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Addiction & Recovery

Rhiannon12866

(240,434 posts)

8. A long timer with over 30 years spoke to a beginner at a celebration I attended

Reply to bif (Original post)

Mon Aug 2, 2021, 02:53 AM

Aug 2021

He said that they both were the same distance from their next drink. All we all have is 24 hours - One Day at a Time. And that's one thing I have learned about myself - as an alcoholic, I can never stop at just one. So as long as I stay away from that first drink, I'll remain sober. It took me awhile to learn that, I entered recovery in November 2008, my sobriety date is April 30, 2009. But I still only need to worry about today.

Kudos for doing the next right thing. And ice cream works for me, too - it was one of my very first "tools."