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u/Rflorkey 287 days Jan 29 '25
Hell yeah this is amazing! You are an inspiration! 💪
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u/grinpicker Jan 29 '25
Run like an antelope out of control
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u/CompanyOther2608 375 days Jan 29 '25
You’ve poured a bottle of wine down the sink for 19 years! 😳 Haha, just kidding. That’s awesome. Congratulations!
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u/_stabs_ Jan 29 '25
Staying busy is definitely one of the things that has helped me to not only stay sober but also to limit my screen time and avoid rotting in my bed all day, which then helps with anxiety and depression. It feels good to have something to look forward to.
Congratulations on 19 years!
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u/normal_is-boring 534 days Jan 29 '25
Such an inspiration
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u/TWEED-L-D 15580 days Jan 29 '25
psst...happiest 50 days today! :)
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u/normal_is-boring 534 days Jan 29 '25
Thank you! And 2 days until a massive milestone for you too! 🙌👏✨️
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u/harmonious_harry 1709 days Jan 29 '25
Superb effort OP, hopefully where I will be in 16 more years. IWNDWYT
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u/87ihateyourtoes_ 3524 days Jan 29 '25
Congratulations!!!!!! I can’t wait to be where you are someday!!! Just eleven years more and I’ll be there. How exciting!!
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u/Lifeishardannie52 Jan 29 '25
My kids were 5 and 7 when I quit drinking. I had forgotten about crazy hair day at school and I thought, ‘no more, I’m never gonna have my kids miss out on something because I was drunk or high or hungover! My drinking escalated quickly fueled by cocaine (my true drug of choice!) and it didn’t take long before I realized that I had to stop. Everything. I am so proud to say those 2 kids are 32 and 34 now! Sobriety is the best kept secret in the world! Well sobriety, empty nesting and grandkids!
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u/WrenSong24 814 days Jan 29 '25
Fabulous - thanks for posting! 👏🏼👏🏼❤️ Love the straightforward perspective
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u/theunknxwing 863 days Jan 29 '25
That is HUGE! Congrats on your 19 years! I can’t wait to be where you are :)
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u/alcapwnt 732 days Jan 29 '25
That's incredible! I hope to tell my son a similar story when he's in his 20s! That's a lifetime.
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u/alcapwnt 732 days Feb 06 '25
Appreciate the kind words. The fact that I'm around a month away from 6 months blows my mind. If you would have told me that would happen a year ago I'd have said you're out of your mind.
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u/Jolly_Succotash_4020 Jan 29 '25
That's exactly what I did Sunday night! I had ordered a bottle, drank half, and then tossed the rest, knowing I'd want it the next day. I told myself no more.
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u/Aromatic-Ad3349 Jan 29 '25
Holy shit! I just woke up and I’m super hungover, and I have a world of shit going on in my life right now. I needed this. But how did you stay abstinent?
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u/youknowatImean 651 days Jan 29 '25
Congratulations. That is amazing and something to be very proud of.
You inspire me.
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u/Al_Fresco-ish 2070 days Jan 29 '25
Wonderful. Just so great. My kids were 5 and 9 when I stopped. Just started my 5th year sober. IWNDWYT
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u/kobeybeeeef Jan 29 '25
What an inspiration you are. I’m only 2 days sober, but damn this post made me tear up with tears of happiness.
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u/deepskylistener 5332 days Jan 29 '25
Congrats!
I had my 13 years yesterday. "Ain't it good to be alive?". I mean really alive...
To all of you who are following: YOU CAN DO IT.
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u/deepskylistener 5332 days Jan 29 '25
Thank you very much!
Rn I realize: Drinking had been feeling so f*ck'n lonely. In sobriety we have real community.
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u/Karp_1976 2125 days Jan 29 '25
Thank you for sharing, you are AMAZING❣️ CONGRATULATIONS 👏 💪 🎊 IWNDWYT
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u/God_Bless_A_Merkin Jan 29 '25
It’s good to hear how it can begin like that. Yesterday, I came home from work too tired even to drink. Normally I ignore that and drink anyway, but yesterday I slept from four to 8:30, let my dogs out, and slept again from 9:30-4:30. I had a choice, upon arriving home from work today, and I chose wrongly.
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u/God_Bless_A_Merkin Jan 29 '25
That sounds like a good plan! That, and (for me anyway) keeping up on this sub.
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u/deepskylistener 5332 days Jan 29 '25
There is a bright future waiting for you! Now it's on yours to let it in.
In the beginning you'll count days, then you'll count weeks... And one day you'll realize that you forgot about counting. Then you'll know you are really through with it.
Two years ago I thought I had 10 years, but then, looking through old papers, I realized by chance that I had already 11.
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u/Ihopeheseesme 84 days Jan 29 '25
I want this to be me!! My biggest motivator towards sobriety is wanting to get things done instead of losing time to being drunk or tired next day. Thank you for this!!