Going Sober for Good

An anon account of a guy wanting to drink less but afraid of sobriety and failed at it.

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

I checked my sober streak- 58 days. I remember trying to give up alcohol for Lent was a chore. Now I have no desire for it. #odaat #RecoveryPosse

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

I’m in a better place today than a few days ago. And still sober. #odaat #RecoveryPosse

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

I am in a bad place. I hate my job. Want to quit but can’t find other work. I really would love a drink. 40 days sober. If I was drinking I would have sent a nasty letter to some people jeopardizing my job. Because I’m sober, I’ve had restraint. #RecoveryPosse #ODAAT

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

Such a different Saturday. Not hungover. How blessed the day has been and what potential it has. #Day8 #recoveryposse #soberlife #odaat

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

2 Fridays in a row, I got drunk. Last Fri. after puking I said never again. #Day7 today. Out w/ people I’d drink with. I’m still sober. I don’t have to worry about getting a drunk driving but now I worry about them. I went home. They went to another place. #odaat #recoveryposse

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

Hard to believe I’m going to bed by 10:30 sober. I forgot how great that benefit of not drinking was!! And more restful sleep too!

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

Today is #Day6 of #soberlife. Wanted to drink yesterday bc of work drama. Thankfully I didn’t. Today I exercised and made dinner at my house for the first time in weeks. Healthier choices and living. #odaat #recoveryposse

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I’ve made it through #Day3 of #soberlife. Considering that I’ll have a lot less empty calories it seems like a good moment to start tracking calories and lose some weight. #odaat #recoveryposse

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

My sober streak ended back in August after 7+ months and now by mid-October, I’ve returned to my old ways. After throwing up Friday night, I’m now on Day 2. #odaat #soberlife

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

Even with all the stress of this last week, I’m super grateful I made it to 101 days and with 100 days behind me, I only keep looking forward. #odaat #soberlife #recoveryposse

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

Tomorrow is day 97. Today and tomorrow are rough. Part of my work is being transferred. I’ve been in the same place for the longest time in my career and my coworkers are beside themselves about my transfer and the future. I really want a drink. Luckily I said no today. #odaat

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

83 days strong today. People ask when I’ll have a drink. Friends think I’ll enjoy a cocktail on Easter. I think I’ll keep sobriety going a little longer. I love how I feel everyday and how productive I’ve been that I don’t want to go back. #soberlife #odaat #recoveryposse

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

76 days sober. Things that have happened:
-I completed a degree program I put on hold in 2020. That means I wrote a thesis and passed an exam in 76 days!
-I am now getting up again at 5am like I like.
-I am working in a new book manuscript.
#soberlife #recoveryposse #odaat

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

I’m over 50 days sober. It’s incredible what I’ve accomplished. I have my eyes set on 100. 54 days was longest sober streak. I miss the microbrewery visits on vacation or sharing a cocktail at an event, but I’m better now without it. Thanks for your support! #odaat #recoveryposse

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

@frontwish So true. So many days wasted at a bar. So much money spent on non sense. Life is so much better sober.

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

Today is day 31, an entire month. I look back over the last 31 days and I see so much that I have accomplished. It leaves me with a lot of remorse that I have just wasted the last few years of my life by spending time at the bar And drinking more than I should.#RecoveryPosse

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

Day 30. 30 days, no hangovers. 30 days of not overdrinkimg. 30 days of having my life back. 30 days of sobriety and more to come. #soberlife #odaat #recoveryposse

[Going Sober for Good @GoingSober4]

Day 26- it’s been so amazing. I’ve been ABD (all but dissertation) for a degree. Never had motivation or time for it (drunk or at the bar). I’m 15 pages away from finishing the draft. Hope to graduate in May! Sobriety is making it happen. #odaat #RecoveryPosse #soberlife

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@FitFounder Going sober.

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Today marks Day 22. Over three weeks. Yesterday I said to someone I don’t know when I would have a drink again (I’m not convinced of sobriety for life) but I said that I have no desire for it and content with how my life is right now without it.