I forgot to mention the other day that I celebrated 38 years of continuous #sobriety. 馃
11 years sober today. Full of gratitude馃挓
馃棧锔廔 used to think my problem was a character flaw鈥攖hat I was weak.
Then I broke the denial and learned: alcoholism is a progressive disease, not a moral failure.
鉁≧ecovery networks, including the medical community, helped me learn how to live sober鈥攐ne day at a time.
鉃★笍 If I can do it, so can you.
馃摬If you鈥檙e struggling, you鈥檙e not alone. Dial 988.
#sober #recovery #addiction #hope #MentalHealth #odaat #newday #sobriety #boston #northshorema
Today marks exactly five years sober for me. I quit when I was a microbrewery beer enthusiast and a so-called moderate drinker. Sometimes I overdid it, especially when I could pour a pint of fresh IPA from the brewery's taps. In total, I managed to review about 5,000 different craft beers to Untappd and whatnot.
Life didn't magically improve overnight after I quit, but reflux and stomach problems disappeared completely, and my migraines and panic attacks became less frequent. I feel better now than I did back then.
I think I'm going to keep it this way.