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Originally Posted by tbab returns sober
43 days sober
well ****, this is a great capper to the day. congratulations man! i’m kinda jealous that you’re still gonna get to go through some of the amazing ups and downs that i’ve already experienced.
i wouldn’t have bet money on you getting this far without going to rehab. nothing personal at all, it’s just you (like, you specifically) needed to get to a number where a) you don’t want to have to start over from, b) friends/family KNOW where you’re at, so now you got the power of “we” and/or don’t want to let anyone else down, and c) you’ve experienced that life w/o alcohol might actually be livable. that last one was/is a *****, sooo many days where i wondered if being sober was even what i wanted to do. but that was before i started to feel normal while sober.
i tell you what, i’m honesty shocked you’ve been able to do all this on your own. with no condescension at all, proud of you even. and happy for you and your loved ones. i know you’ll always been angry and riled here, such is life on 2p2 forums. but in real life, sobriety really is life on easy mode. you’ll still face problems, but man how much easier it is to face them without pouring depressants down your throat all day.
happy holidays, nima. remember that there are (and always will be) lots of people that will listen/help the best they can if you reach out, and that you don’t have to quit alcohol forever, just for today. ;-)