Forgetting Remembering

[retteacher]

Hi Everyone: I'm 99 AF days today. I feel very different & am seeing my old drunken life slipping away.
-I'm starting to forget how it felt to fall into bed drunk only to wake up several times during the night.
-I'm starting to forget how much time & energy it took for me to keep my drinking hidden.
-I'm starting to forget the awful hangovers & worry about my health.

However, forgetting those things doesn't mean I can get complacent. I absolutely must remember that (for me) one sip would send me careening down that slippery slope into my old drunken life. I absolutely must remember that, because the last time I relapsed, I got very, very sick. I thought I could have one drink. That one drink morphed into many, & I was back at square one.

There is no way I will jeopardize my 99 AF days. They are the most important thing in the world to me. Thank you MWO for being here. I couldn't have done this wo/you. Mary

[betty boop]

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Mary, our paths havent crossed much here, but you need to know that I really really admire you ......... what you have achieved is amzing .....

Love & Hugs, BB xx

[cmhguy3]

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Congrats! And I learned the hard way this past week how one drink can lead to old patterns quickly! Thanks for the remeinder and wow 99 days...AWESOME!

[MyOwnWoman]

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Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us Mary. You are truly inspiring.

[lookingforhope]

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Congratulations on day 99! Thank you for sharing, not only your success but your realization that it could come down fast with one step back. Very important when just starting out, but very important for the rest of our lives. Many well wishes to you...

[KateH1]

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Well done, reteacher!!! 99 days is fabulous!!! 100 days is here!! Boy, I can relate to everything that you posted, especially the fact that we absolutely cannot become complacent.We know that this is a progressive disease and that no matter how long we have been away from alcohol, it only takes one drink to slide up back, worse off than when we began.

Today is day 21 as a non-drinker.......I love it! I can tell you that I do not entertain any thoughts of drinking.....none! If I get an urge to drink or go and buy alcohol, I change my point of view. I do not allow myself to feel entitled to have a drink, nor do I allow myself to feel sorry for myself because I cannot drink. I look at sobriety as a blessing!

Keep up the great work!!! I am so happy for you!!
KateH

[retteacher]

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Thank you everyone!

Kate: Chief put it well. "Drinking is not an option." I too love the sober life. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything at all. Once in a while I'll have a very fleeting thought, but in a nano-second, I change my point of view as you so aptly put it.

Mary

[John35]

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congrats

It made me feel so good reading this post. 99 days, I'm really happy for you. I'm like you, one drink from being a drunk and back to square one.

[Victory]

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WOW Congratulations

99 days is fantastic, well done and thanks for sharing. :goodjob:

[Reenie]

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Mary: Congratulations on 99 days AF! I can relate to everything you wrote. Life is so much better sober. So true, we are not missing out from not drinking alcohol. -Reenie (a touch over 6 months)

[happycamper68]

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Hi guys,
99 days is truly inspirational. I am like a roller coaster with this- a few days AF, then a few days OFF- I cannot call it moderating because the off days of drinking are too much, and then it is so hard to start over. It's an uphill battle that I am trying not to lose and I am improving but I need to get to the point where I can get 30 days under belt and have some. I love you guys a lot. :h

[lukalee]

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Great job Mary!!!!!

[abby1]

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Mary,
Congratulations on 99 days!!! You deserve major kudos....As I head towards 400 days of AF, I can tell you it get easy. You will start "living" your life and of your life to lead around alcohol. Best wishes.... and congrats!!!
Abby

[retteacher]

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Happy Camper: Don't ever give up. I was on & off like that for years. Even after I came to MWO, I binged & stopped several times...almost worse than before I came here. Don't give up.

For me, I woke up on the morning of Oct. 6th & said: "That's it! I'm stopping. I'm sick of life like this." I took it one day at a time. "Just for today, I will not drink."

Mary

[Mags]

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You posted that yesterday so let me be the first


Congratulations on 100 days, Mary
:yay: :wd: :wd: :yay: