90 Days Sober - Again
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90 Days Sober - Again
To all who are traveling on this Sobriety Journey, I want to offer encouragement. Many of us have hit various mile posts in sobriety for the first time, and many, like me, have struggled past them multiple times, only to allow ourselves to take that first drink, yet again. I made it to 3 years and 7 months once - those were wonderful, clear headed days of actually being present in my life, and the lives of my family. I want that back so very much.
I know there are several here at, just past, or close to the 90 day mark along with me. Keep on keeping on friends! If we keep giving sobriety a chance, it will eventually stick.
This time around, I'm paying far closer attention to recognizing my Addictive Voice, and shutting it down and moving past it. My mistake in the past was engaging the AV in a dialogue - not this time. The urge to drink pops up less and less as my sober days increase, but this time I'm ready - and I know I have to smack it down and not give it platform.
Looking back on my previous 3 years, 7 months of sobriety, I realize my mistake was in not reminding myself of my goals in deciding to be permanently abstinent - and - to remind myself that no matter how much pleasure that few hours of giving in to my addiction again might give, the hangover, guilt, and self loathing that follows is too high a price to pay.
I just wanted to share my thoughts and maybe encourage someone who needs it, along with a little self encouragement. Thanks for reading!
I know there are several here at, just past, or close to the 90 day mark along with me. Keep on keeping on friends! If we keep giving sobriety a chance, it will eventually stick.
This time around, I'm paying far closer attention to recognizing my Addictive Voice, and shutting it down and moving past it. My mistake in the past was engaging the AV in a dialogue - not this time. The urge to drink pops up less and less as my sober days increase, but this time I'm ready - and I know I have to smack it down and not give it platform.
Looking back on my previous 3 years, 7 months of sobriety, I realize my mistake was in not reminding myself of my goals in deciding to be permanently abstinent - and - to remind myself that no matter how much pleasure that few hours of giving in to my addiction again might give, the hangover, guilt, and self loathing that follows is too high a price to pay.
I just wanted to share my thoughts and maybe encourage someone who needs it, along with a little self encouragement. Thanks for reading!
Hangovers Suck!
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Southeastern U.S.
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Originally Posted by Dee74 
Congrats John - sounds like you're doing well 
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It's not all butterflies and unicorns, but it beats the abyss of the bottle.
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