Haven't check-in in awhile.
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Join Date: Jun 2018
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Haven't check-in in awhile.
Checking in just to say life is way better then I could have ever have imagined being sober. It's so good that sometimes I think about when is the bad stuff going to happen because it can't be this good, can it?
Everyday is not perfect but I don't dwell on it or drink myself into a pissed off mood which would then be followed by a call or texted that I wouldn't remember and then the “who did I **** off last night?” thoughts in the morning.
I actually have goals that I'm reaching in all parts of my.
-Getting along really well with my ex who I wasn't a good husband to originally.
-Acting like a father to ours kids.
-Working on my house that I have neglected for years.
-I'm 100% debt free.
-Rounded up all my retirement and placed it in one location.
-Employed and starting a side gig to kill sometime in the afternoons after work.
-Going to be a responsible adult and take care of my new Golden pup 2 months.
-More active then I think I ever had been. 6.280 mill steps since quitting [06/2019] according to my tale-tail.
-Willing to go to the doctor without fear of what they might say about my drinking.
-Proud as hell to answer “Nope” if and when asked If I drink alcohol and I have never been questioned about it and I periodically
get the response of “I'll get there one day”.
Thanks SR!
Everyday is not perfect but I don't dwell on it or drink myself into a pissed off mood which would then be followed by a call or texted that I wouldn't remember and then the “who did I **** off last night?” thoughts in the morning.
I actually have goals that I'm reaching in all parts of my.
-Getting along really well with my ex who I wasn't a good husband to originally.
-Acting like a father to ours kids.
-Working on my house that I have neglected for years.
-I'm 100% debt free.
-Rounded up all my retirement and placed it in one location.
-Employed and starting a side gig to kill sometime in the afternoons after work.
-Going to be a responsible adult and take care of my new Golden pup 2 months.
-More active then I think I ever had been. 6.280 mill steps since quitting [06/2019] according to my tale-tail.
-Willing to go to the doctor without fear of what they might say about my drinking.
-Proud as hell to answer “Nope” if and when asked If I drink alcohol and I have never been questioned about it and I periodically
get the response of “I'll get there one day”.
Thanks SR!
Samantha
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 2,031
Great post! I wish I could relate.
I get depressed when sober too long.
I get everything done I need to weather sober or drunk (since i only drink every 1-2 months for the most part).
so I am working on trying to be happier. And failing lol.
I get depressed when sober too long.
I get everything done I need to weather sober or drunk (since i only drink every 1-2 months for the most part).
so I am working on trying to be happier. And failing lol.
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Thanks for sharing this with us - posts like this are what I love to read on SR the most. I had similar experiences even with only a bit over 3 months of sobriety before a brief relapse recently - much better and more consistent motivation, lots of constructive changes made, better mental and physical health. I am more determined than ever to get it back and stories like yours are very inspiring 
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Originally Posted by C0ntr0ls 
Checking in just to say life is way better then I could have ever have imagined being sober. It's so good that sometimes I think about when is the bad stuff going to happen because it can't be this good, can it?
So another possible answer to, "It can't be this good," would be, "It can be even better than it is now." You'll see.
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