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How long have you been sober or substance-free?

Addiction & Recovery | Last Active: Jul 24, 2023 | Replies (70)
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The first time 32 years clean and sober. Picked up for three months; lost my wife of twenty years, my children no longer speak to me. Lost my business, my houses, everything thing and went to prison for 2 1/2 years.

If you’re clean and sober never take it for granted. I’m clean and sober ten years now.

I hesitated to post this, it seems made up, but it is actually worse than described.

I have bipolar disorder since I was a kid. Alcohol and mental illness simply do not play nice together.

If that’s helps one person then I guess it was the right thing to do. Sometimes fear can get you a tough patch.

Get sober, stay sober, it really can get that bad.

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cclarkpilates | @cclarkpilates | Jul 7, 2023

Stopped drinking late in life. Wading through all the stuff I’ve stuffed over the years. It’s a blessing.
Thanks for sharing.

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lindasmith1222 | @lindasmith1222 | Jul 7, 2023

I had 24 years, stopped at a bar and drank a beer and I don't even like beer. I continued to drink on and off. I am a binge drinker--what makes this difficult to stay sober is the fact that I can stop for long periods of time, then pick up again. But despite being a binge drinker, I managed to get 24 years of great sobriety. Then I moved to a different state, didn't like the AA (if you don't like the meetings, start your own meeting, I have learned since), didn't like the personalities (principals before personalities), and I became very, very lonesome. I lost my job, my children's respect, and was unable to care for my elderly parents at the end of their lives. I lost a great deal more as well, but these 3 were the main ones.
Thank you very much for posting this.
Anyway, I continued to binge, not go to meetings, let go of all my AA contacts for about 10 years. Now I am back in for the past 2 years with no desire to drink. I got sober first time when I was 30. I am now 71 years old. I would have had 40 years. My life is great without alcohol. I suffer from Major Depressive Disorder. But alcohol never made my condition better. Just the opposite. Good luck to both of us. Thanks again for sharing.

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