Hey I’m new to this app, and I’ve beem sober

Hey I’m new to this app, and I’ve been sober for 4 years.

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Welcome and congrats on 4 years!

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Thank you

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Welcome to Loosid, Shannon! :tada: 4 years sober, that’s amazing! So glad you found our community! :cat::two_hearts:

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Thank you it’s nice to meet you on Loosid

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Welcome Shannon! Wow, 4 years. Amazing! "How'd you do it?" :slight_smile:

I started using a substance socially when I was a teenager through early adulthood. Then, I quit for 7 years. During one night within the 7 years I relapsed. I didn’t use after that one night. I stayed sober until 2021. I relapsed for a while. Before I went to rehab I knew minimal information about AA. I went to rehab where I had heard more information about AA meetings. I decided to try one meeting. I continued to go to AA meetings when I remembered to go. I tried an H&I meeting, and I had a temporary sponsor. It was a good meeting until some of the home group became judgmental. Then, I attended other substance based meetings that were better for me. I left rehab, and I went to another one. When I was in PHP I had a curfew, so I could only go to meetings within the time before curfew. When I went to IOP I could go to meetings at a later time as long as I got my paper signed to show proof to the techs that I went to the meeting. Sometimes I would forget to get it signed. They thought I was out somewhere else when I went to those meetings. They interfered with my recovery because I couldn’t go out anywhere. I’m grateful for my higher power that I didn’t relapse, and I have been sober for 4 years.