I am really happy and grateful to be celebrating my first year alcohol free. It has been quite a journey!
Being sober is amazing, I love having a constant mood, waking up early, having energy, concentrating easier, sleeping really well, learning to love and accept myself for who I am.
This app played a huge role in my recovery, I am constantly checking and reading the posts and I relate to the majority of the stories. So thank you all for the support and inspiration!
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Congratulations that’s an amazing achievement!! Can I ask if you worked a program or what worked best for you ?
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Congratulations you are a great inspiration to me
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That’s so awesome! Congratulations! Keep up the amazing work! 
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Amazing work! 
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Woot woot! 
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Congratulations! So happy for you.
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Huge congrats on your year!!!
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At the beginning I have avoided social situations. I have built a routine and filled my life with interesting things, I have attended lectures on a variety of topics at The School of Life, Buddhist Temple (Brahma Kumaris has free lectures and free meditation classes worldwide) and other venues, read loads of books on sobriety (This Naked Mind by Annie Grace was a game changer) and spirituality, felt in love with audible to listen to autobiographies, tried a variety of exercise classes, dedicated myself to yoga, did therapy and EMDR, went to Kirtan chanting circles (super therapeutic and relieving) and gong meditations. I have dedicated myself to my job and gave my all, learned how to speak in public (this is a process and it was one of my biggest fears)
I had a policy to try any activity aligned with my sobriety at least once and I would stick with the ones I liked.
I vowed to be open to change and commit to take time to learn who I really am. I feel like I was always busy focusing on stupid things and numbing with drugs and alcohol.
For me the hardest part was to break the association alcohol = fun. I had been drinking a lot on and off for over 10 years.
I could not imagine a fun life without alcohol, I feel that as soon I begin building new associations with other interests and activities the importance of alcohol faded, there was no more space for it in my life.
After 6 months of being sober I begun feeling more comfortable with socialising and could go out for bars or pubs and did not feel like I was missing out, it was just something that it was not part of my life anymore.
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Congrats! Its a huge milestone, and one thay is worked hard for.
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Awesome! You should be so proud!!
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Congratulations! That’s a heck of a process of change 
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A year is such a huge milestone. Congratulations!
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Love this attitude!!
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365 days of getting better at getting better. Better today than you were yesterday and tomorrow better still!
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Thank you for sharing that x
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Congratulations! That’s one huge milestone, you should be very proud 
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Nice one! Congratulations 
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Congratulations!!
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Congrats. Bet you feel great!
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