3 months sober
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3 months sober
Hello everybody!
I managed to pull myself out of this madness and today I'm 92 days off alcohol and 46 days off weed. This is the longest strech of sobriety I've had in about 7 years and I feel very proud of myself.
I'm 32 years old male. I have been drinking problematically from the age of 18, but from the age of 28 to 31 in fell into a very dark alcoholic hole. I was drinking around 3 littres of white wine daily for about 2 years from morning till evening. It was pure hell. It was no way of living. I literally threw away last 5 years of my life. I was also havily addicted to cocaine for about a year and I've smoked weed daily from the age of 18 untill 45 days ago. It was devastating for my family and for me. I stole money, drove drunk, hung out with shady people, let everyone down and I couldn't live like that anymore.
Luckily, enough was enough. I slowly decreased my wine intake through last months because I phisically couldn't handle alcohol anymore. Then I also quit weed. It wasn't working for me anymore. I never even liked that lifestyle and I always thought I could and should make more out of my life. I was just a little boy, a slave of different substances. An empty soul.
So, here I am. I do not intend to go back. I know it's only a start, I still get cravings some days, but I quickly talk myself out of them. My recovery is still far away - I'm dealing with brain fog, dizziness, lethargy, I have trouble concentrating, I have memory problems etc. But I enjoy living without substances. I workout every morning, I eat healthy, I read, I study and I work on my PhD in law. I also got an excellent job offer - legal advising in my country.
This forum was an immense help for my recovery. I learned a lot about alcoholism and addiction. So, yeah. I hope I finally pressed the reset button and restarted my life. It was about time.
Thank you SR!
I managed to pull myself out of this madness and today I'm 92 days off alcohol and 46 days off weed. This is the longest strech of sobriety I've had in about 7 years and I feel very proud of myself.
I'm 32 years old male. I have been drinking problematically from the age of 18, but from the age of 28 to 31 in fell into a very dark alcoholic hole. I was drinking around 3 littres of white wine daily for about 2 years from morning till evening. It was pure hell. It was no way of living. I literally threw away last 5 years of my life. I was also havily addicted to cocaine for about a year and I've smoked weed daily from the age of 18 untill 45 days ago. It was devastating for my family and for me. I stole money, drove drunk, hung out with shady people, let everyone down and I couldn't live like that anymore.
Luckily, enough was enough. I slowly decreased my wine intake through last months because I phisically couldn't handle alcohol anymore. Then I also quit weed. It wasn't working for me anymore. I never even liked that lifestyle and I always thought I could and should make more out of my life. I was just a little boy, a slave of different substances. An empty soul.
So, here I am. I do not intend to go back. I know it's only a start, I still get cravings some days, but I quickly talk myself out of them. My recovery is still far away - I'm dealing with brain fog, dizziness, lethargy, I have trouble concentrating, I have memory problems etc. But I enjoy living without substances. I workout every morning, I eat healthy, I read, I study and I work on my PhD in law. I also got an excellent job offer - legal advising in my country.
This forum was an immense help for my recovery. I learned a lot about alcoholism and addiction. So, yeah. I hope I finally pressed the reset button and restarted my life. It was about time.
Thank you SR!
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Way to go Vino88! At more than 90 days you are through the worst of it. That is an amazing accomplishment!
Keep posting on here and keep at it. You have a wonderful life ahead of you!
Keep posting on here and keep at it. You have a wonderful life ahead of you!
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Such a wonderful post! Your honesty and positive words help me and so many others, many of whom are lurking and thinking of hitting the restart button. As they read more and more success stories, the little voice that says “ hey you! Remember me? Save me, only you can do this!”
and we can. And we do.
best,
free
and we can. And we do.
best,
free
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