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documenting my sober journey from day 1. friend of Bill W. running. cats. dogs. grateful alcoholic. 25/3/24🌿
Some of you have been following my journey from day 1, which was, to be precise, the 28th of March 2022 when I had about 10 followers and I documented my first ever AA meeting.
When I made this account, I intended it to be a private venting place for exactly that, about 10
This time 2 months ago i was coming to the end of a 3 week drink & drugs binge. In just a few hours time I would OD and wind up unconscious, blue lighted to hospital & in resus. Today marks 60 days since this & since my last drink/drug.
I would not be here if it wasn’t for AA.
Day 8 in sobriety and shortly off to my 7th meeting. The meetings for me have truly been my crutch. Weirdly I’m finding that my friends (who all drink) haven’t been in touch much since I stopped drinking, think I need new friends hahaha
Hi everyone, it’s with a bit of a heavy heart to say that Saturday was my new day 1. I was very upset but I must remind myself that this journey emphasises progress, not perfection. I’m grateful that the lapse didn’t go on for days but I must also learn from this. Love you all. x
Hey recovery posse! Today I am 210 days sober 😄 The 1 year mark is slowly but surely starting to creep closer. I hope you’re all having a great BH wkend whatever you’re up to 🥰 if anyone is struggling feel free to reply to this and i’ll try and help if I can. 💗
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I have good news. My job interview went well today and I have a start date in January! I also went ice skating, fell on my arse and now have a bit of a bruise but it’s been a lovely day. All made possible because of my sobriety 🥰⛸️☃️
I’m 7 days sober again 🩷
i’ve smashed the meetings this week, caught up with my old sponsor (agreed I need to find someone a bit stricter) and i’m functioning back at a healthy level. I even returned to the gym, it’s been a really good week overall 🌻
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The last photo is me at my rock bottom August 2nd 2022. I had attempted suicide & been on a drink & drugs binge for the 3 weeks prior. My mum found me convulsing on my patio at 1.30pm. Bottles, glass and bl**d everywhere. I am now nearly 7 months sober.
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Hi everyone, i’m 7 days sober after a pretty nasty episode after my birthday last monday which landed me in hospital. Im in therapy now and attending meetings daily. Also got this little guy by my side. Hope you’re all well xx
Last night was kind of strange for me, I tipped my remaining alcohol and c*caine down the sink. I just knew I was done. Done with it. I’ve hated living in relapse the last 5 weeks. It’s been vile. I knew my time was up and I was craving recovery again. Ready to live again.
My morning depression has now escalated to evening depression too. I just don’t want to go to sleep because I know i’ll wake up in tears tomorrow. I’m sorry i’m sounding so negative I’m just tired of my emotions being so intense all the damn time :(
Love u all. Prayers pls :( x
Finally brought myself to reset my sobriety tracker. Seeing it go from 250 days back to 1 is hard. But this relapse has taught me a whole lot and i’m only just starting to unravel it all. First 24 hours completed. Onwards and upwards. Thank you all for the support 💗
18 days today. Still no temptation, sounds silly but i’m looking forward to my 30 day chip. 30 days will be the longest i’ve ever gone. it hasn’t been easy and most days I have been pretty grumpy but the last 3 weeks have been miles better than any day during my 3 month relapse
Active addiction (1st photo) vs 5 months sober (2nd photo)
The 1st photo was 6am on a weekday last july during a wk long drink & drug binge, I hadn’t washed/dressed in weeks & although I was smiling I was very close to a rock bottom and was constantly drunk.
ODAAT.
#grateful
6 days of drinking and I feel like tonight i’ve had enough. Tomorrow id like to go back to meetings. Clean up the house, have a much needed shower, maybe a walk somewhere and some proper self care.
It feels good to throw in the towel again. Recovery isn’t linear ❤️🩹
This time 1 year ago I phoned the AA helpline and went to my first meeting on a Monday night. 28/3/22
I had no idea that my life was about to change forever. If i’d have told my petrified, lost little self a year ago that today i’d be nearly 6 months sober… AA is wonderful.
30 days sober today, me and mum are heading down to Sussex to see some family. Going to try and find a nearby meeting I can go to, will be nice to see what recovery is like down there. Happy Friday
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I’ve been off sick from work twice this week and twice last week. My heads not in a great place. My manager is starting to worry. I’m contemplating telling her I’m a recovering alcoholic 8 months sober tomorrow so she fully understands what’s going on. Is this a good idea? 🥺
Hi everyone. Not been on here for a bit because i haven’t been sober. day 1 starts for me again today because i once again reached my rock bottom. I’m glad to be home and i’ve missed you all.
sad to say I have relapsed, i’ve been trying so hard at this AA thing for 2 and a half years and sometimes I question whether it’s done me more harm than good.
Im just not ready to stop. I’m 26, was 23 when I went to my first meeting and I am just still - not - ready. ily all.
head full of AA and a belly full of beer don’t mix, take it from me who’s just back from a 12 week relapse. Value your recovery and guard it with your life 🩷
Being sober is not this pink cloud of happiness. Especially early sobriety. It’s really bloody hard. Learning to live with your emotions without alcohol is THE single hardest thing i’ve ever done. Yes, I absolutely know it will be worth it, but there’s nothing easy about it.
So far this year, I have quit smoking weed, learnt to drive, saved up for a car, moved into a gorgeous new house, quit drinking, I now run 5k 3 times a week and I’m smashing my degree. I have low days but I must remind myself of how well I’m doing compared to a year ago. 🌻🌅🌿🪴
a very kind lady from my home group offered to buy me this at yesterdays meeting, as I now have a sponsor so was looking to get one. Last night my mum came along to the meeting with me for support, i think she loves AA more than i do 😅 it was a very emotional meeting
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I’m going to ask a male old timer to be my sponsor. He’s about 50 years older than me. His message is a brilliant one and I always love his shares. He’s strict, which is what I need, so i’m praying he will say yes.
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struggling today, not with any temptation to drink but with my head. had my second psychotherapy session and pretty much balled my eyes out for the hour, realised how much i project my fathers invalidation of me onto myself and it’s really shit. silver lining, im finally talking
I can’t believe it. This time last year never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined 2 days without a drink or drug. Today I am 4 months sober. My life is changing before my eyes a day at a time.
🥰❤️✨🌻
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44 days sober today and been at work with all the pups. I’m doing well but I am struggling a lot with my appearance, i’m so insecure and feel very ugly at the moment, I don’t want to sound vain or whatever but i’m feeling quite upset about that. Posh problems?
Just down about it
I’m going to ask a male old timer to be my sponsor. He’s about 50 years older than me. His message is a brilliant one and I always love his shares. He’s strict, which is what I need, so i’m praying he will say yes.
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my addiction is in full force right now, addicted to sleep, food and i’m smoking weed. I think i need to realise that alcohol is not my only issue, i can’t have any drug without needing more and more and more. think it’s time i started going to NA as well as AA. thoughts?
Happy new year recovery posse and anyone else who has supported me over the last 9 months. 2022 has been a remarkable year, in March I walked into my first alcoholics anonymous meeting, I didn’t get it straight away but today I am 85 days sober. 2023, odaat I will stay sober ❤️
Day 4, cravings have been infuriating, feeling all sorts of emotions, grieving my 8 months of recovery, wondering how i’m going to go the rest of my life without drinking, feeling like i can’t live with or without it. Went to a meeting and my cravings have gone. Another day sober
caught myself dancing and singing around the kitchen and started crying happy tears. i’m so fucking glad i am not where i was 3 weeks ago. grateful for sober life, grateful for life 🌿🌱🌳🌻🤍
Today is day 1 of my sober journey. Taken 12 years to admit I have a problem with alcohol but 23 isn’t a bad age to admit it. Gonna be the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do but also the best thing. I also went to my first ever aa meeting.
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24 days sober again & today has been rough. I almost feel like I want to buy some beers 🥺 i’m not going to, I know better. I have 101 reasons not to drink & only 1 reason to drink & that would be “because I want to” which isn’t gonna cut it. So screw you, alcoholism. Not today.
I had a meeting with my sponsor yesterday which was very much needed. The insanity has started to creep in and the disease was trying to convince me that I could drink again and it would be different this time.
Nipped that straight in the bud and my mindset is back where (cont)
I find it mind boggling but at the same time incredible to hear how long people have been sober, years always shocks me, any length of time is an achievement but hearing that people have been sober for years never ceases to amaze me, I can only hope that’s me one day too
I have to be really honest i’m really struggling. I am in a cycle of getting about 6/7 weeks sober and relapsing. I’m so so tired of this merry go round. AA feels like it’s slipping away from me and I feel like half of me has given up the fight to stay sober.
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I met a girl tonight who also happened to be in recovery, (i’d never met her before). She gave me this. AA has presented me with too many coincidences for me to call them coincidences, this is a higher power thing.
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Oh gosh! I almost forgot! I am so fucking proud of this. It feels great to see the word month and not days again. 1 month ago I was at the end of a horrendous and very painful relapse. One day at a time, but please, by the grace of god, never again.
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I have so many addictions, alcohol, food, weed, my phone, sleep, chaos and destruction, spending money, pushing limits to see how much i can get away with. I’m a very flawed person but i’m trying to change this
great meeting tonight, im loving doing service (tea and coffee) and I really do have a feeling of belonging. sobriety is starting to feel like the new normal and that is something i thought i’d never say
I can’t believe i’ve finally got to 3 months, for me 3 months feels like the gateway to long term sobriety. I’ll keep doing what works, keeping it a day at a time, regular meetings and doing the work. I am so grateful. It’s only up from here ✨🫶🏼
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i’m pretty low if i’m honest. the relationship i’ve put 2 months of my time and feelings into has fallen apart (I know it’s not long but it still sucks) and i’m feeling super rubbish about my weight. No thoughts to drink but i’m just down.
Sober christmas done & a sober new year’s eve planned with another recovering alcoholic tonight who also happens to be my best friend. I wish you all a very happy, safe & peaceful new year 🫶🏼
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Clean house, clean mind. Now time for a quick gym visit and Sunday nights meeting. Oh and good news, I’ve also found myself a sponsor, so roll on step 1! 😊
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I’m in a “sober” group on facebook. It’s amazing how many people condone using other substances in replacement of alcohol and yet still call themselves sober. I’m not crazy for disagreeing with that, am I? I also won’t be apart of enabling peoples addictions 🤷🏼♀️ just my opinion!
Hi guys. checking in. I’m 2 days sober and have been much better mentally the last 4 days or so. I’m going back to meetings next week. Hope you’re all doing well
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hey guys. im not so good, I’m functioning but i’m drinking again. kind of convinced myself i don’t have a problem but it’s daily again and i feel like i have no sense of purpose unless I’m drunk. im struggling in every area of my life and my only release is picking up a drink.
I’ve received a few new followers since sharing my 2 month achievement. If you’re in recovery and have followed me, like this/reply and I will try my best to return the follow 💗
I can’t count on one hand how many times i’ve relapsed. Accepting and knowing in my heart that i’m an alcoholic is something that is going to take more time than i’d anticipated. Can’t seem to accept that this is where life has taken me, especially as i’m only 25.
24 days since my last drink, and overall one blip in 3 months. I’ll never forget 2022 as it has been the year of my recovery commencing. Happy Tuesday & i hope you all had a fabulously spooky halloween 👻🎃
I’m feeling 10x better than yesterday, forgotten all about that silly guy I was dating. Good day at work, and now going to see my sponsor. Thanks everyone 🥰
another dream last night where I was with people who were drinking and I had the strength to refuse and leave the situation. It’s amazing to see the programme working thoroughly from the inside out.
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I forgot to mention, i’ve also taken on a service position at one of my AA meetings, helping with tea and coffee. Service keeps you sober as they say ✌🏻
Last October I tried to do sober October (and obviously failed lmfao couldn’t go 1 day) now I’ve done 18 days and I can’t actually believe it, 18 days since I made the terrifying decision to walk into an AA meeting, and that was the best decision I have ever made
I hope this will pass, i’m away for a couple of nights and the plan was to feel more connected spiritually. The desire to drink has been insane! As i’m on my own, i’ve been very close. I’m not sure why I haven’t, I just know where it will take me
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Day 6 is almost up and over and I am hitting the pillow sober. (No rhyme intended there😅)
We go again tomorrow, one day at a time. As soon as the weather picks up here, I am heading straight on a country walk. I can’t wait to collect some of my sober thoughts. Night guys 💙
can’t believe i haven’t changed my mind since last night. still going back to aa tonight. wish i could wear an invisibility cloak but such is life. will let you know how it goes
90 days weed free and 11 days alcohol free 🎉🎉🎉 I smoked for 4 years daily and tried to quit several times, never made it 90 days and I’ll never go back to that. Now to carry on with no drinking either ☺️
Having one of those days where I am absolutely full of rage. Everybody is annoying me, the gym is full of people I want to punch and I’m currently sat in my car having a mental breakdown! But I don’t want to drink or use anything, everything’s just getting a little much.
Hey guys just checking in, my emotional mood last week surely passed and i’m feeling good again. Went for a meal with some people from the fellowship yesterday and my sobriety is going strong. Hope you’ve all had a good sober weekend!
Feeling rather emotional today. Thinking of all the things my life could be if I manage to stay sober, and all the things I’d like to do. The possibilities seem endless, feels like I’ve closed one door and so many more have the potential to be opened.
i had my first drinking dream last night since i got sober again, was horrendous but i’m always grateful for them. the gratitude of waking up and being sober is unmatched 🌻
I’ve never really realised until now how grateful I am for my step dad… he’s been like a real dad to me and my brother, even though we clashed when i was growing up (i was a nightmare) he’s always been there no matter what. I love that man very much & although you can never