1 Year Free

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Hi guys, I hope you’re all well!

I wanted to come on today to send out the most enormous thank you to everyone on here :heart:

1 year ago today, I woke up and cried, feeling hungover, lost and ashamed. I couldnt go a weekend without drinking to excess and I was putting a massive strain on my relationship with my Fiance who has MS and is also Sober. That morning I found this place and got some brutally honest advice that woke me up and kept me straight.

Since then, I’ve managed to become a more present partner to my Fiance, I’ve managed to appreciate life again, and I’ve found much healthier habbits and hobbies to take up my time.

One of those hobbies is running :man_running: which I took up almost a year ago and managed recently to do a Half Marathon, raising £2000 for Clyde Coast MS Therapy Centre.

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Life has truly changed :pray:

My Fiance has been my rock in this whole process. Seeing her strength in her sobriety and her condition has been an inspiration, and she has tirelessly steered my frequent dark thoughts back into a brighter place. She is an angel.

If it wasn’t for this forum and the quick response of everyone in this community, I’d have been further in the big dark hole I was digging myself. So thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all of your help :heart:

This morning I woke up, made my Fiance a cup of tea. No hangover, no shame. Ready to face the day and chill with the dogs :muscle:

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Thanks guys x Wishing everyone strength today x

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Huge congrats friend!!! Thanks for dropping in and sharing your success. A full year is awesome!

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This is awesome! Happy soberversary @ChrisJ94 Chris :sunflower::birthday::woman_fairy:

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Congratulations! :partying_face:

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Hi Chris, this is great to read, so glad to hear your life has turned around. Congrats on your first sober year and huge well done on your recent running achievements.
I love posts like this - it really is worth it :sparkling_heart:

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Lovely post. Great work. :muscle:t2::heart::muscle:t2::heart:

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Congratulations!!!

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What a beautiful thread to read this morning!! Congratulations on your year and half marathon and all your healthy changes!! Way to go!!!

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Wow congratulations on ur year of freedom! And amazing job on ur half marathon!

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Congratulations on 1 year.
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Thank you Mno! It’s crazy to think its a year already :pray:

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Thank you erntedank! I hope you’re well! :blush:

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Thanks so much Lisa! :blush:

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Thank you so much Pinky :heart: and It’s 100% worth it! I hope you have an amazing weekend :blush:

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Thanks so much Tragic! :heart::pray: I hope you’re doing good!

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Thank you so much Thirdmonkey! :heart:

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Thanks so much Sassy! I couldn’t have done it without TS so feeling very grateful today :pray: :heart:

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Thank you Butterfly! I hope you have an amazing weekend :heart:

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Haha love that gif! Thank you Tailee! :grin: I hope you’re doing well! :heart:

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Congratulations on one year! :tada: I’m so happy for you, and happy that you have someone who’s so supportive and helpful to you. I’m lucky enough to have that myself, so I know how amazing and inspiring that can be. :sparkling_heart: You’ve done incredible things this year, and I know you’ll do even more incredible things. Happy trails!

If you don’t mind my asking (no hard feelings if you do), what are your sweet doggos’ names?

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