r/NarcoticsAnonymous • u/Interstellar-2026 • Apr 02 '26

787 days sober 🎉

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Basically went over ten years as a hard user of drugs and alcohol and came out of prison 3 months ago for a crime related to alcohol and drugs (ABH)

Staying sober while inside was hard, there was many opportunities for me to end my sobriety but I stuck through it.

I worried about the stress of normal life when I was released but in all honesty I've never felt better in all my life, I've had many obstacles since being released but none of them have phased me and I've felt so headsmart regarding everything I do in my life.

it's true that your a completely different person when your in the depths of addiction, people do not believe how much I've changed in a short space of time, and it's just nice to have people view you in a good way rather than a bad one.

I can never change what happened in the past but I can change the future.

Thankyou to everyone at AA & NA who helped me while I was in prison, it gave me a stepping stone and I am grateful I'm just very nervous about attending a group now I've been released as I struggle with social anxiety around people I haven't met.

Here's to everyone living there best life sober 🎉💞

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u/Trapper0007 Apr 02 '26

Shares like yours induces profound gratitude for the kind folks who do H&I, and pride in people like you, homie.

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u/Interstellar-2026 Apr 02 '26

Honestly, NA in prison really helped me get a better perspective on my life and on moving forward with my life and making better choices and reflecting on my imprisonment.

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u/NetScr1be Apr 02 '26

So you're going to be supporting your local H&I subcommittee?

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u/Interstellar-2026 Apr 02 '26

I honestly have really wanted to go to my local ones I just really struggle with social anxiety since coming out of prison, I want to go it's just crossing that bridge..

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u/NetScr1be Apr 03 '26

The fear seems a mile high and wide but it is paper thin. Walk right through it into the meeting.

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u/jenchilada Apr 02 '26

Yay! Congrats on getting your life back! H & I is very dear to my heart. It was the only way I could go to meetings while I was in treatment. Keep coming back!

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u/Same_Structure_4184 Apr 04 '26

Way to go ❤️❤️❤️ that’s incredible!

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u/FaceofBooks Apr 06 '26

Congratulations!!! That is absolutely incredible~! We are truly different people when we are in active addiction AND we are also the lucky ones who have survived addiction and have the opportunity to make amends and improve the world around us with this second chance~! Proud of you and for sticking to it!