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    Hi all,

    I used to wonder what happened to frequent posters that suddenly stopped posting. Did they start drinking again? Did they just get busy? I'm guilty of rarely posting over the last year but know I could not have stopped without the support on here.
    I'm happy to say that I have been sober for 2 1/2 years. To those starting out, it does get easier and you won't need a bucket full of M&M's as time goes on. Although I do still get giddy when the Girl Scouts come calling. I still have the very occasional fleeting moments that I think about drinking but I know I don't ever want to start over again. Moderating was exhausting and never, ever worked for me. It's so much less stressful for me to not drink. Frankly, life is much more simple and refreshing not living with guilt of a booze-filled night. ! I've made it through weddings, family parties and many holidays sober. There is a sense relief when I wake up and I am able to function in the morning. I hope if you're a newbie, you'll keep fighting the fight. I still sneak on here occasionally to read many posts. Thanks for letting me stop in and say "hi."
    My best,
    almostfamous
    AF since 2/22/2012
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    oh this is timely i can tell you. thank you for posting.

    i am on 4 months today and not struggling as such but well, erm, stuck i suppose.

    maybe you remember that early days feel like a life time. like its always been thus. but also so new.

    good to hear another long timer say its worth it and not a hard thing to be. its the achieving that needs careful looking after.

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      Roxane- 4 months is nothing to sneeze at. Keep up the good work!!! Do you really want to start living hellish nightmare of booze all over again? Fight through those cravings. It beats the madness. You can do it! And yes, I thankfully have a long memory. I force myself to think of bad times (there were many!) to keep myself on my path. The early days are rough but so worth working through.
      AF since 2/22/2012

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        Hi there thanks for the update Almostfamous! Glad to hear your doing well and out of the madness!

        Roxane 4 months is great! I remember at around 4 monhts I felt quite blah. Very blah in fact. And so did a few others who were at about the same time. not sure what it was - maybe just a transition period between the excitement of being so new at AF and making this our lifestyle. It got better and I'm so glad I got past it! Never 100% smooth sailing and I must always remain vigilant but at 6 months here and feeling pretty strong and good.

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          thanks both.

          im not having cravings, if i am they are being subtle. i have a 'hole' that was made by stopping drinking. i know that hole could be filled with al but i dont want it. just dont want that hole.

          so yes, frances. i think its the transition from then to now to future.

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            Frances-thank you and congrats to you on 6 months. : )

            Roxane- I do remember 4 months but I was in the middle of a move so it was a very hectic time. I remember working extra hard to stay focused during the craziness of moving. I'm sorry you have a hole. You already know drinking won't fill it up. Keep posting here and re-read old posts. It will make you feel like you've come so far. Most of go through peaks, valleys, slumps ect.... Know you are not alone.
            AF since 2/22/2012

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              thanks, thats what keeps me going. i read like a demon sometimes and it really does help.

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                Well done everyone!! And good to see you almostfamous!
                I love my family more than alcohol.:h
                Live in the Solution....not the problem

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                  or AF!!! HAH....get it??:H
                  I love my family more than alcohol.:h
                  Live in the Solution....not the problem

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                    mama bear;1698499 wrote: or AF!!! HAH....get it??:H
                    :H
                    Yes AF really lovely uplifting post about being AF :goodjob:

                    Sorry Mama for stealing your line

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                      AF it is great that you posted. People need to know that there is a lot of long term success here. Not that there aren't also relapses, but you just gotta keep fighting the fight, never give up. I call myself a slow learner because of the significant time between my join date and final AF date, but I think that was just my personal learning curve. I agree with everything you said in your post, the feeling of AF freedom is wonderful! Congrats on you long term sobriety. There is also a long term abstainers thread titled 100 days where people can post about lengthier successes.
                      My life is better without alcohol, since 9/1/12. My sobriety tool is the list at permalink 236 on the toolbox thread under monthly abstinance.

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                        Mama Bear, Satz123 and Sunbeam, thanks for your kind comments.
                        Sunbeam- I, too was a joiner long before I quit for good and all time. Congrats to you as well!

                        I was tired of waking up at 3 am wondering what stupid crap I had done earlier in front of my family. My husband drinks but maybe 2-3 beers in a week. I know I'll never be that kind of drinker. It just got progressively worse and trying to trick myself that I could moderate was a joke. It's not easy quitting but nothing worth doing ever is, is it?
                        AF since 2/22/2012

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                          Thanks for coming back to post that, Almost Famous. I really does help to hear from long time sober people. Congratulations!

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