Alcohol, addiction, recovery

Hey all. 

I'm coming up to 9 years sober and thought it was finally time to tell my story. 
I guess it's aimed at anyone who is going through this and can relate to this stuff, be it in recovery or still struggling. 
My way of doing things hasn't been very conventional but if I get to help just 1 person it would be worth everything I've been through. 
It takes about 30 mins to read.. 
So if you do read it, thank you. Anyone struggling, dm's open ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป 

Sober Punk

 

https://medium.com/@soberpunk148/hey-i-guess-i-feel-its-time-to-share-my-story-09a52d4d9940

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MoogenKen
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Congratulations! Keep doing the work.

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ShellyMX
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Congrats brother!! Truly amazing

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Chance1216
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July 4th marked 29 years addiction free. 

Congrats man. 

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oldman59
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Iโ€™m very familiar with alcohol and addiction. My ex wife was taking prescribed pain medication for her back and became addicted.  Went to rehab and later replaced pills with alcohol. Drank so much that she ended up in the hospital twice. Got pulled over for a dwi and blew a .345. I dealt with a lot of stress and verbal abuse for nearly 20yrs and finally left. Alcohol and addiction affects a lot of family and friends, but the addict doesnโ€™t see it and doesnโ€™t care. 

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Congratulations 40!๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ‘

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MoogenKen
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Chance1216 wrote:

July 4th marked 29 years addiction free. 

Congrats man. 

Iโ€™m California Sober. 

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Chance1216
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Chance1216 wrote:

July 4th marked 29 years addiction free. 

Congrats man. 

MoogenKen wrote:

Iโ€™m California Sober. 

Just donโ€™t do a brake jobโ€ฆ. Oh, wait ๐Ÿ˜‚ 

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Chance1216 wrote:

July 4th marked 29 years addiction free. 

Congrats man. 

That's fucking awesome brother, respect ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป

zehn
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I just passed 7 years about 5 days ago. Nice work to everyone making it work in here 

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8 years in February ๐Ÿ’ช

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Kenny Banyan
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Congratulations to all you men that overcame your addiction! Golf Clap to you all.๐Ÿ‘

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Since June 2022 still a newbie

Good work to all the other long timers

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Since June 2022 still a newbie

Good work to all the other long timers

Dude 4 years is 4 years, something to be massively proud of! All that matters is you're on the right path! Respect to you sir ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป

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Chance1216 wrote:

July 4th marked 29 years addiction free. 

Congrats man. 

MoogenKen wrote:

Iโ€™m California Sober. 

You may know already, but for those that dont... Even a lil weed daily in your system fks your head up... it destroys normal happiness and makes every day worse... people were told weed ain't a hard drug and u can't get addicted to it... of course the people saying that were the people pushing the herb... lolll... that chit is no joke... and a total beeyachtttt to get off of... There is nothing sober about cali sober... 

I was listening to a really old Terence mckenna lecture last night... probably from the 80s.... he talked about a new drug going around called kratom.... said they were starting to push it because it was ultra addictive.... ff to today... when shops all around our country are selling it under false pretenses... like its just a pain killer, just there to help ya sleep, its easy to get off of, etc..... 

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Respect to ALL of you for staying on task...  ...for you and all of your loved ones...
...I was also heading towards a downward spiraling path decades ago, found my respect and did that 180...
...here's to the love of a good woman and family.

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10/26/1986.  The most important date in my life. Just celebrated 40 years. Like a dear friend told me, thatโ€™s a good start. Congratulations to all you guys that found a better way of living without alcohol and   drugs. 

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Chance1216 wrote:

Just donโ€™t do a brake jobโ€ฆ. Oh, wait ๐Ÿ˜‚ 

They turned out alright! ๐Ÿคฃ

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