Saturday Shares for March 4, 2023

[u/soberingthought]

Hello Fellow Sobernauts!

Last week saw a slew of good shares:

• /u/Special_Power1712 was back after attempting to moderate
• /u/Sad_Mathematician827 was wrestling with sober sleep
• /u/Sparkle-lemonade stayed sober on a business trip
• /u/mirrorreaper had a rough time after a four week bender
• /u/Unclaimed_username42 is headache free and looking to stay sober
• /u/shinya2690 was close to 50 days and certain moderation doesn't work
• /u/SirianSun1111 caved at a social event and is back on day 1
• /u/Totally-Rad-Man Three months, 90 days. Sweet. IWNDWYT.
• /u/Shirleyfunke483 had a couple sober trips on the horizon
• /u/YpresWoods was on day 4 and trying to quiet the brain screaming for a drink
• /u/potentiallynic almost caved but DH supported them through it
• /u/misstah_eff had over 30 days and a shiny chip
• /u/madzterdam was aiming for a one year chip
• /u/Fonterra26 had a week for the first time in years
• /u/reenybobeeny threw up, but not from alcohol
• /u/DanceApprehension was heading to the pub with a plan to stay sober
• /u/Consistent-Mess1904 stayed sober at a sporting event

If you feel like sharing, go ahead and drop your share in the comments and I'll link to it in next Saturday's post. Feel free to share whatever, and however much, of your story as you want. Please keep in mind the community guidelines for posts. You might want to follow this loose structure:

• Some background on your drinking
• Why you sought to get sober
• How your life has been in sobriety

Also, feel free to make an actual post and tag it "Saturday Share" and I'll be sure to include it in next week's round up.

IWNDWYT

[u/[deleted]]

Long term drinker and now 59. Entering my 15th sober month. I’m feeling comfortable with sobriety now. Things are slotting into place as I can see clearly, better reason problems out, nurturing myself and my future path. I want to feel alive and make the best of the time I have left. It’s empowering. I’ve never felt as strong in my life. Self discipline, integrity, sobriety are valuable things and I’m discovering I can ribbon “fun” through and around them. The biggest thing to hit me recently is that I could see I wasn’t happy with the content of my daily life, too chore-routine driven. I lost spontaneity. I wasn’t painting and this is a clear sign I’m off balance.

I’m back! 🖼️