdom and congrats on five years! That is amazing!