Hello, today is my first day here also my sobriety date! I’ve tried AA many times but there is a-lot to that program that i don’t like, 14 months ago i got 29.5 days, almost got that 30 day chip! Ive been drinking for 37 years! Last 4-5 years drinking is no longer fun.
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Welcome, Jim! I’m so glad you found TS. This community has been a huge factor in my 5 months of sobriety. It’s great because everyone here knows how hard it is and everyone want you to succeed. If you haven’t already, check out What’s YOUR plan?
And read around! Engage! We’re really glad you’re here and really glad you want something better for yourself.
One day at a time!
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Welcome Jim 
Good to have you with us . Everyone’s path differs but we all have the same goal and we’re here to support and encourage each other .
Let get sober together 
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Thank you for the welcome. Nice to meet you.
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Welcome Jim. How are you planning your first few days out? Any support? Remember that the opposite of addiction is connection. Stay connected here with us, drink lots of water, get some basic exercise, read/post. You got this. ODAAT
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Welcome Jim.
Congratulations on your sober date today Jim. April 21st! 
Protect it at all cost.
Maybe you’re not ready for AA.
Someone wrote in a while back that she kept relapsing in AA. She quit going and now she is sober. I’m sure she did something else for her recovery. Can’t remember that part. But not AA. There are so many options out there.
I got sober using my knowledge of addiction through my kids, and family weeks at rehabs, this app and my knowledge of the 12 steps. At least the first 3. That’s all I used from AA. That and Gratitude. Tons of gratitude. We have a wonderful gratitude thread on here where I can read and write gratitude. I retrained my brain doing gratitude work daily for 3 years. Powerful tool.
After 3 years I needed more for my sobriety and then I started going to AA meetings.
There’s lots of ways to get sober. Keep an open mind. Read around and learn from the sober winners. Take what you like and leave the rest.
Here’s a good thread if you’re interested.
Hope to see you around.
Drinking was fun. Then it was fun with problems. Then it was just problems.
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Hi solar, thanks for the reach out. im going to be doing lots of spring cleaning and yard work! I plan on touching base with on here few times a day, ad to my story etc. i have a few family members for support. Ive got plenty of supplies, not that i can hide at home, but for a week im going to just stay busy at home.
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Hey dazercat, thanks for the encouragement that there are many roads to sobriety. I’ve tried AA four or five times over the years always starts out great the first two or three weeks and then just fizzles out for me. Here I am trying something different, trying to find new groups.
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Howdy jim sorry AA not for you for this old guy it worked but there are plenty of other recovery groups out there today none when i got sober thats why im a AA guy wish you well
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