Lets name the 3 things we love about sober life

Life in Recovery
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  1. Clear minded
  2. Productivity
  3. Awareness
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Excellent sleep. Weight loss. Better skin.

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  1. Waking up & not needing a substance to function.
  2. Being able to have and maintain normal relationships with my family & close friends.
  3. Getting my work ethic back, and building my future.
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Thank you for this topic post! I am almost 9 months and am having a strong desire to drink. Reading these is reminding why I actually don’t want to.

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9 months is awesome! How are you feeling now? Grateful this thread was helpful when the urges hit.

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Less confusion
Better Concentration
Much better driver

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Welcome here. Great to hear from you.

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Anxiety is so so much better, feeling genuinely happy, real restorative sleep :heart:

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No hangovers
No sneak drinking wine in the morning to soothe the hangover
Saving money (I drank expensive wine).
Hugs to all working on their sobriety

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I am feeling much better. Thank you for checking in! The urges have passed. I had a bad headache and had a date that night. After reading these comments, I iced my head for a while and realized my mind was playing tricks on me saying I could have two glasses of wine at dinner and then go another 9 months sober after the dinner. I am so happy I did not drink!

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Oh yeah! Grateful that you are doing better and thrilled that you didnt listen to that voice!
Heres to us making it another 24 hours!

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Less depression
More money
More productivity

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Not worrying about what i did the night before
Not planning my next drink
Feeling more relaxed naturally

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Every - fucking - thing.

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Truth! I cannot think of a single negative.

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Being able to finally smile not to hide my pain. but smile for real.
Being able to not make excuses that was exhausting
Loving the new found love in my relationships. Grateful for those people who stuck with me during my first few days.

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Being present for my daughter
Able to look myself in the mirror again and not feel shame
Being able to help others how i was helped at my lowest

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Mine are pretty simple :heart:

  1. Remembering what I watched on TV (now that I’m sober I’m re watching stuff I watched drunk)
  2. Knowing if I need to run out for anything, I can drive.
  3. Not drunk texting anyone :slight_smile:
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