Five years
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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.
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.
Very true.
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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!
"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!
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