TODAY is 100 days sober for me. Alcohol slowly took over and was destroying my life. A while back I got this DM (pic) from one of our autist frens here who's in the same battle. Is "The Awakening" in the room with you right now? Join us! WE ARE THE AWAKENING. Every change matters. Let's GOOOOO!
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Bro. Sobriety rocks. After decades of fighting my demons with alcohol, today I'm 100 days sober, the longest time in 30 years. The best part is when I wake up the following morning after NOT going on a bender I know I didn't say stupid shit to someone, I am at peace that I didn't ruin another friendship.
I was using to cover up for (the usual) my anxieties, autism, awkwardness, and fear of myself, really. We all have something, frens.
In a yuge way I owe being sober to The Awakening and the frendly community of this board. Suddenly I realized, WE ARE KICKING ASS. Why not kick ass right here at home, for me? WE ARE DRIVING THE DEMONS BACK TO HELL WHERE THEY BELONG. Why not kick my own demons back to hell, where those stupid fuckers belong?? We all have the power of change inside us to really make a difference both in ourselves and in the world. So why not me? So I'm in AA, I'm going to the meetings twice a week, walking 13km every day (I've lost 33 lbs so far, LOL, OK, 30) and I'm reorienting my priorities.
And why not you? You're not alone. You don't need to do it alone. Anyone that feels like joining The Awakening is welcome. FROGS! Tired of being boiled? Jump out of that hot water and LET'S FUCKING GOOOO.
Before I go if you haven't seen it, you'd love this hilarious Craig Ferguson "Late Late Show" monologue about getting sober and getting into AA. It's time. For all of us. And remember, the AA people are very near to the front of the telephone book! 🐸👌
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZVWIELHQQY
Thanks for understanding about this thread. Got a struggle? We support our frogs! 💚
Congratulations. We all have our demons to fight. I fought and won this battle on April 10, 2014. It was the best decision I ever made. Like you, I too said stupid stuff that I can never take back; and I didn't want my grandchildren (who were all very young at the time) to remember me in that way. I spoke to my demon and with the announcement of what I said, the Lord took it away from me that very day. The Lord is good and understanding. Then on September 16, 2016 I quit smoking. Another great victory. Keep up the good work. This is a victory you will cherish forever. When you look back on it, you will give all the glory to God. He is with you every step of the way. Again, CONGRATULATIONS my friend.
Smoking and pepsi are my demons. The smoking got seriously worse when covid hit and the only thing you could do is sit and read about what was going on. It stinks when your demons are legal... I've already had a massive heart attack at 48 and a carotid dissection at 43. For all intents and purposes I shouldn't even be here but there's definitely more for me to learn and be.
I will be praying for you. I wasn't trying to make it about me when I told you I had quit those things; I wanted to let you know that God walks with you and carries you through these vices. God says 'speak to it' and make it known. My grandmother who was half Cherokee and half Irish was a whiskey alcoholic. I myself would have been had I went through what she did. But the day she'd had enough, she placed that unopened bottle of whiskey on top of her kitchen cabinet and said, "Devil you ain't gonna beat me." She said she fought him all day long because the temptation was so heavy. But by the end of the day, she knew she would WIN.
I spoke to mine with NO intention of quitting for good at the time; It was just that I had returned home from the hospital after visiting my husband George who was bleeding from alcoholic varices. I got home, went to the frig and popped the top on a Miller High Life. One swig and I sat it down and said, "I don't even want that." And God took it from me instantly. I've never craved, desired or wanted any since. It was a miracle.
Since I have stopped these vices with the Lord's help, my life/health has changed for the better. Given time, YOUR lungs will be brand-new once you stop smoking. Your liver will rejuvenate itself and your heart will heal. The Lord has great plans and many blessings waiting for you. Trust in him and he will fulfill your life like you can never imagine. God bless you my friend. I will keep you in my prayers. You have crossed a critical bridge and God will help you cross many more. Mary
Friends of Bill W is a powerful thing. Congratulations on 100 days.
Wonderful news to hear from you. I believe you made a post about 4 months ago talking about your drinking. I send you love and huge kudos in changing your life. My mother was sober 38+ years when she died in June 2019. She was a very vocal and mighty proponent for friends of Bill W. Helping countless others in their daily walk. We had many, many discussions about it through the years. I remember the day my mom made the phone call as I was 5 days shy of my 16th birthday. Life was not what I thought it would be in those first few years because at 43 my mom had a lot of reconciliation to do with her own shit. She would tell me there were days where she just took things hour by hour or minute by minute not just one day at a time. I am so grateful for the person my mother became and the positive influences over me by osmosis of what she learned through AA. Keep going. It’s a wonderful life that doesn’t require your vision to be clouded by beer goggles! One thing I also remember and tell myself constantly that my mother told me on the regular, “ There are no mistakes in God’s Universe.” I find that to be absolutely true today. Praying for your continued sobriety.
Well done and keep going: be the head and not the tail with God's help.
You will make a positive impact in the lives of the people that witness it IF YOU DO THE RIGHT THINGS. CONGRATULATIONS. P.S. I know you give me shit but what is family for. :)