Wish me luck
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Dude, if you made it past the day we lost to UAB, you have it licked!
JK, one day at a time - as they say. Best wishes for continued strength.
JK, one day at a time - as they say. Best wishes for continued strength.
What have been the hardest parts of your sobriety? I know for other friends it's been the social settings late in the evenings when everybody is faded except for them. But each person has their own different points that have been unexpectedly hard. And, what'd you do to cope? But most importantly, congratulations!
This absolutely made my day and I don't even know you!! Stay strong, keep us informed. Thanks for a big reminder of the important things in life!!! Peace to you!!
This brought tears to my eyes. I hadn't seen any updates and then, there it was. 10 months. Very proud of you brother. Keep up the good fight. Look forward to the next update.
The not drinking has been the easy part. The loss of a built-in excuse to hang out with people has been tough. When there was nothing to do the bar was always open. When I was bored there was always a bottle to keep me occupied. A co-worker gave up alcohol at the same time as me and she said realizing her friends were just drinking buddies was the hardest part for her. No one ever wanted to hang out outside of the bar. Once you get sober your "friends" trade you in for the next person at the bar.
That has been hard. What has more than made up for it has been the wonderful people I have met that don't rely on drinking. When you drink you surround yourself with people who do the exact same thing and use each other as your excuse to keep drinking. Eliminating that influence from my life has made it easier than I thought.
There are many nights I want to drink. Thankfully I only have to say no one time
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You made it through the "drinking holidays;" you can make it through the rest. Good for you! :yes:
Congrats man. I have a very good friend going through this right now as well. He is eight months in and he has changed his life for the better. One piece of advice....continue to talk to people about it. Your true friends will be there for you no matter what and will not judge you for your previous short comings.
Friends... it's really funny how easily we assign that label to people. Often only to find out they are nothing more than a convenience or an acquaintance, but typically people who do not have our interests at heart. Of my true friends and family who have faced addiction it seems to be this aspect that has caused them the most difficulty. Often those "friends" are life-long acquaintances who have only served to enable. But they were, in fact, life-long and often a comfort that was difficult to break from. Often they chide and ridicule the change that is being attempted because they do not want to change themselves. Again, even though I don't know you, I congratulate you on your change and applaud your strength. It may not seem like strength at times, but give yourself that credit that you have undertaken a feat that escapes many many people. Congratulations again!
I told a bear your story, he wanted to give you a high five:
Congrats...keep up the fight. The only ones of us that don't have a demon to fight are those who pretend it doesn't exist and are happy in servitude to it.
Congrats...keep up the fight. The only ones of us that don't have a demon to fight are those who pretend it doesn't exist and are happy in servitude to it.
You took the first and usually most difficult step in your post - best of luck fellow CyFan and alcoholic
