5 years
 

It’s been 5 years to the day since I’ve had my last drop of alcohol. Checking in here to say thanks to this great community and serve as another example to the newcomers that it can be done. It took time and patience, but after 2ish years I felt that I was over the hump. In my first year I was maniacally focused on staying sober, but now I hardly think about it any longer.
What I do though is continue to read the harrowing stories from the Friends & Family section, to remind me where my drinking habit would have led me and how lucky I was to avoid such a close call.

To all those who want to stop or have just stopped: take heart, it can be done and it is totally worth it. But it will require work! Best of lucks and hugs for everybody!

Congratulations on 5 year!

Congratulations Mac on your 5 years! Thanks for sharing and encouraging someone like me who is newly sober.

Congratulations Mac :)

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Congrats on 5!

Congratulations. I was a sobriety maniac that first year too, and now I don't worry about it anymore. Funny how things change. Lots of work at first, and later... well, we just don't drink.

Congrats on Five Years! That is EPIC! :nyw:nyc:bbj::ny9:nyaa

Congratulations on 5 years sober and thanks for sharing! 🙏

Congratulations on 5 years of sobriety Mac :)

Congrats

Good Work!
Thanks for posting!

Congratulations on 5 years!

Congratulations Mac and thanks for sharing!

Well done, Mac. You’re right the first year or two are still a battle. I was definitely semi-addicted to AF beer, but even that fizzled out luckily. Three and a half years on, it’s just the norm to not drink. Compared to where we were before, that’s good going. Credit all round 👍

Great post, Mac, congratulations!

Wonderful 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Congrats on five years Mac! :)

Congrats on 5 years Mac. That's serious serious time.

A great post.

Congrats on 5 years.

Congrats on 5 years, Mac!