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[stayingsober1dayatatime]

In a weeks time I will celebrate 6 months.
Who will join me in a week?
Lets do a week together.
Love,
John S.

[FallenAngel]

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I'll join you... I'm just over 7 months sober right now, but I find that it helps when we have someone to be accountable to. Not that I have been craving a drink lately, but it seems like I need to find people that know what I'm going through & that understand, and want to talk about their experiences too.

[Janice]

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Count me in....I'm with you guys......well done to both of you!!

Janicexxx

[stayingsober1dayatatime]

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Thank you fallen angel & also janice
Congrats fallen angel on 7 months.
Do you attend A.A. meetings?
How do you stay sober?
Any help is good help.
Love John S.

[cowgal]

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I join too

I want to join too, it will make me accountable for at least the next 7 days, which is when I hit 30 days, I am just pondering the idea of whether I can go moderate after that time or if I am hopeless.....................

MA

[tlrgs]

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count me in to and at the end of april well be my 6 months being sober good luck we can and will do it

[FallenAngel]

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stayingsober1dayatatime;288921 wrote:
Congrats fallen angel on 7 months.
Do you attend A.A. meetings?
How do you stay sober?
Any help is good help.

Hi again John!
No, I have never attended any AA meetings.... I really don't think I'm the group type.
I quit smoking a year and a half ago... I found a forum for support & that made all the difference. I had lost a 2-3 year smoking quit & it took me 8 long years to finally quit again. I never thought I was one that needed a support group, but I think that is where (or why) I failed in previous quits... now it feels like I found the missing piece that I needed for success. 2 days after my one year milestone of quitting smoking, I quit drinking. I have used all the tools that I learned with my smoking quit & used them for my sobriety. There is a lot of things that are similar.... and of course, there are things that are different. I think why I am finding the sobriety so tough at times is because I'm getting rid of that "last crutch"..... I no longer have anything to fall back on when I want to hide from my feelings or situations.
I really think that having people to talk to is vital in our quits. I did have 2 people that have been sober for many years & did the AA thing to talk to, but recently I have lost contact with them & I've been experiencing a real loss of support... and that's how I have come to find this place.

[stayingsober1dayatatime]

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Well together we can help each other and whoever wants to come along
Love,
John S.

[FallenAngel]

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Janice;288918 wrote: Count me in....I'm with you guys......well done to both of you!!

Janicexxx

Thank you so much... and that's great that you're joining!
Btw, I love your quote... that's why I had to quit drinking altogether... I couldn't control it, so it seemed easier to get it totally out of my life... as hard as it is sometimes not to have a drink, it seems easier in the long haul, if you know what I mean.

[FallenAngel]

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stayingsober1dayatatime;288945 wrote: Well together we can help each other and whoever wants to come along

That sounds great! And I'm sure we'll have lots of fun as well as some serious butt-kickin' when any of us deserves it! LOL
K.

[ZenMetal]

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I'm in!

[KateH1]

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Count me in!!! I am nearly 60 days as a non-drinker, working on sobriety as my way of life. Congratulations to all who are doing so well!

Kate

[LVT25]

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I think I can actually commit to 1 week--that's doable! Count me in!:thanks:

Fallen Angel--can you tell me more about your great success of quitting smoking? You can send me mail if you want. Thank you!:thanks:

[FallenAngel]

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stayingsober1dayatatime;288910 wrote: In a weeks time I will celebrate 6 months.

6 months is a HUGE milestone John!
I've been told by some long term quitters that this is a point in their quit where things really started to turn around.... their new sober life was starting to feel normal (or I should say, the new normal)... life was getting better & they were feeling more comfortable in their own skin, so to speak.
I myself noticed a change in my attiude... I was getting more comfortable with the realization that I had chosen sobriety as a way of life & this was how life was going to be from now on. The other thing I have noticed, is that now that I'm at the 7 month mark, being over the half year mark really feels great..... making it to a full year really feels within my grasp!

[FallenAngel]

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vettech25;288993 wrote:
Fallen Angel--can you tell me more about your great success of quitting smoking?

I'd love to!! LOL Usually I'm telling people if they want to hear about it or not! LMAO
I think the biggest thing in quitting smoking, is to want to more than anything... and that you will settle for nothing less than success... and that smoking is no longer an option in your life.

I educated myself on the addiction (something that I hadn't done in previous quits), I realized that this was not always going to be easy & accepted the fact that there were going to be rough days ahead, but if I took each day at a time... and they would add up & eventually get me to a place where I was a happy & content non-smoker. But as the saying goes..... A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With One Single Step, and so each day I would visualize looking back at my progress.... one footprint in the sand after another.

I also learned that we should never, NEVER take our quits for granted, and that we should always keep them precious & green.
No matter how much distance we have put between us & our last smoke, or how strong we feel in our quit, we must ALWAYS be vigilant & on guard for cracks in the armour.

About 2 weeks into my quit, I knew that Will Power alone was not going to keep me from smoking, that I needed to change my attitude if I was to remain smoke-free for the rest of my life. I found a free online course that changed my whole perception around... it was a major factor in my key to success. Although their graphics are a bit hokey, I know of lots of people that swear by this course. It's called quitsmokingonline.com (I hope I haven't violated any forum rules here by giving out a website...I'm sure I'll hear about it if I have! LOL).

And another piece of advice I always give people... don't quit until you really want to quit. It's going to be hard at times, & sometimes it will take everything you got to stay quit, but it's doable...
and the rewards of your new-found freedom is beyond anything you ever imagined! I can truly say that it was a life-altering experience, and it gave me the confidence to take on my drinking issues.