To absolutely everyone who has supported me; checked in on me; encouraged me. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. I'm too weak to undertake this journey. It is what it is, but I'll never forget any of you. Stay strong for yourselves.
Finn. Xxx
168 hours; 7 days; ONE WEEK π€π€π€π€.
When I took this step last Friday night, I thought I may last a day if I tried as hard as I possibly could.
But no - I've done ONE WEEK alcohol free.
That seemed impossible.
Thank you so much each and every one of you.
Humbled β€β€β€β€β€.
@CStClair19 Thank you. I hope so. I realise challenges lie ahead. Nothing I enjoyed more than sitting in the sun with a drink, so summer could provide challenges, but will cross that bridge when I come to it.
@expatlvnv Yep. I took the first steps and thought I'd soon need a bench to rest; but carried on putting one foot in front of the other, and now it's a path I no longer fear to tread. Thank you so much for your kind words β€
@amyg5371 Yep; each and every single one of you. So much empathy; it's genuinely humbling, and a really, really great way of restoring faith in humanity β€
@domluvero Thank you, Dominick, I appreciate that. As I'm sure you can appreciate, it's not been too easy, but I've found milestones are an amazing thing. I've hit a week, and now really looking forward to making it two, and so on. I really appreciate your words π
@PresidentBoneS2 I hope I can help in some way. I am incredibly lucky in that I have a wonderful family, great friends and a job I really enjoy, so I don't have the triggers that a lot of people do. I'm not sure I could be anywhere near as strong if I did. Please hang in there. You're not aloneβ€
@Promisingfight1 Ohhh man, I'm so sorry. Yes, I was totally confusing it with bipolar disorder. I should have realised. We refer to bipolar disorder as BPD at work, which is why I went all in with the advice on that. I know next to nothing about borderline personality disorder. I hope you're okπͺ
@hopefully_sober Thank you. Yeah, it's a good morning so far, but being a natural cynic I always expect something to ruin it! I'll not let any comments knock me today. People like that have no idea of the strength needed, so I take the moral highground π . How are you doing?