DRY 16

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sober brilliant well done, not sad at all.

sober huge congratulations.........

Sarah that's EPIC - massive congratulations!!

I am so so pleased for you - you have come a really long way

Congratulations Sarah. That's a huge achievement. 🎉

Wooooooo! Wooooo!

Well done Sarah, 100 days is awesome x

Well done Sarah - 100 days is brilliant.

WB Vidorra - Hope you feel better soon.

Massive high fives to everyone who made it through Christmas sober - especially Rrross

We've all got this!

Anyone planning exciting things at new years eve? I'm not sure if I should be brave and try the pub, or just stay in and sleep through it!

Fantastic Sarah, well done and totally not sad at all. I would probably do the same

I have done a few sober NYE Finnish and one year tried to sleep through it only the fireworks kept me awake. Quiet one for me this year as I have the dc.

What a horrible night's sleep and I sweated buckets. Haven't had that in a while. Yuck!

Congratulations Sarah that's fantastic 🎊

I've just asked DH what he feels like doing on NYE Finnish. He said "Fuck all". So I guess I won't be needing a new outfit 😄

NYE and the day before are that days I'm dreading. Friday is a wedding if my niece, as an Irish wedding drinking usually starts about three pm and then finishes about 5am.

Weddings now usually follow with a wind down day, so there is another night in NYE.

I'm working at 7am on NY day so think I will be leaving the party about 12:01.

Determined to be sober for it all - after all it's only two single days

Blast typed a huge thank you post and it got eaten grrr

I am so happy today 😁 Those of you who remember me through name changes will know I've been trying to put together solid blocks of sobriety for several years now, but was struggling with historical abuse issues as well as current life issues.
I could do 30, 60 days sober but then more stress would happen and I would lapse. I nearly always jumped back onto sobriety straight away but as Belle says, it sucks rocks re doing Day 1 again.
This time with Belle's help and her sober Jumpstart 100 day course I have learnt to be kinder to myself, to treat myself for each sober day passed, to just stop drinking and have faith that each day I would feel better.
And it worked, with each sober day that passed 😁 I now get what Lucy, Teapot and others were saying about getting some clear blue sober water behind you! Also get rid of all the alcohol that talks to you from the house as why make a hard thing, even harder?
Thank you all of you on here who have helped me so much just by being here.
Not getting complacent, one day at a time, but feeling more optimistic. Here's to the next 100 days 😁

sobersarah of course I know who you are! I was only thinking the other day that I can't remember what your name was previously....? I also know that you are a big fan of the Andrew Johnson app as am I.
Funnily enough, I was thinking about Lucy and Teapot too as they were so helpful to me when I first started posting.

Well done lovely, awesome effort
Finnish yes! We've got this

With only a few days to go before my 1 year sober anniversary I thought I’d share with you the positive points which have come out of my sobriety. I’ve not posted very much on this thread. however I’ve gained much strength through it and would like to give something back.

1.) Clarity of thought - my thoughts are much clearer (took 6 months)
2.) Self development - a healing process has begun to address the inner issues alcohol used to mask.
3.) Health - I’m so much more healthier
4.) weight loss - I’ve lost at least a stone and the slimmest I’ve been in my life (took 9 months)
5.) Better relationships - my relationship with my husband has become much deeper. I have better relationships with family, friends and colleagues.
6.) Husbands comments: patient, no drunk blackouts, more loving.
7.) more in tune with my body - i.e. I know when I’m tired and need to rest, or stressed and need to chill out.
8.) Inner confidence and calm
9.) Anxiety has reduced by 95% (I had terrible anxiety, which manifested in terrible stomach problems).

There are many more positives and I would say to everyone to keep on reading this thread and everything else available on the internet that works for you. Your on an amazing path of self discovery.

Great post and congratulations misscookie From my perspective I totally agree. I can't wait to see how much better I feel in another 100 days, now I know how good the first 100 feels.

Congrats on 100 days sobersarah

Hi all and well done sobersarah on 100 days. I did my first sober Christmas Day and it was fine, no problems. hurricane is it our one year anniversary tomorrow? Love to all you strivers on here. Esp rross. That sounded very stressful

Absolutebeginner it's great to hear from you! Yes indeed it is exactly one year sober for you and I tomorrow

Yee bloody ha!

Hurrah to both of you

Absolute and Hurricane what are you doing to celebrate?

to you both Hurricane, Absolute and Cookie that is indeed a milestone worthy of a huge sober treat! Well done you all!!

Flew through today with house cleaning although dp did comment a few times tonight I was a bit quieter than normal. Anxiety did flare up tonight though over something totally unrelated, ending up with a banging headache because of it. Now I'm sitting at silly o'clock waiting for painkillers to kick in.

Was looking through fb last night and saw a post by a friend of a bottle of wine. Two hours later had the comment how well it was going down - the photo had half of it full with the majority of a glass beside it. I think that brought home how faulty my drinking is. Me, that would have been the second bottle two hours later.

User plan what you're going to drink before. Take yourself out for a walk if it gets too much. Imagine how horrendous they will all feel after all that drinking over the weekend.

I find at weddings you'd be surprised how many aren't really drinking or drink very little, especially if young children are present. I know I certainly didn't if I had my dc with me, it didn't feel right. You only really notice it when you aren't yourself. Of course there will be the ones who are OOT die hards (have a big drinking Irish family myself) but you could be surprised. Hope you enjoy anyway and if you can get through the weekend imagine how much easier it will be after that.

Hi vidorra I have a room booked - some forward thinking when I was still drinking and had planned to use the residents bar because 12hrs drinking wasn't enough

I have my plans for the day including a couple of dvds. Sister knows not to panic if I disappear for an hour or so.

DM can be a handful when drunk - and I have told family I will be driving and will take her home if there are issues. There is also a pregnant lady going who is very close to due date, I have been introduced to her just in case - but I have warned her I do not want afterbirth in the car if I'm driving her to hospital!!!!

Going to take some af drinks and pay corkage to have them put behind the bar - don't fancy coke all night.

Just popping on to say well done well done everyone :-) and thank you for this lifeline of a thread. No problems with a sober Christmas and my parents who I was worried would make a big deal of me not drinking were surprisingly accepting. Plus I have been designated driver so that's been good for them too! I still find looking ahead and thinking of never drinking scary so I'm head down and one day at a time and just not drinking that first one.

user last wedding I went to you had to pay for the water and aside from that it was coke or Diet Coke so I'd def bring your own!

Happy soberversary Absolute and Hurricane