Made it to 100 days
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Made it to 100 days
Title says it all, longest I have ever gone without a drink. I was a binger but I knew it was getting worse. After working away from home last year I got wasted every night. One night drank straight through until about 5.30am went to work said never again. Guess what I did that night?
To all those starting out my life isn't perfect now I have lots of worries (family illness, money, job) all the things that most other people have. The only difference is I now realise getting smashed 2,3 or 4 nights a week won't change any of it. Problems and challenges are part of life. And it's a hell of a lot easier dealing with them sober than after a serious drinking session.
I'm making slow progress I had a strong urge to drink a few weeks ago. But it passed nearly as quick as it came.
My thinking has changed, weekends are now a time to get things done or do nothing at all if I choose. For the previous 20 years they were for getting wasted. Thinking about making it through Christmas or going to a wedding gets my AV going but the longer I'm off the drink the better it gets and I'm sure in time I won't associate drinking with certain celebrations just as I don't associate it with the weekend anymore.
I sometimes recall some of the stupid things I have done or offensive things I said. But that wasn't me that was the drunk me. I'm learning to forgive myself and move forward rather than dwelling on the past.
I went for a walk in the forest yesterday morning with my wife and child, clear blue sky mist low on the horizon and I felt alive. No guilt about anything I may have said or done. No anxiety, no worries about being over the limit the next morning.
I hope this post will help someone. Just as I have been helped daily by everyone else who posts on this site.
Thank you all and here's to a sober future for all of us.x
To all those starting out my life isn't perfect now I have lots of worries (family illness, money, job) all the things that most other people have. The only difference is I now realise getting smashed 2,3 or 4 nights a week won't change any of it. Problems and challenges are part of life. And it's a hell of a lot easier dealing with them sober than after a serious drinking session.
I'm making slow progress I had a strong urge to drink a few weeks ago. But it passed nearly as quick as it came.
My thinking has changed, weekends are now a time to get things done or do nothing at all if I choose. For the previous 20 years they were for getting wasted. Thinking about making it through Christmas or going to a wedding gets my AV going but the longer I'm off the drink the better it gets and I'm sure in time I won't associate drinking with certain celebrations just as I don't associate it with the weekend anymore.
I sometimes recall some of the stupid things I have done or offensive things I said. But that wasn't me that was the drunk me. I'm learning to forgive myself and move forward rather than dwelling on the past.
I went for a walk in the forest yesterday morning with my wife and child, clear blue sky mist low on the horizon and I felt alive. No guilt about anything I may have said or done. No anxiety, no worries about being over the limit the next morning.
I hope this post will help someone. Just as I have been helped daily by everyone else who posts on this site.
Thank you all and here's to a sober future for all of us.x
Keep going, it gets better. 
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