Five years
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Five years
Five years ago today, I woke up shaking, short of breath, nauseated, liver pain & my face was so hideously bloated you couldn't see my eye lashes due to my puffy eyelids. Not to mention the spider veins. For some weird reason I took a selfie that day. I never take selfies, maybe I thought I was having a good hair day. Who knows. But I think that ugly selfie helped save my life, because I couldn't believe what I saw. That couldn't be me. But it was. It was the me that was a daily drinker for thirty plus years.
I haven't touched a drop since. Sometimes it feels like yesterday, sometimes its feels like an eternity ago. But I am one hundred percent sure I wouldn't be here today if I hadn't quit.
I thank God every day for the gift of sobriety. I'm so grateful that I got to celebrate another mother's day today. The best part is I can see in my son's eyes how proud they are of their mom.
I know how hard it is to quit. I didn't think I could live without it. But you can if you really, really truly want to. It's by no means an easy journey. But it is truly possible & sooooooo worth it.
For you who are struggling you can do it!!!!!!! Hang in there!!!!! And happy mothers day ! P
I haven't touched a drop since. Sometimes it feels like yesterday, sometimes its feels like an eternity ago. But I am one hundred percent sure I wouldn't be here today if I hadn't quit.
I thank God every day for the gift of sobriety. I'm so grateful that I got to celebrate another mother's day today. The best part is I can see in my son's eyes how proud they are of their mom.
I know how hard it is to quit. I didn't think I could live without it. But you can if you really, really truly want to. It's by no means an easy journey. But it is truly possible & sooooooo worth it.
For you who are struggling you can do it!!!!!!! Hang in there!!!!! And happy mothers day ! P
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I just read ALL of your posts, from your first one on.
What a great role model, and a strong woman.
Thanks for giving us newbies hope, and a WHOPPING congratulations on 5 years!
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What a great role model, and a strong woman.
Thanks for giving us newbies hope, and a WHOPPING congratulations on 5 years!
🎊🪅🎉🎏🪄🎁🎈
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The “wouldn’t be here now” words always shake me up a bit. I reckon I was heading for serious medical problems with my drinking before I quit 3 years ago. Well done, Labatty. That’s been quite a journey.
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Congratulations on the big five. This always seemed like an important benchmark, because I read long ago, actually while I was still drinking, that 5 years of continuous sobriety was considered to be the official point that marked an alcoholic's recovery. I think this 5 year mark was decided by some agency or group of experts, but we now know of course that it's not the identifying marker. I believe an alcoholic can be recovered, but this is one of those things that can be debated, because no one really knows the answer.
I consider myself recovered, not because I have X number of years of sobriety in my past, but because I know that I will never have another drink in my future. We can debate this too, because no one knows the future, although we can make some pretty good guesses, but like someone said, "We are all just one drink away from that ugly past we left behind.
Wow! Did I get sidetracked? Congratulations, again, because 5 years, no matter how you cut it, is something to take pride in.
I consider myself recovered, not because I have X number of years of sobriety in my past, but because I know that I will never have another drink in my future. We can debate this too, because no one knows the future, although we can make some pretty good guesses, but like someone said, "We are all just one drink away from that ugly past we left behind.
Wow! Did I get sidetracked? Congratulations, again, because 5 years, no matter how you cut it, is something to take pride in.
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