awe your just after me lucky charms....but I hope the pot of gold under the rainbow of sobriety reaches far and wide in your life rich...hugs bill

Yay! Congrats. 47 here. We are close in days.

Way to go, Rich!!!
That's fantastic that you are at 50 days. You must be feeling great:)

Hi Rich,
I'm only on day 3 and can already see a change in my attitude. I'm looking forward to 50 days! I'm looking forward to a lot of things now that my mind is clearing, my head is hurting but my mind is clearing, haha! I plan to say to myself each morning before I get out of bed, I will not drink today. This will be the first Friday night without alcohol for me in a VERY long time. I'm looking forward to taking my son out to dinner. I'm looking forward to no hangover on Saturday morning :).
Happy Friday!
Maryann

Hey Maryann -

I made a list of reasons why I chose not to drink. It was important early on to review that list every morning (and evening) to remind myself of all the potential negative results of drinking.

It was also important for me to remember that I was CHOOSING not to drink - that I had a choice because I wasn't going to let alcohol control me, I was the one in control.

Good luck!

Rich

Great work! Today is my 10th day sober. I also managed to avoid drinking on the day that is the perfect excuse for every alcoholic to drink - St. Paddy's Day. I would have liked to drink if I knew it was only for that one day, but I darn well know that had I had a drink I'd spiral helplessly out of control again. Like you said, it is a choice and I chose to stay sober. It's too daunting to think of being sober for a year, but looking at it at a smaller scale, you can't get to a year sober until you pass day 10 or day 50. Creating a list of reasons not to drink is good advice. I've kind of done it in my head before, but never on paper. One thing that I do know is that my list of reasons not to drink is far longer than any list showing the pros of drinking. I congratulate you for making it 50 days and I can't wait until I reach that mark. Good wishes to you!

You're making us all proud here, so keep up the good work!

God Bless!

Nice! Keep going
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I too made a list of all the bad things that happened to me while boozing. It really helped and still helps to read Thing is, as we get weeks sober, that fabulous forgetter of mine just forgets. I get to feeling better and that thought.. Maybe I was just overreacting. Maybe just one. Then I think about the times when maybe I could be dead.

That is the real crux is to figure out how to stay quit The thing that really helps is to jot down what I am greatful for. A greatful alcoholic won't drink
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Having the list to refer to is very important for me. I have a copy on my night stand so I see it every morning.

I also have a copy by my desk so I see it often during the day.

I know in the past - When I thought I could moderate - I would look at the list and think "if I don't get drunk..." but I didn't ever succeed in moderating.

Now I look at the list more as a reminder of all the times I failed as much as a reminder of why I don't want to drink anymore.

Rich