Coming on 7 months, no AA but regularly prayer, introspection and plenty of exercise.

Not that I am any authority trust me on this butt many things I thought were not good for me tended to help me The only way to find out was to give anything a fair shot 1, 2 3 my opinion is set on why , only kept me ignorant to why some things may be a acquired taste

Bob e says on his tapes AAers reminded him of the dysfunction in his family and he was familiar with that but when push came to shove after some real time sober he needed therapy to unhinge his need to stay as rigid as he was raised.... I've found that a textbook definition in why resistance revolves around the need for control!! Blind-spots are not necessarily a bad thing once you can put a face on it!!!

I have friend Larry The Legend hehe who used to say Routines in your first year or 2 sober may only set in motion a New more sneaky way of "Acting as If " I guess it depends on how enmeshed your disposition , temperament and Personality traits are after finding a new approach to a newer kinda way at looking at what unencumbered means... there is a saying...When your ass is up to alligators you'll learn to respect the alligators and utilize why you feel that way wherever you are Or snot :)) !!

Billy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RHZEzVUBPk

Day 2,207 here. Sun is shining again and I have the day to myself.

Anyone out there on day 1, 5, 10, 30? Hands up and well done :)

P

1996.
Coca cola and Charm Pops helped me especially because I was a beer drinker and beer contains a lot of sugar.

And the book Living Sober which helped me tremendously because it gives a lot of practical advice especially when I had cravings.

The steps really have helped in my sobriety. But for me, I had to have someone help me with them.

Congratulations on day 1.

I'm at 7 days and and have battled with my addition for 15 years. the longest I have been sober is for 4 months last year (also 9 months the 2 times I was pregnant 2004 and 2010) I have tried AA but I know now that that is not for everyone, but there are some important keys with AA (at least for me) This time around I joined this forum to help with support, and that has helped me the most this time around, plus I want to be sober forever more than anything now.
A couple of our fellow forumers have recommend Allan Carrs The Easy Way to Stop Drinking.I am waiting to get my copy in the mail this sometime this week. And have been listening to Podcast about recovery frequent throughout the day. That helps keep me plugged in.
Hope you found this helpful
I wish you luck Rich and welcome :)

I read one of Allen Carr's books last night on my Kindle - it has some interesting points although it was a bit repetitive - It was 27 chapters but could have been 5 or 6.

I would be interested in discussing your thoughts on the book after you've read it so please e-mail me here when you're done reading it.

Rich

Ok sounds good,
I will :)

Hi Rich, we all have to start somewhere and it takes work and commitment to effect all the changes required. Time sober is not insurance or "money in the bank" but each day is vital to learn and grow. I'm dedicating to the rest of my life to that as I am loving the journey. My sober anniversary is eight years in May but that will just be another 24 hours to do my best with again. That's what really matters and I thank AA for showing me how to get started and carry on.

I read the "Easy Way to Stop Drinking" and would be happy to join in that discussion after rainbow reads it. I got a lot out of it.

It will be five years next month. Did it with AA, good sponsorship, speaker tapes, a great psychiatrist, a drug/alcohol therapist, reading here, prayer, some books (too many can confuse though), and forgiving myself.

You have to throw EVERYTHING at this disease, as it is fearless and will throw everything it has to keep you sick. Take Care!

5 days. The longest I have gone is 45 days. I have gone to AA, CR, pray, and stay active with a support group at church. I also have a sponsor.

This summer (don't know the actual date) will be four years.

I got married then and went to my husband's country. We had our last drink on a bus tour one night and I haven't looked back.

He (and I, now) are Muslim and we decided to live our lives as best as we can. One of those commitments we made was to not have alcohol (and smoking, too) in our lives.

I won't lie; sometimes I crave it. But for the most part, I am SO elated I shed those two evils from my life. Yes- they are evil. They kill and are responsible for horrible things and have no place in a family.

My passion for God and my children give me the strength to keep those two enemies at bay.

Day 1 here

mostly I have today but then todays strung together? that is since june 14 1995....hugs coming up on 20yrs is getting me feeling really grateful for sober life I am living now....hugs bill

Today is day 5 for me. What has been nice is that the 11 days I went without alcohol prior to last Sundays bad night were much tougher than these 4 past days have been. I think some of the withdrawal, feeling tired, trouble sleeping, etc. have been less to non-existent this time because of the 11 days previously.

Of course, as I've said before, my longest period is only 12 days so I need to get past that "hump" to really feel like I'm in new territory.

Rich