I canโt believe itโs coming up on TWO years since Iโve had a sip of alcohol.
One of my favorite songs is โHate Meโ by Blue October.
For YEARS, I listened to the line, โ
I’m sober now for three whole months it’s one accomplishment that you helped me withโ and couldnโt fathom 3 whole months. Itโs still one of my favorites, and I canโt wait to say, โThree whole years.โ
Iโve been seeing a ton of posts lately from people just beginning their sober journey.
I think of the years I spent, writing on here, about day 1 after day 1 after day 1. At times I felt like a sham, โHi ๐๐ป, me again, I F***ed up yet again.โ Feeling like a sober imposter.
I didnโt understand it, any of it. I felt great during sober streaks, so why did I keep falling into the moderation trap? It never seemed to work, and just left me thinking of alcohol 24/7.
I want to hug all those in the very beginning. I want to tell them that showing up is half (or more) of the battle. And if they f*** up, to not give up. Keep showing up, reaching out, utilizing meetings & connecting with others, and to keep building that sober toolkit. I want to promise them that theyโve been lied to and there is so much more to life than feeding the monster while keeping it at bay.
Iโm hopeful that people are starting to wake up. ๐๐ปโฎ๏ธ๐ฆ
Woo Hoo!
Happy 2 Years honey!
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xo
Wendy
Thank you Wendy, youโve been a great support from the very beginning ๐ฅฐ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
Congratulations.
I always stay around because I remember how desperate I felt in the beginning, and how sure I was life would be bleak and devoid of fun if I was sober. It turned out to be the opposite!
I canโt believe I have been sober 7 years. Time is sneaky!
Take care!
Anne
7 years is amazing! Thank you for the kind words โบ๏ธ
I agree about sticking around! It reminds me of how far Iโve come ๐คฉ
Two years is amazing!!! Congratulations!
Thank you so much โบ๏ธ