today marks two years sober for me

[SnipeMasterJ13]

Congrats to you!

Today marks about 16 hours for me. I have a ways to go before I catch up!

 

[clamum]

Congrats man. I really need to cut down on mine; can't do what I'm doing forever.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

congrats! there's a lot more to life than parties and drinks...

proof?

 

[D1gger]

Well Done. .... 24 hours for me

 

[irishScott]

Kudos.

 

[Miramonti]

“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life... as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.”

-Booker T. Washington

 

[MiniDoom]

proof?

living proof.

 

[Kirby]

Reps.

t'is

 

[destrekor]

god has nothing to do with it

shhhhhh.

Congrats to you!

Today marks about 16 hours for me. I have a ways to go before I catch up!

Ha, got you beat. 36 hours since my last sip of nectar.


Congrats Rudeguy. I thoroughly understand first hand the impacts of alcoholism, and quite well understand addiction in general. I've rode close to the line before and in general have an addictive personality, but thankfully alcohol does not seem to be one of the substances that has had much of an impact on my mind. It has, but I can control it.

Sometimes it takes a little bit of perceived sacrifice to beat your flaws down, and for those that can do so successfully, well shit... more power to you.

There might be odd perceptions from people who do not understand the reality of the situation, but know that someone, somewhere... and probably someone very close, has absolute respect for you showing them that you can bounce back from failure and regain control of your life.

Sacrifices... they are what makes life an absolute bitch. But coming out on top, knowing you've seen absolute misery and failure, is what makes life far more enjoyable.

 

[MJinZ]

shhhhhh.



Ha, got you beat. 36 hours since my last sip of nectar.


Congrats Rudeguy. I thoroughly understand first hand the impacts of alcoholism, and quite well understand addiction in general. I've rode close to the line before and in general have an addictive personality, but thankfully alcohol does not seem to be one of the substances that has had much of an impact on my mind. It has, but I can control it.

Sometimes it takes a little bit of perceived sacrifice to beat your flaws down, and for those that can do so successfully, well shit... more power to you.

There might be odd perceptions from people who do not understand the reality of the situation, but know that someone, somewhere... and probably someone very close, has absolute respect for you showing them that you can bounce back from failure and regain control of your life.

Sacrifices... they are what makes life an absolute bitch. But coming out on top, knowing you've seen absolute misery and failure, is what makes life far more enjoyable.

Yea, I don't understand addiction because I'm not addicted to anything. I've tried everything in College and while it was good fun, there was never a pressing desire for something from a physical standpoint.

 

[wheresmybacon]

Awesome!!!! Someday I hope to get there. On day 51 currently.

 

[FoBoT]

very good
one day at a time :thumbsup:

 

[edro]

Why did you quit?

Did you wake up with a sore butt and a missing wallet?

 

[Regs]

What's next - Tiger wood gives up sex?

 

[TwiceOver]

Congrats!

7 Years Drug free

Still working on the booze. Currently 63 days. 104 days smokeless.

 

[rudeguy]

Thanks guys. And many congrats to all of you that are fighting addictions too.

To clarify, I'm just a drunk.

 

[SandEagle]

congrats! this round's on me.

 

[rockyct]

Cheers

Fixed for you.

 

[destrekor]

Yea, I don't understand addiction because I'm not addicted to anything. I've tried everything in College and while it was good fun, there was never a pressing desire for something from a physical standpoint.

Yeah I'm technically not addicted to any substances, though I've come close, and have definitely caught myself borderline too. But I have a multi-substance addict in the family, so I've witnessed the train-wreck that can bring. And my mom has gone as far as saying there are ways I am a lot like her brother (the addict in question), which coupled with some traits from my mom, I definitely see the addictive personality comes from her genes.

Ah take that back. Nicotine is like candy now. Damn I love snus.
Outside of the occasional/rare cigar or cigarillo of some sort, I refuse to smoke for my nicotine fix. I'm bad enough with running as it is (love all cardio but the body hates feet to pavement), I fear how my lungs would respond if I picked up regular smoking. D:

And I refuse to acknowledge other useful addictions, at least until I'm done with school. Once I graduate OSU this year, I'm cutting back on a lot of stuff and going to probably go through a week of hell getting my body back to baseline. See, addictive personality in action, always with the "...later."

But in general, addiction is only mildly a physical thing. It's physical in so much as everything related to the mind is physical, as it's neurotransmitters running around doing their thing.
If you don't have even a hint of an addictive personality, it takes a lot of effort to become physically addicted. If you have an addictive personality, mild substances can run your life.

 

[Skillet49]

Congrats!!!

 

[x-alki]

Well done Rudeguy, keep up the fight!

21 years here.

 

[Matthiasa]

I'm not an alcoholic and I don't drink at social events due to health reasons.

It sucks but it's not as bad as you imagine.

You can have more fun not drinking. It all in your mind, so if you want to have fun, just think you're having fun and before you know it you are.

:hmm:

Or you could pretend to be drunk. One time me and some other peoples who had well been failing at finding a party or anything, were able to pass ourself off as drunk to literally everyone because how we were acting.

 

[CKent]

Congrats!!! Definitely an awesome achievement.

MJinZ: get a clue.... alcoholics can't drink at all when they are on the wagon. in fact, one drink could send an alcoholic spiralling back into the shitstorm that got them into AA in the first place.

I can't say I agree with the all-or-nothing mentality. In my experience AA just teaches members to embrace another addiction in the place of alcohol - the addiction to Jesus. Look at one of the worst addictions facing first-world nations - the addiction to food. Moderation is obviously the only way to overcome this one, you teetotal you die. I think moderation would be a better approach to drug & alcohol addiction as well. You can use these substances, as opposed to abusing them.

Congrats nonetheless, you recognized a detrimental habit and broke it :thumbsup:

 

[Farang]

I can't say I agree with the all-or-nothing mentality. In my experience AA just teaches members to embrace another addiction in the place of alcohol - the addiction to Jesus. Look at one of the worst addictions facing first-world nations - the addiction to food. Moderation is obviously the only way to overcome this one, you teetotal you die. I think moderation would be a better approach to drug & alcohol addiction as well. You can use these substances, as opposed to abusing them.

Congrats nonetheless, you recognized a detrimental habit and broke it :thumbsup:

Stop talking out of your ass.

 

[x-alki]

I can't say I agree with the all-or-nothing mentality. Moderation is obviously the only way to overcome this one, you teetotal you die. I think moderation would be a better approach to drug & alcohol addiction as well. You can use these substances, as opposed to abusing them.

In some cases that is wrong. I was all or nothing. If I had one drink I had to 20. A couple tokes wasnt anywhere near what I needed or wantend. I liked to party and I went all out at it.