How Long Have You Abstained?

[wmc1982]

I was just wondering how long some of you have abstained from alcohol. Even if you have only quit for a day or a week, that is great.

I believe we do need to support each other and keep each other accountable. I have learned through A.A. that we need the support and encouragement.

I wasn't even going to post in the Recovery Forums I guess because of my pride and I didn't want anyone to know I had/have a problem. But I'm here to say that God has blessed me with 9 days of sobriety so far, and I hope and pray I never drink again.

 

[justanobserver]

congratulations on 9 days!! I wish you well with your sobriety.

as far as abstaining, its been 2 yrs that I have not drank and about 3 that I havent used. have quit numerous times in the past but for the wrong reasons and thus failed. this is the longest sober and clean for me.

And AA is a good resource for help, support and encouragement.

welcome to the Recovery threads!

 

[UnitynLove]

Keep on Going Brother We all are proud of you!! Keep on going. I know the Lord is looking down on you and smiling

 

[Ruth~]

Congratulations everyone on your sobriety. For me it has been 4 months and 3 days. It's gone so fast. It's not very long compared to my last sobriety amount which was 18.5 years but the importand thing is that I am not drinking today.

 

[Gentle]

Since May a 40 to nothing
God bless

 

[mustang_94]

I have 21 yrs. as of Sept.15th. Congratulations to all. Don't drink or do drugs and keep coming back. God has a miracle for you.

 

[Garnet2727]

I've been sober since my last binge drinking episode on September 10th. So far, so good.

 

[4Christ2]

It's been since May 26, 2006 that I have not had a drink of alcohol. God is so good. I praise Him for His delivering power in my life!!!

 

[Skaloop]

I did three months back in the spring of '99, but didn't stick with that.

More recently, I stopped on August 6th, 2006. I did not have another drink until September 20th, and that was just a single glass of wine. I have only drank excessively once, and that was an open, controlled, responsible way. Since I have no intention of giving up drinking completely, my goal is not to abstain but rather to be responsible and smart about it. Therefore, I have been responsible since August 6th which amounts to a bit over three months. This is the longest stretch of that sort since I started drinking 13 years ago. And things have never been better.

 

[Ruth~]

It's been over 7 months now that I haven't drank. Yay!

 

[Garnet2727]

It's been over 7 months now that I haven't drank. Yay!

Woohoo!!!!!! *dances a jig* Congratulations.

 

[Buttermilk]

Ruth

Congratulaions

 

[Antiscamp]

Five weeks, and a few days.



Cheers.

 

[thesearenotthecatholicsyouarelookingfor]

I was doing great until last weekend....almost three months. Now, six days. Ugh.

 

[kanga22]

I'm on 32 days and this is the first time I've ever tried to stop drinking. I hope it is the last. I know that I'm capable of relapse, but not sure I'm capable of another recovery.

 

[Prodigal7]

I've been sober 5 years thanks to the grace of God.

I am a Christian. I also am a member of AA. For me, my walk in AA has improved since I made a decision to follow Christ. I try to keep AA seperate from my religious beliefs but they do overlap somewhat. God works in strange ways. Before I got sober I wasn't really fit to improve spiritually.

AA is structured so that a Jew, Christian, Atheist, or Agnostic (anyone) can get sober. The way alcoholics think, very few would get sober if they had to take a religious litmus test before becoming a member. My active alcoholism had me spiritually sick as well as physically.

I tried to get sober only through Church. I am aware that some people are successful doing it that way. I wasn't very good at it.

Hopefully nobody judges me for being in recovery. One thing I notice, the longer you are sober the less the judgement of others matters. Even people that seem like they are all together have problems. We all have our turn "in the valley". When I had 60 days I was real self conscious. At five years my drinking days are in the rear view mirror (one day at a time). I've made my peace with God. The judgments of others in regards to my alcoholism is irrellevant.

This is my third time sober. If you're really an alcoholic, it don't go away. Your body has physically changed so you don't metabolize alcohol the same way the normal person does. It tried drinking again after 6 years. It was a disaster.

In some ways people could look down on us. On the other hand, people in recovery get to see real life miracles every single day. I've seen people in the grips of addiction literally raised from the dead.

Take Care,

Prodigal7

 

[TeslaZ]

Close to 2 years for me. I drank a few sips at New Year's and threw the rest out quickly.

 

[AngelDove1]

 

[TeslaZ]

I love this post!!!!!! Angel Dove ..that's a cool pic!!

 

[AngelDove1]

I love this post!!!!!! Angel Dove ..that's a cool pic!!

Keep it clean n sober.......