Day 101 here! It feels kick ass awesome to be sober and clean today.
72 days. Longest in 20 plus years. Feel great.
Congrats keep up the good job
My record was 2 years porn free. Longest abstaining from masturbation was 1 year. Iāve currently completed 92 days, no P, no MB.
And I concur with what @Melrm shared. Quality over quantity. This period that Iām experiencing is definitely higher quality.
Day 8. 9 days to go till I beat my old record. I can do this.
Day 4. My best quit this year was 24 days.
My record is 5 months. Currently on day 9 sober.
My month of sobriety is up whoo hoo, got through loads of stress without resorting to alcoholā¦now for the rest of my life. I donāt want to go back to that feeling sick, hungover or ashamed or worrying about who I might have upset while under the influence. I have learnt so much from this app. Thank you everyone for all the great advice and hope I have helped others too. Distraction, distraction, distraction to take your mind off what you crave and the feeling will eventually pass. Donāt be afraid to get professional support. Blessings and good wishes go to you all
Today Iām 53 days sober!!! First time in along long time I been sober this long!!
When I was going through my "I can control this and drink sensibly " phase the longest I managed was 35 days. It was usually a lot less. That phase lasted about 15 years.
Now I am in my āNo I canāt control this!ā phase and I am on day 155.
Amazingly I seem to be entering a āremind me, what was so great about drinking anyway?ā phase.
Keep going people. We are all amazing without alcohol.
6 years?!! Wow. Iām just curiousā¦what made u go back? Did you think you could go back to casual drinking because of how long it had been? Just wonderingā¦so I donāt make the same mistake
A few thingsā¦I quit going to meetings and working my recovery. I had a tragic event happen that I didnāt process properly, I didnāt reach out to other recovering alcoholics when I started having thoughts about drinking, I forgot what it felt like to be drunk and hungover and miserable. I relapsed and went down further than I ever did before. The saying about this being a cunning, baffling, and very patient disease? Thatās an understatement. Everyday we have to be vigilant and not get comfortable into thinking it will be differentā¦that we can drink and be okay. I started right where I left off and stayed very sick for 6 more years. Finally when I had enough punishment, I came back to recovery in sobriety. Thatās why I say that it doesnāt matter how much time you have, we are all one drink away. Itās the quality of your sobriety that matters most.
One drink is all it takesā¦ One is never enoughā¦thatās what I have to tell myself tooā¦whenever the urge comes. Good luck with everythingāŗ
14 days here. Thatās the longest in 10 years (since I was pregnant then nursing). My previous stretch after my son was born was 3 days. Aromatherapy, Kudzu, and mitragyna are great helps. I think Iāve got it this time. Both my sisters died from alcoholic anorexia. I canāt ever go back, I fear Iād get to that point myself. Focusing on being healthy and keeping busy gardening and cooking. My first time posting. Iāve been lurking for a time. Hi all!
Hello lurkerš
4 days and counting. Iām finally looking forward to being alcohol free. I canāt remember a time when I was. Even as a child I snuck āsipsā of my dadās beer/whisky. Itās scary and exciting to me at the same time.
Iām on day 2 and gritting my teeth pretty hard. My record is 7 days, which was a few months ago. Iām finding it difficult to distract myself or focus on anything, but I know I can power through it!
Iām back to day 1 ugh my goal is 7 because I canāt seem to get past day 3.
I know what you mean, hang in there.