r/stopdrinking • u/FlakyFlatworm • 19h ago
14 years sober today
I did it. You can too. Life is so great without alcohol. The Big Book Promises will come true.
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u/Relative_Ad_7154 19h ago
That's awesome!! I'm 10 years myself after 18 years of heavy drinking. I barely even think about alcohol and it's great!
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u/FlakyFlatworm 19h ago
Such an awesome situation <3
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u/Relative_Ad_7154 18h ago
Indeed!!!
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u/Relative_Ad_7154 18h ago
We are living proof that it CAN be done!
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u/Shanster70 63 days 17h ago
Hell yeah
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u/Relative_Ad_7154 4h ago
HAHA! I used to be on the lookout for mocktail recipes and this was back when the real only NA beer was O'Doul's lol. Now there are so many good NA beers, and I've had my share, but you know what? I'd rather have a glass of ice cold water. And that is exactly what I do, I drink about 100 ounces every day from my insulated bottled, and it's filled with ice. It is incredibly refreshing :-)
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u/ThrowDeepALWAYS 374 days 16h ago
Congrats! I have a question.
At what point can we just say, i don’t drink? It feels like counting everyday will get tedious and cause tension. The tension gets more and more intense until you snap like a rubber band.
Can we just let it go at some point? Or is this a life sentence of just counting and counting until we die?
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u/Killah_Kyla 361 days 11h ago
I feel like you can start now. I have an app on my phone that does the counting for me. I don't keep track of the days.
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u/ThrowDeepALWAYS 374 days 8h ago
Hey you’re almost at 1 year. That’s awesome. I just hit that marker and it’s great. I know people go back to drinking after 1 or even 10 years. I just don’t want to make it my life’s mission to count days and report back to the group. It feels like I’m humble bragging after a year. I plan to just live my life. I don’t want to be labeled and talk about it forever. I hear a radio podcaster who says he has 27 years of sobriety. I feel at that point, why keep harping on it? It feels like he could snap at any moment. I feel this is a major flaw in our mindset. Let’s just graduate already and get on with life!
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u/Killah_Kyla 361 days 8h ago
I guess at that point it's not bragging; it's just a fact. Maybe he feels no tension.
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u/Sea-Government4874 613 days 6h ago
The sooner you say “I don’t drink” the better! There is strength in that commitment.
I personally find counting days much less rewarding than the times I realize days have gone by without a single thought about alcohol or drinking! Good luck to you!
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u/eeeezypeezy 2036 days 6h ago
I found counting days helped me stay vigilant, and kept the prospect of backsliding front and center in my mind, during the earlier days of sobriety when it was tough. After a while I was only counting anniversaries, though.
I have an app that keeps track of exactly how many days it's been, and I go look at that (and browse around here!) whenever I need a reminder of where I was and what I have to lose.
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u/Cutthechitchata-hole 3142 days 17h ago
Yay! Good work! I'll be 9 years in May and don't ever plan on it again. No, thank you! IWNDWYT
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u/Shanster70 63 days 17h ago
Woooohooo👍🖐️
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u/Shanster70 63 days 17h ago
I was at an AA meeting tonight and the guy had 42 years. That is some good shit you guys are doing. Thank you for being an inspiration to all of us.
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u/FlakyFlatworm 17h ago
Whoa 42 years! Good for you for going to meetings. Love them.
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u/Shanster70 63 days 16h ago
Hell, yeah I love meetings too. I go probably five nights a week sometimes I’ll go to back to back meetings. It keeps me in the sober zone.
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u/Round_Huckleberry_22 12h ago
Thank you for posting. Xmas sidetracked me, but 2025 is my year, i will not falter
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u/waitingforpopcorn 1651 days 16h ago
Congrats!!!! I love these posts, brings out all the old timers..
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u/Federal-Ask1617 1836 days 19h ago
You a legend 💪