How time flies! I have been sober now for 14 years. There was a time I didn't think it was possible. But it has been a central fact of my life. No doubt I wouldn't be alive today if I hadn't stopped when I did. It wasn't always easy but it's always been worth it.

Since I had my last beer! No daily counting these days, that feels like a struggle. Just have come to the acceptance that beer is not sold anywhere. There's nothing to buy if i get a craving. Some people including my wife asked me why are you doing this? I said no drinking for me, that's it. Drinking coconut water though it's yummy!

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I think I was last here in May. My story is linked below. I spent the summer drinking and struggling with my anxiety medication. I know that mixing the anxiety medication and alcohol is a huge part of the problem and I know if I remove the alcohol things improve for me.

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https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/newcomers-recovery/470560-reaching-out-help.html

The is about my former GF. I don't drink or take drugs, but she was over the top. Stayed in it for 3 years doing everything I possibly could to help and support without trying to control her. Beautiful woman with all the goods but she knows it. Recently convicted of her 3rd DUI felony. Long probation and all else. Thought it would finally out her on the track to thrive and survive, but no. There is some distance between our domiciles, so I guess a perfect set up for her. Anyway, I thought she had been clean for several months until she showed up drunk out of her mind and admitted she started right after her 3rd DUI and before her conviction. There was a crash and she injured an elderly lady, but who cares I guess. Once she starts she simply can't stop until blackout. Uses opiates and other substances along with the drinking. that somehow the court approved. She has a very long probation period but just scams the system. So, 6 weeks ago I couldn't take it anymore (she was unfaithful as well). But "it's the alcohol's fault. She got very angry with the breakup. She had decided that switching to beer and wine was the way to change her ways. I said fine but please understand if I feel the trajectory is going right back to where you were I would call it off, which I finally did after several revelations. so she labeled ME as "toxic" and called me all sorts of names. I was shocked as she now became the victim and it's everybody's elses fault. She was an incredible woman when sober and it's just so sad, but I guess I shouldn't expect much else. There is much more to this story, but I am trying to keep my first post under control!

Thank you everyone your experiences help!

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so if i could get some guidance on finding one would be greatly appreciated
thank you

We continue from here :)
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Driving along, we may use a satellite navigation system for some destinations.



But I often think, what if it went wrong? I recall one time it directed me down a one-way street]]>�




I started thinking about it like the addictive voice. I had followed that inner navigation system blindly for years. It told me where to turn, how to escape the traffic of my emotions, and where to find a shortcut when life got heavy. I trusted it completely because it sounded so convincing, and certain.

But just like a glitched satellite system, the addictive voice was actually steering me directly toward a cliff while promising a safe destination.



Recovery is the moment you realize the system is broken. When a craving may hit, the old satellite signal still kicks in and tries to re-route me back to my old habit. But now, I don't have to follow those instructions. I can hear the voice glitching on the dashboard getting fainter and fainter, knowing that it]]>�


I am the one driving now, and I choose a different road. The Sober Road.



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Just had a flashback to last March. I was at an airport in Cyprus getting a flight home when the tannoy called my name! It turned out my flight had been overbooked, and I'd been put on a later flight to another airport. I'd be home about six hours later, but no big problem to me.

I did, however, have to go back out*, get my new ticket, check in again and go through security, etc. Again, no problem.

* You can't just walk out of most departure lounges, so we had to be escorted. I say we as there was another affected passenger. He was a drinker and was having a far worse day than me! He'd bought a whole load of duty free (I never saw the point as a drinker) and as he was going back out into the airport, he had to take the whole lot back! To be fair, the shop made heavy work of it, and I really felt like asking what's the point?

Airports are bad enough with queues and extortionate food prices, but there an absolute minefield for a drinker! And as for buying booze on a plane ...

Hey friends

I think my last post here was about 2 years ago. Sadly, my two-year sober streak briefly broke. I'm back here to hold myself accountable. I am 6 days sober, and I am committed to making this my absolute final relapse.

Hello
Im an addict named.Mike. Havent posted here in years. In a meeting now and will post more later.