I’ve been tracking my drinks for 2 years, first time I reach such a sober streak - and I feel really better!

  • LumiNocta@lemmy.zip
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    3 hours ago

    I feel blessed not having a drinking problem. My father couldn’t manage his. He died of liver failure.

    Stay strong. It’s always worth it. Even in moments of doubt and pain.

    Very well done!

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    Great job! It only gets easier. I would have called myself an alcoholic when younger. But after not a drop in 3 yrs now, and only once in a blue moon 3 yrs before that, I don’t even think about it any more. It gets old, boring and pointless at some point. For a lot of us anyways. Congrats on the sobriety! It’s worth it.

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    8 hours ago

    Congrats!!!

    Given how much everything around us tries to push us to drink, you can be proud!

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      7 hours ago

      When I quit smoking tobacco, I waited as long as i could to have my first smoke of the day. Some days I made it very far, some days I lit up right when I woke up. Eventually I made it through a whole day.

      It accelerated pretty fast after that cause once I got a few days under my belt, I felt positive reinforcement. Relapsing didnt crush my spirit, I could be so happy with how much time I “earned” last go around. Not bad that I failed to “quit”. This really flipped the script for me. I felt stronger as I kept trying rather then pulled apart and broken down.

      If being hard on yourself worked, we would be perfect by now.

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        2 hours ago

        I’m currently quitting and I’ve gotten to the beginning of that point. It’s still hard, and today I’ve already started smoking, yesterday was a stressful day, but tomorrow I’ll try again. I’ve definitely noticed that it’s getting easier not to smoke.

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    7 hours ago

    I am glad you are free to do what you want with your own body. I will get to be free to choose for myself one day when the drug war ends.

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    11 hours ago

    Fuck, my calender is red. Very red… I try but not that hard apparently. Good on ya and keep going friend.