Today I've been sober for a little more than a month, and I feel super energetic and confident. I don't go to AA meetings or anything else of the sort, and I wouldn't even if I could. I don't believe that I need a higher power to help me, nor that addiction is synonymous with illness. I instead like to remind myself that frequent alcohol consumption has changed my brain in very real ways, which leads to what is known as cravings, hence my ability to withstand cravings and control my own behavior is equally real and possible. I hope everyone is having a wonderful day, and that spring will be here before we know it. 🌷
@Blanchy like you and many others my brother has done a dry january after hit it too hard during christmas . i congratulate you and all others for achieving this not that i am a piss artist but i would not have the courage and conviction not too drink under them circumstances
@smiler2012 Thank you. I have struggled with alcohol for over 10 years, and during that time I have only been sober for more than a week once when I quit for half a year during my earlier twenties, so this is a huge accomplishment for me. I don't think there's ever such a thing as the right time to quit an addiction, but did I not have a problem with alcohol it would be a different story. =D
@Blanchy well done for your realisation you had issues and you where brave enough too accept and deal with this and the courage and determination too fight this
@Blanchy As Barry said "it's amazing how comfortable they are in a bar"
The churches were closed due to the horrid Gov Cuomo we had. Bars could open at 6p (so he could sieze taxes and fines from them). AA groups had few places to congregate so he'd have meetings during the afternoons
