30 Years Sober

JCarney · « **on:** 8 May 2018, 06:13 pm »

I celebrate 30 years sober today. 15 days before my 24th birthday, on 8 May, 1988 is the day that I stopped. I am 53.

JCarney

Douger · « **Reply #1 on:** 8 May 2018, 06:16 pm »

Congratulations!

macrojack · « **Reply #2 on:** 8 May 2018, 06:23 pm »

Congratulations to you. Good work. And it is work - initially. After a time (might have been a long time) I became normal enough that I no longer missed drinking but the change was difficult because my social life was indistinguishable from my alcohol life. I reached 38 years sober in January of this year. Thanks for posting this declaration. Once you have successfully left the bar cult, every minute of every day is happy hour.

bummrush · « **Reply #3 on:** 8 May 2018, 06:27 pm »

Congrats.even a day at a time. It's still something to be proud as hell about.

JCarney · « **Reply #4 on:** 8 May 2018, 06:28 pm »

Thanks guys, I am very proud of this. macrojack, 38 years, wow, congrats to you as well.

JCarney

Tyson · « **Reply #5 on:** 8 May 2018, 06:31 pm »

Quote from: JCarney on 8 May 2018, 06:13 pm

I celebrate 30 years sober today. 15 days before my 24th birthday, on 8 May, 1988 is the day that I stopped. I am 53.

JCarney

Congrats! That's a serious accomplishment. For me, it'll be 5 years in October.

JCarney · « **Reply #6 on:** 8 May 2018, 06:56 pm »

Tyson,
Even a bad day out of the fog is better than a good day in it.

JCarney

fex02 · « **Reply #7 on:** 8 May 2018, 07:19 pm »

If i make it to july , i will have 40.what a wonderful life God brings us !

Nidri17 · « **Reply #8 on:** 8 May 2018, 07:22 pm »

Quote from: JCarney on 8 May 2018, 06:56 pm

Tyson,
Even a bad day out of the fog is better than a good day in it.

JCarney

+1

8 years for me.

FullRangeMan · « **Reply #9 on:** 8 May 2018, 09:20 pm »

Congratulations guys, you are greats.

JCarney · « **Reply #10 on:** 8 May 2018, 10:04 pm »

I had no idea there were so many long timers on here. Thanks everyone who shared.

JCarney

MHL · « **Reply #11 on:** 8 May 2018, 10:33 pm »

Congrats to all walking the road of happiness and sobriety! I celebrated 24 years last December. It change my life in ways I never imagined. Pleasure knowing the there are friends of Bill W. here also.

Wind Chaser · « **Reply #12 on:** 8 May 2018, 10:44 pm »

Quote from: JCarney on 8 May 2018, 06:13 pm

I celebrate 30 years sober today. 15 days before my 24th birthday, on 8 May, 1988 is the day that I stopped. I am 53.

Congratulations, that's a very significant and noteworthy accomplishment.

guf · « **Reply #13 on:** 9 May 2018, 12:57 am »

Shit is where we break our anonymity? 17 years for me. I always wonder if there was anyone else on here. Congrats to JCarney and you all.

mresseguie · « **Reply #14 on:** 9 May 2018, 01:05 am »

Congratulations to all of you.

I got an odd email from one of my sisters just 13 hours ago that prompted me to call her asap (from Taiwan to the US). She began crying immediately. As soon as she spoke, I knew she'd been drinking again. I never judge her or blame her because I know how insidious the addiction can be.

She told me her best friend was going to drive her to a facility to get help. She's struggled with addiction for about 20 years.

Peter J · « **Reply #15 on:** 9 May 2018, 01:17 am »

Passed my 27th SBD last November 16.

Early in sobriety I wondered what a sober life would look like. I'm grateful to find out first hand and continue on the path. Sobriety hasn't solved all my problems, but gives me better tools to manage.

Now I wonder what a drunk/high life would be like.

Wonders never cease.

mhconley · « **Reply #16 on:** 9 May 2018, 10:21 am »

Congratulations! I celebrated 28 years last August 4th. Nice to see so many other friends of Bill W. here.

Martin

mcgsxr · « **Reply #17 on:** 9 May 2018, 10:26 am »

Passed 22 years alcohol free in February this year. I quit just before my 26th birthday in 1996.

Nice to see some other big numbers.

Take care all.

murphy11 · « **Reply #18 on:** 9 May 2018, 12:10 pm »

Macro, I like the idea of happy hour has new meaning, might have to borrow that one. Think of all the new (thousands) of relationships we make along the way. It’s unimaginable in the beginning but becomes an everyday miracle if we stick with it and practice the principles.

JCarney · « **Reply #19 on:** 9 May 2018, 01:51 pm »

mresseguie, I hope that your sister can find what she needs to stay sober. It is a tough road, but one worth taking. I will keep her in my thoughts and prayers.

Holy crap, there is 231 years of accumulative sobriety just in this thread alone.

guf, you win funniest post in my opinion. "Shit, is this were we break out anonymity?"

Very heart warming for me to see so many who have faced the beast, and triumphed.

JCarney