I havent been on here much, but would like to thank everyone for the support a few months ago when i really needed it
I hit 100 days sober a few days ago, and yesterday I was baptized. As the world gets crazier, im finding my personal sanity again.
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Excellent! So happy for you and thank you for sharing. 100 days sober is a big accomplishment. But the ultimate is finding God. Welcome to the family, fren.
Congrats! Just remember that it's easier to stay sober than it is to get sober
We’re all rootin’ for you.this is the best thing you’ve ever done for yourself.
Congratulations on both accomplishments. May the Lord bless and guide you.
Congrats! I’m on day 323 myself. One day at a time.
Glad to hear you are doing better.
Congrats! Starting the same journey, so I appreciate the update! Will be praying for you!
Welcome to the family, brother.
Congratulations! Just know this truly means you are in control of your own self.
POWERFUL 🌅
I’d just like to think that the Lord’s guiding hand is in control, not our pede here :-)
Wonderful news, Fren
Praise God! I've been sober for 21 years and still have to catch myself. Having the Holy Spirit keeps things in check.
Do not be surprised if life starts to become MORE difficult for you, not easier. Because you are now capable of more.
https://youtu.be/--1v8VztU80?t=515
Words to digest.
God bless you and congratulations! I will continue to pray for you as your new life continues. You have inspired me with your courage and truth. I admire your fortitude. I have looked forward from hearing from you so thanks for the update and please do stay in touch with us. Great job fren!
Wow! Big milestones! I am very happy for you, try and surround yourselves wirh as much support as possible.
That's wonderful! Thanks for posting to share the good news.
Congratulations!
My dad is currently in rehab for alcoholism, on top of recovering from a lung infection (which he thought was covid) and fractured ribs. He's spent 2 years trying to get sober on his own. The doctor told him that if he didn't come in when he did, he would of been dead within a week. He's been at the rehab center for 30 days and now he's staying an extra 2 weeks because the psychologist said he needed some extra time.
Any advice (from anyone) for when he comes home? Because that's probably gonna be the hardest part about sobriety.
I would say it is his choice. You cannot make him sober. He will have to do it on his own. He should probably join AA and you can support him by offering to go with him to his first meeting the first time.
But at the very least I would remove ALL the alchohol in the home to keep him from being tempted when he gets back.
5+ years sober here. Listen to this guy. It’s important to support him, but he’s gotta walk that path with his own feet. He’s gotta be willing to open up with himself and others that understand where he’s been, why he’s been there, and why he’s gotta stay outta there. Have him try to shoot for a minimum of 5 meetings a week for the first 60 days. There’s a reason the AA community recommends the 90 meetings in 90 days method too.
What you can do for him is, most importantly, continue to pray for him. But also, join an Al-Anon group. Learn about yourself. You may be totally unaware of the ways in which you have become co-dependent through the years of relationship with an addict. Learn to recognize how you have unintentionally enabled his addiction - not in guilt or judging yourself. It isn’t your fault, but it is your reality whether you know that yet or not. My addict son lives with my sister - she doesn’t even realize she enables his addiction, and she can’t understand why SHE needs help when he’s the one with the problem. And so the co-dependent relationship continues, they’re both trapped in it, and he is never motivated to make a change. She makes his addiction (his escape) too comfortable for him. If the critical people in relationship with your Dad can become aware of their role in this reality, and learn to make changes, it will be the best thing any of you can do to help him stay sober.
Go to Al-Anon. Get a copy of "Living Sober" - a AA publication on practical advice. Remove alcohol from the home.
I went to adult children of alcoholics meetings when I was younger. You have been affected by his drinking as well. They may be called something different in your city. I appreciated the support from the people who attended. It was helpful to realize others went through similar stuff. It was great to unload with strangers who could commiserate without feeling judged.
I got sober and I stayed sober with the support of 12 step AA meetings. It worked for me and it led me to a Faith in God . As the 24 hours turned into weeks, months, years, I still use the 12 steps in my life, in all areas of my life. I believe in those first few months, there was no one who could have helped me but other alcoholics who had achieved sobriety, happy men and women whose happiness can be compared to people who have been spared a death sentence. I went a few times a week for my first 10 years, it was haven, it was new friends on a spiritual journey. It's where no one will judge you, and it is where I learned what it means to be humble. I thought I was informed, yet I could not get sober. It is where a PHd does no one any good at all, because the 6th grade graduate can teach a lawyer or doctor something they could not learn, and it is how to stay away from that drink. The one drink takes another and another and another, which is why abstinence is so important. He will be told that in rehab, maybe even set up with his first meeting when he gets out. It works if you work it.
Congratulations, Fren! Welcome back to God’s Family!🙏🏻
Cheers to your accomplishment! Kidding
Well done
Huge!! Awesome news to hear. Keep up the amazing work.
Blessings fren....Your strength will be built from your struggles. Your future will remain steady from the memories of your past. Never forget what you endured in the darkness as you bask in the light of the Lord.
Prayers for you to remain strong....
Thank you Love, Light and Lord!
With my legal situation, a relapse could result in quite a bit of jailtime so that helps get past any little urges that might pop up
But in general it's been pretty easy - AA helps tremendously
But yeah screw walmart for having beer and water in the same isle lol
Stay the course. A good sense of humor helps. <Grin>
That whole beer and water in the same isle thing - we don’t have it where I am, but when I’ve been to places with it I’m like wtf?
Often drinkable liquids are kept near each other. A group of similar items. If they kept them apart because a portion of the population can't control themselves and need a nanny organization to think of them and accommodate at the expense of those who want them in the same isle, well that's just the sort of thing we don't like isn't it? Being restricted for our own good?
Lol, I was thinking the exact opposite - why the heck don’t we have all drinkable liquids in the same isle?
Edit to add that that makes more sense instead of having to go to two separate registers …
Good job! 100 days is fantastic!! :)
And congratulations on finding your sanity. Life is easier with a clear mind (it may not be prettier but it is easier.)
You are on a good path. If you find yourself needing encouragement to stay on that path, please reach out to all of your frens.
I may not know you in real life but I am very proud of you.
Great news fren, you're doing good.
Fantastic!! Life has a true purpose, when your in the hands of the Lord. God bless, my friend 🙏🙏🙏
Congrats! One step at a time!
No Jesus, no peace. Know Jesus, know peace.
Way to go… All the best to you and the days ahead 😎
Well done fren!
Wow! WONDERFUL NEWS!! It's so good to hear something good during this nightmare! Thank you so much for the update! I am SO happy for you! Now, if only my son would follow in your footsteps .......
And mine. I have one son clean and sober for 8 years. His brother is still in his addiction and really struggling. I pray for him every day. So hard to see him hurting knowing I can’t fix it for him. Only Jesus.
Praise God. I’ve been thinking and praying for you. Keep it up!
So PROUD of you, Patriot. In so many ways...
Amen to this post!!