Sobriety.... One year later... Please Read.

Been doing well.

1 year, 3 months and a day.

 

My life and health are better without alcohol. I reached the point, decades ago, where I have absolutely no desire for alcohol. And, it’s beautiful.

I encourage those on the path to freedom from alcohol to stick with it. It will get easier.

 

Glad to hear it guys

 

figured id mention my story in case it could help inspire anyone:

wonderful upbringing and family, hockey was a major part of life growing up
then i tore my acl at 18 right before playing college puck (Bryant, URI)
hung up my skates, and began to party at college, dropped out after 1.5 years

drinking, smoking, coke

i knew i was on a bad path, even got a DUI at age 22

i kicked myself in the ass around age 23 or 24, my dad told me it was time to
get out, to the military, walmart stocking shelves, but i somehow convinced them i wanted to finish
school

so i stopped drinking in that moment, stopped chasing crowds, focused on getting good grades, working, surfing, working out, walking, girls, positive hobbies. i graduated cum laude honors 3.7 GPA bach of sci in mgmt and worked in sales/finance ever since, and im 38 now
with a home owned for 10 years, good job, fiance and 2-year old daughter. typing this from my office now

support and a good network are wonderful, and i had that my whole life, but the choices you make on this type of level can only come from within. theres a good life after boozing - tough to envision at the time.
truth be told i did use green, solely, no alcohol, during this whole period too

 

Welcome, glad to have more Massholes on this one.

 

8 years sober. Forgot about this thread. Lots of changes made. I didnt do the work in AA as suggested for 6.5 years and my life fell apart after a break up with someone in the program I was co dependant on.

Then one weekend In Dec 2003 around the 13th, went to AA looking for a little book meeting and landed in a big book meeting. When i looked up and aksed HOW? to my self, The chair person said turn to page 549 last paragraph and he read out loud




That meeting I found a sponsor and did the step work in a few months only to see a Full moon after my 8th step that lit up the night bright as day.

I now Sponser others and go to Alanon to help others out where I can.

 

Sunday will be 18 months (1.5 years) for me.
I have a lot going on in my head and had a little relationship trouble so I went to an AA meeting last week for the first time in... *checks watch* 17 months.
It was nice to be around some people who 'get it' but the culty AA vibes were stronger than at the secular meetings I used to go to so I probably won't be back to another one for a while.