Four Months Sober Today

I am very grateful to share that today, May 15, I have four months sober in AA.  I attribute this success to God, and AA.  I know that the obsession to drink was lifted in rehab in January, and I am not at all tempted by alcohol.  I am so grateful for all that is happening in my life.

Trish

Congrats.. I still can't get over the two month hump.. I have decided to quit counting days and just take it one day at a time the way it should be done..

Ramon,
I truly empathize.  I have been on the relapse ride from December 2007, and started outpatient alcohol treatment in October 2008, and was doing that till September.  I went back in to outpatient treatment in November when I began to relapse after five months sober.  Then, in January, I crashed and burned after being prescribed Vicodin and abusing it.  First was the psych unit, then the inpatient rehab.  Have you ever done inpatient treatment?  I believe that was a turning point for me.  It might be worth considering.  

I hope you find release from the obsession to drink soon.  I have been free from it since rehab.  I surrendered while in there.

Hugs,
Trish

Congrats!

I love / hate my alcohol. I can't imagine kicking the habit.

If you have a drinking problem, my experience is that it will only get worse.  If you need a rehab, they can help tremendously.  I finally got it in rehab.  I realized what was stopping me.  You don't have to drink excessively if you really want to stop.

Right ON!!! 4 months is awesome!

Did you pick up a 90 day chip?

Congradulations!

Binda

I had the privilege of speaking at my home group the night I picked up my 90 day chip.  God is so good.

Thanks,
Trish

i am at about 4 months too..... it was celebrate recovery that helped me its a christ based recovery program.... i have found god...healing...happiness.....love but most of all im free of the alcohol demons.

I am a Christian as well.  Problem is the Celebrate Recovery meetings conflicted with my outpatient treatment program.  I am happy in AA, and find it a great mission field.

Trish, that's great. I spent a great deal of time trying to get past the 3 month mark. I had tried multiple in-patient rehabs, secondary programs, AA, sober living residences, etc. I believe that for me I had to go through the process of making multiple attempts to get sober, but I know that everyone does not have to do it that way. What really kept me sober was working with a sponsor and doing service. Keep on, keeping on.

Now I am working on my weight which is a tougher issue for me.