God, my Children & my Fiance , im doing my best to show them all there value with my sobriety and positive actions , life has flooded with blessing since i quit almost 3 years ago , i crave to relapse at times , but i dont want to disappoint my reasons ,plus i love being able to say im clean , 22 years of addiction, such a waste , who can relate 
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Me. I’m the reason for my sobriety. I do it as I became tired of slowly killings myself and living with regrets.
I no longer do that.
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Sweet wonderful hear the Chevy55 ill pray 4 u and ur journey stay strong
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I had to get sober for me. I love my kids but I could not get sober for them. I had to be truly sick and tired of myself for myself and by myself.
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Hi @Candi87 .Thank you for you post I echo others on here . My daughter means the world to me but I got sober for me .25 years of disrespecting the mind body and soul I’ve been given had me craving a completely new existence. I’m cherishing and nurturing my life on a daily basis now .
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Self respect. Going on 15 years, I love myself the way I am now. I tried to quit drinking for my children and family but it didn’t work. I woke up one morning in jail and I couldn’t remember why I was there. Later I found out that during a drunken black out, I beat my husband and he needed 8 stitches in his head, that was the turning point for me. Last thing I wanted to do was physically hurt a loved one 
I went away up mountains for a couple weeks by myself to regroup, reflect, and pray. Every morning I would cleanse my body and soul with the mountain water 
I realized that I am the only one who can change my life style. So I did. My husband and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary this past June. He is going on 3 years of sobriety. I now have my self respect, self esteem and my heart and soul back to where it should be. I pray every morning to stay sober and be a better person today than I was yesterday.
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My biggest reason is my son. Hes mt biggest motivator to stay clean. Just wanting to be the best mom I can be. Someone who is fully present for him. I am also doing this for myself. I too spent 22 years in the problem and can relate to feeling how much time was wasted. I dont want to live like that anymore. Ive tried more times than i can count to get clean and it always ended in relapse. But im coming up to 3 years clean and sober on Feb 13, 2025 and i just feel so blessed to be alive and to be in recovery. Back then i was soo sick and tired of being sick and tired and now i can honestly say im starting to like who i am 
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Love it stay strong my friend i will keep u in my prayers
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Beautiful out come
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What a lovely post. 
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A few years ago I did a stint of 49 days clean. It was hard but the productivity was great. Well this year I went on a life changing month long sailing trip. I came home with new life goals, the happiest ive ever been, and a plan to make change. With in two weeks of being back on land I became so depressed. I wasnt getting out of bed . I wasnt eating. The boat i had just bought was on boat stands just chilling outside my bedroom window. I realised im just not built for the life i had created here. There was too much structure and not enough adventure. I need change but the drinking to cope was leaving me with no energy to follow through on my goals. After a weekend of some very heavy drinking with a few concequences, i decided it was time to put the bottle down. So I did. I dont know how long ill be sober this time. My current goal is to make it untill my boat build is finished. Then the goal is going to be until my boat hits the water. After that its going to be untill i reach my destination. So on and so forth.
Im not someone who does well with deadlines or finite decisions. And every time ive tried to sober up with that mentality it hasnt worked. So right now im doing it by project and by day. The idea that i could pick up a drink but choose not to has a level of control im currently feeding off of. I know for most this is a risky way but for me its really working out. My goal is to continue making goals and challenges. Make sobriety a game until its my lifestyle. Maybe ill stay sober this time! 
after all, that is the true goal just in disguise
As for the niccotine im working towards quitting that. Drinking is dangerous on a boat, cigaretts are as well. Setting your boat on fire is just as bad as getting knocked out from falling overboard due to being drunk.
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There’s a lot of reasons for me personally…
Got tired of going to hospitals, detox, and jail. For me I accept that’s always gonna be my result or it could be worse if I go back. Got tired of trying to escape reality and change the way I feel and realizing that didn’t work anymore. I want to stay sober so I have a chance at a decent life. I want to stay sober for myself. Everything else is a bonus. I don’t want a easy carefree life anymore. That never helped anything
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Myself…i tend to do everything in excess good or bad. Ive learned that ive become out of touch with myself. I just feel like im drained, and its a struggle because i work at a bar but on the other hand i absolutely love my job. I wouldnt trade it… Im almost a week off drinking, and a part of me doesnt know how to handle reality; but im gonna have to force myself to deal with all the bs without trying to forget about it. I just want to be a better version of myself. I want to make my younger self proud. Im tiered of feeling disconnected from reality by trying to not deal with reality.
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I didn’t want to live no more. Not like that. Not being under then influence each and every day. Now I’m sober and clean I still find life not easy, even hard at times, but at least I can work and fight and try to be the best person I can be. One day at a time and all that. I knew and know if I remained that drunk all would have been over for me a long time ago.
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I was tired of feeling ashamed of myself, tired of regretting my actions, worried I was going to die of alcohol poisoning or liver failure.
I want to live a long life for my kids and with my kids.
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I’m doing it for me. I’m sick of doing ridiculous things when drunk that fuck up my life and cause me so much shame and anguish. I want to be the person I am, not the person I am when drunk. I don’t want to feel bad about myself or have regrets and guilt anymore. And I don’t want to hurt and upset other people. I have to do it for myself and give myself a chance at a better life.
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My reasons for staying sober are my children and grandchildren, my happiness, my mental stability, and my self worth. Being sober can be hard but it’s also great! Being sober I can take care of my responsibilities which makes me feel better about myself. The biggest reason to stay sober is not being dope sick or obsessing.
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My reasons for staying sober is i lost my job, financially down, cannot concentrate on job and health is weak. Cannot get promotion in my career and cannot learn new skills.
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