Monday June 4 was my 3 month sober anniversary date. I’ve hit 3 months many times in the past 5 years, so in a way I feel weird about celebrating it. But I am, because it’s been hard. In the past 3 months, I’ve dealt with a not entirely voluntary psych day hospital admission, having to give up my apartment, moving into shared accommodation in a sober living place, I’m in the process of packing, moving, and selling my stuff, and I’m declaring bankruptcy. But that’s ok – most days, because I’m sober. And I know that there’s no way I’d be coping if I wasn’t sober.
I’m still taking Antabuse, and plan on continuing it for quite some time. I still go to aftercare groups at my rehab, and I still go to AA, and am active on the Women for Sobriety Boards. I figure I need all the help I can get.
So maybe it isn’t a huge victory, but it’s a big one for me.
Sometimes everything is worth celebrating in recovery.
Elizabeth
Congrats on your three months! and every day sober is one to celebrate. I had one sponsor who used to say “It gets different” instead of “It gets better.”
I don’t know why but that was comforting to me. We are promised one more day sober and that’s a bell-ringing success for me most days.
Great blog and yep everything is worth celebrating in recovery.:)
Congrats on your 3 months. I am just starting my recovery and am 8 days sober. I have recently joined the WFS site as well; that is how I found your blog. It is so nice finding other ladies like me. I used to think I was so alone but not anymore. Congrats again…great blog!!!!
Hi Theresa, Congrats on your 8 days. The first days are the hardest but it’s so worthwhile.
I totally understand the trying and trying again. I have been doing it for 7 years and my longest time sober has been 9 months. Today is day 5, and all I know is I am not going to drink today. My life is always so much better sober – being a high bottom alchoholic I can easily lull myself into a very false sense of security and have a beer or glass of wine. It always ends up the same way, me sick and tired of being sick and tired and depressd and overwhelmed with a high stress highly demanding job, with a lot of people depending on me.
Sober I can do it – barely.
Hungover, it’s impossible.
Thanks for your share.
Lauren,
Don’t give up. Keep trying. Go to rehab. Go to AA. Go to WFS. Get as much support as you can, as I don’t believe you can do it on your own. It’s really hard, but it’s so worthwhiel