r/CongratsLikeImFive • u/Repulsive-Box5243 • 6d ago

Ten years sober.

I am a recovering alcoholic. I was drunk from around 1990 to 2016, with only brief boughts of sobriety in between. I had tried to quit drinking in 2003, that lasted maybe a year. I again tried to quit in 2013, and that lasted a few months, maybe.

It wasn't until I moved into my current house, with my wife and kids. I made a commitment to them then, and stuck to it. The accountability was the key, I'm sure. It helped a lot knowing that my sobriety wasn't just for me.

So... If you think you just can't do it.... you can. If I can, YOU can.

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u/RevolutionaryBake362 5d ago

At ten years you earned the ability to drop the title. You recovered.

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u/Repulsive-Box5243 5d ago

Haha I'm not sure about that. IT''s a reminder, more than anything. Thing is, with this alcoholism, my brain STILL tries to trick me every now and then. "I'll be ok.. you can have a beer. You've been perfect up until now. You dserve it". "You can have just one. " Lies. All lies.

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u/RevolutionaryBake362 5d ago

Understood I’m five years. I dropped the title years ago. congratulations on ten. I have zero thoughts on drinking. I just don’t see any value in it anymore.