Well done Phil 
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Thank you, thank you! One heck of a journey so far but no way near finished.
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The journey never ends but the best is yet to come as long as you keep putting the work in my friend 
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Today is 7 months ! I feel better than i have in 10 years to be honest. Ive gone a few weeks here and there but i finally dont feel like i have to drink.
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Great to see you see you popping in with a 7 month milestone 
âŚway to go Jordan!!
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Yes, indeed, greatness is beyond the horizon
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Day 3, Feeling Appalling
I donât ever remember feeling this bad, Iâm worn out and feeling pretty low if Iâm honest. Every problem in my life seems bigger than usualâŚI feel like Iâm trapped in a confined space.
I probably have felt this bad, just blotted it out.
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Welcome to the community James! 3 days is amazing. We really do keep our feelings muffled in our addiction so it is a lot to deal with after years of avoiding. Be patient. Hope you can get some in real life support to help you through⌠connection is imperative for our journey.
Your body is detoxing and that takes a lot of energy so itâs normal to feel worn out. Take it easy and ODAATâŚyou are doing great
330 Days.
Thanksgiving was a breeze. Christmas and New Years Eve will be smooth sailing. 
Hang in there my friends. Itâs possible. For me, the early days dragged on. Now the months fly by.
I remember feeling the way youâre feeling.
Youâre not alone.
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686 and counting!
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Itâs getting easier with each day, Iâm so glad to have taken this step in my life!
Thanks to all of you for the kind words and great advice, I hope yâall have a great weekend 
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Congratulations on your 2 months of ODAATâs Von
Great job
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@Moe_L yeah 40 days!!! Thatâs great work 
@Von100 love the words. You are doing great on saving yourselfâŚ2 months and counting 
Keep going strong
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The big 6-3
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Day 12 night 13
So I was struggling last night. I did stop at a store, I did buy a six pack, I did not drink it. Itâs just there in our mini fridge. I donât want to get drunk. I do miss the taste of beer, getting drunk isnât an option.
The six pack just being there, is kinda like a security blanket, is the best way I can describe it. Like itâs there, I donât need to drink it, but itâs there. In a weird way it curbs the urge. I did the same thing with narcotics after I kicked the big H, and walked away from the drug scene. I donât need it because I have it.
The last night I drank, the beers hit hard. I also fell off the bed, and hit the wall pretty hard. I donât want to be like that. My boyfriend doesnât need to go through that, I donât need to go through that.
Today has been easier. Thought crossed my mind to possibly have one earlier, especially after the BF brought up how he isnât against me drinking, just doesnât want me to get ruined. I decided against it. Doesnât have its place in my life right now. Will I always be alcohol free, I donât know, today I am though.
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That would not work for me. I was required to live in an alcohol-free environment for 3 years when I first got sober. And that was my security blanket - have booze in the house and go to jail or keep it out and keep myself out. Very simple math for me.
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Youâre doing grate Stacy. Especially reaching out like this. There is absolutely no good reason for you to have that beer in the mini fridge. This is your addict brain working you over.
Iâve read many stories on here about people relapsing. The stories that baffle me the most and itâs consistent is that the relapse starts before the drinking starts. It took me awhile to understand that. But Iâve heard it many times.
You reaching out like this is HUGE!
I just saw what you wrote on the check in thread; âyou have many good reasons not to drink.â
May I suggest taking those reasons over to the gratitude thread and list them. Write it out. And read others. I canât tell you enough how powerful gratitude is for me and how it retrained my brain and helps me live in the today.
I saw you on the Meme Thread too tonight. Thatâs great. Google meme therapy for addicts. New York Times. Google the benefits of gratitude vs anxiety. Do anything but drink.
The first few weeks, hell months. Were hard for me. But I reached out. Youâre reaching out.
Thatâs awesome!
But dump out the beer!
We got your back.
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I kinda get what your saying. But have to agree with others, its risky. Theres drink in my house and has been since I quit. Only came close once to drinking it. I donât even think about it now. If I had my time again I would get rid of it.
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My husband drinks daily so we have beer, plenty of it in cupboard, fridges, upstairs in his office mini-bar⌠all over and I am ok with that. Never had a temptation to even touch it.
My drink is red wine. I would be playing with fire if I thought I could keep a bottle of red wine in the house and not touch it after a few days. I see relapse in phases.
- Thinking about buying it
- Buying it
- Looking at it and coming back to it over and over while I pat myself on the back for not drinking it
- Drinking it.
It might even take a month but I will get to phase 4 eventually.
I do understand what you are saying though. I stopped smoking with a packet of cigarettes in my handbag for over a year. Having them made it a choice and in some weird way that helped. Iâm not sure I can take that risk with sobriety though. That beast has beaten me nearly to death.
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