Sober For A Year!

[Heidi07]

Fantastic Ayesha! I know it's hard. I have been sober for 4 years now and at times I still feel like having a drink. You know what though? Pay attention to when that feeling of wanting a drink comes up and see how long it lasts actually. It doesn't last long at all!! I used to drink when I was depressed....etc So I had to re-learn to cope with my feelings in other ways then wanting to grab a drink. The hardest about that was re-training my brain, so that not everytime I was depressed the thought of a drink automatically appeared. It does work though :) Keep up the great work. It's tough but I am sure you can do it :)

 

[Barberian]

Congratulations Ayesha! :tup:

 

[wdkywomys]

Congrats!! I'm so happy for you! Keep up the good work. ((hugs))

 

[Sheer Force of Will]

Freya, Brunhillda, Athena, Hera, Brigdet, Eoster, Aphrodite, Cerridewn, Cierce, and Ayesha. What do these women have in common? They are all Goddesses, with the power to shape thier own destinies, who can achive anything they set thier minds to!!

WELL DONE, YOU ARE A GODDESS!!!!

 

[Pale Warrior]

Nice work woman, that's one heck of an achievement!

I trust your arm is suitably aching from patting yourself on the back :D

 

[AngelaMarie]

 

[Katie greenway]

Hey Ayesha,

That's an awesome achievement, BIG CONGRATULATIONS! I am 7 months on Tuesday. Staying clean and sober when you have PTSD has been a massive challenge for me, and especially in early days of sobriety. Personally, I think people with PTSD who get time up in recovery should be given massive medals, because PTSD and healing from it, can bring a massive upheaval of powerful and painful emotions and thoughts that can hurt like hell!! Getting through life sober and clean is a major accomplishment in itself...getting through life clean and sober and recovering from PTSD is F*C#EN HUGE!!!!

Anyone else out there reading this who is in recovery for both those conditions, remember this, us recovering alchies/addicts who have PTSD are F%C+EN miracles...the fact that we have survived and are living life without the use of drugs or booze is a bloody MIRACLE, WE ARE MIRACLES!!!! It takes great courage, determination, love, faith & commitment to take this path, congratulations on yours Ayesha :)

 

[poeticprincess88]

I know this post is kind of old but I wanted to reply because I just had a year sober from alcohol on the 25th of September. It feels good to know you've made it a great length of time. I hope you are still working hard on recovery. I'm happy for you. I hope to hear more about your recovery.

 

[Shellbell]

Well done poeticprincess88! That is a huge achievement, as is Ayesha's! :)

 

[Lady of Longbourn]

I am still going strong...:)

 

[The Albatross]

Wonderful accomplishment... very happy for you, congratulations! :woot:

 

[SweetPeaandSunBird]

That's an awesome achievement, BIG CONGRATULATIONS! I am 7 months on Tuesday. Staying clean and sober when you have PTSD has been a massive challenge

I cannot even imagine the hard work all of you have put in to such a crucial goal. Awe-inspiring, really!!!