1000 days ago

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1000 days ago, I took the best drink of my life.

It was in the lounge at LAX. I was on my way to Hawaii. A dream vacation that I paid for with beer money that I saved from not drinking for 7 months.

I was with the girl of my dreams.

I went to the restroom and when I came back to the table, there was my favorite beer and a shot of my favorite whiskey waiting for me.

My date knew I quit drinking. I was never completely honest about why I quit. I didn’t want anyone to know how bad of an alcoholic I had become.

I had a reservation about being able to enjoy a couple of drinks while on vacation with her.

I drank the beer slowly, and was nervous about the whiskey. I knew the whiskey was probably a bad idea.

I ended up drinking the whiskey.

We boarded the eight hour flight. I couldn’t wait for the flight attendant to make her rounds with her alcohol tray.

It was on! I became obsessed with my next drink. It lasted for two days, until I came too on the hotel floor.

I had made a gigantic ass out of myself. I ruined the trip. I missed Tuna fishing, and a helicopter tour I had reserved because I was drunk.

The worst part was hearing about all the horrible things I had said and done. Not remembering any of it!

I had this forum in my pocket on my phone. You helped me keep my relapse short and violent.

I was so filled with remorse, guilt and shame that I wanted to drink myself to death. The support I got here helped me put the bottle down. I haven’t touched a drop since!

I call that drink at the bar the best drink I ever had because it taught me everything I need to know.

I had never lost control immediately and become so obsessed with getting my next drink before.

I had heard others share about it. It had never happened to me before. Not like that.

It’s progressive… I don’t want to progress any deeper into alcoholism than I did.

One is to many because 1000 isn’t enough.

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1000 days ago at this time I was sitting in the airport lounge learning what I choose to be my final lesson with alcohol. :muscle:

998 days ago I woke up to the aftermath of the best drink I ever had!

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Sincere congratulations, Jason.

You are one of the sober superstars I look to for my own grounding, learning, and relief.

Your honesty in documenting your journey through words, pictures, and amazing videos, had helped me personally and, I’m sure, many many others.

Watching you build your dream life sober has been inspiring and exciting. Thanks for bringing us all along.

You’ve worked for, earned, and deservedly received every success along you journey. Many more are still to come.

CONGRATULATIONS, mate!

AyBee :+1::+1:

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Dude congratulations. You’re a huge inspiration on this forum whether you know it or not. The transformation story with the timeline you put on here a little while back was one of the reasons I decided to try and get sober again after failing. Never too late to try again right. Enjoy your day. :v::green_heart:

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Fuck yes man thank you for sharing that. I’m so happy for you staying stopped. Congratulations Jason much love :pray:

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Woooooo congratulations!! Your humanity, humility and dry wit are always appreciated by me on here. Your no no bullshit approach to sobriety is deeply appreciated. Glad to be here sober with you :yellow_heart:

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Congratulations on your 1000 days of freedom my friend. I’m so fucking proud and happy for you. You’ve been a life saver for me on my journey. For some reason, me, knowing you can’t ever drink like a gentleman is keeping me sober. For that I thank you so much. You are such a steady man on here. I appreciate your experience and perspective so much. And Chapter 3.
Great job :facepunch: friend.
Thank you.
:pray:t2::heart:

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Congratulations! You saved your life! Your hard work. Your dedication and commitment. Thanks for the inspiration you are, the stories you tell, alcohol and non alcohol related, your awesome photos and videos! Keep going forward ODAAT

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That is wonderful, amigo. Thank you for sharing this and for always being a source of reason and inspiration. You rock!

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Real happy and proud for you over here, your a huge part of this community and I for one have enjoyed your photos, your videos and watching your sobriety.

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Congratulations Jason!! It is truly a joy watching you work your recovery + fish pictures galore. I am so very happy for you. You have so much to be proud of. :green_heart:

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Huge hugs Jason. You’re a kickass dude, solid sober brother and one insightful man on a path. Proud to be walking with you.

We gotta go fish together one of these days.

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I love your shares, they’ve helped me tremendously on my journey. You’re almost back in the comma club my friend! You truly are inspiring, I’m glad and lucky to know you in this space.

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Thanks @AyBee !
I have felt inspired by you many times! Your hilarious! That’s a bonus!

@Jasty2 Thanks! That’s the biggest gift of recovery. Helping others or inspiring other makes the difficult times, less difficult.
I was pretty cocky when I found this place. I talked a lot shit about a lot of different things. I thought I knew everything. That drink on the way to Hawaii taught me how much I really knew.

@jftself thanks man! Watching you come here and grab ahold of all the tools we have available has been good for me to watch! Your killin it!

@ELY83 thanks so much! It’s awesome to walk the path with you!

@dazercat I enjoy our friendship! You’ve helped me a lot. 1000 days with at least 5 memes a day is a lot of laughter! You’ve inspired me to take another dream vacation. You showed me that we can do it sober!

Thank you @Alisa I love your appreciation of art!. Your tribute to Ukranian artists is really cool!

@Piglet86 Thank you! :fist_right: :fist_left:

@RosaCanDo Thank you! You ROCK!!

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@Dolse71 Your killin it! I relate to you… I see the same changes in you that have happened in me. Its really cool!

@SassyRocks Thank you! Thanks for putting up with me. Especially when I first got here. I have huge respect for you!

@Smitty97 I noticed that you live in Washington on another thread. We should fish together! Washington isnt that far. Its where my love for fishing really started. I was a lost, confused young man who discovered a place where life mades sense chasing steelhead and salmon on those rivers!

Thanks @Dan531 You inspire me too. I love the comma club! I’ve been excited to join it!

I thought my thousand day milestone was tomorrow.
I did the math and realized I came too on Nov 6th. That was the day I quit drinking. I’ve been celebrating Nov 5th.
I’m glad we celebrate 1000 days here! I needed this milestone celebration.

I’ve got a busy week ahead of me. I’ve been pretty obsessed with my YouTube videos lately, and I have put off some business that I can put off any longer. Some of it isn’t going to be fun. Its going to be worth it.

Some of it is going to be really fun! I’m excited!

I’ve allowed myself to relax more than I ever have this summer. Its time to get back on the grind. It gives me anxiety. Allowing myself to relax also gave me anxiety. :rofl:

As I step into my new life, Its brought a lot of issues up for me to process. I’ve been remembering a lot of trauma. It gives me anxiety. I have to walk through it. I’m sure its not going to be as bad as I’m making it feel. Its good to remember how far I’ve come and some of the things I’ve already faced sober and walked though.

This thread makes my anxiety less intense.

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Hell yes, Jason! Congrats on the quadruple digit club.

We never do know for sure when we’re done. When it might sneak up again.

At any rate, so glad to see you here today bud! :+1: :blush: Goin strong.

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Thanks! Im sooo happy to be here!

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Man this is so awesome and makes me so happy. I’ve loved following your journey with all your posts and photos of fishing and the ocean.

Huge congratulations and here’s to another 1,000 days!!

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Thank you so much for sharing your story. This is an inspiration and clear message to me. I appreciate your candor and your truth. It is the truth for so many of us, we just can’t go back. And really, we don’t want to. Your story proves it to me.

Thank you and congratulations on your 1000!!

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Thanks for being there. You’ve helped me. Thank-you!

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Wow! Awesome Jason! You’re such an inspiration to me and many others. Watching your journey has brought me such joy. Thank you for sharing your amazing pics and videos.

Congratulations on joining the comma club!

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