I feel so stupid celebrating 7 months sober today. Like its some big accomplishment. Ill thought I’d be a lot further along with things in my life by 28. But I decided to screw around with drugs and alcohol and waste 9-10 years of my life. I’ll never get that time back. Idk maybe I’m just having a bad day.
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It is a big accomplishment!! Great work. Don’t quit keep healing
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What an amazing accomplishment! I’m so proud of you! You woke up everyday and choose your self for 7 months straight! What an amazing accomplishment
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It’s not stupid to celebrate your accomplishment of being 7 months sober. That’s something to be proud of. 
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Try not to get discouraged. Be happy that it was that “short” of an amount of time as some people like myself spend almost their whole lives in that state. 7 months is a HUGE accomplishment! Be proud and use the energy that you use to dwell on the past as energy towards your future!!!
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Oh c’mon Rylee! You going beat yourself for getting clean and sober at 28? I’m a 
compared to you 
. Seriously tho, you are blaming yourself for having this illness! That ain’t right Rylee. You didn’t choose to be an alcoholic/drug addict, but you are choosing recovery. Keep at it! Life is not a race. You got your whole life ahead of you
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I’ve found that bad days still happen despite being sober. 28 is so young. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Bad days are going to happen the longer you stick around the better equipped we become at being okay with feeling shitty. I know my head is constantly chattering. It will get better, I promise. It will actually get better than better.
28????? Girl, I wish I would have been as wise as you are now when I was your age. I’m 55 and had the same compliment given to me from a 65 year old man. Don’t dwell on what you didn’t do but concentrate on what you’re going to do. God speed young lady.
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You got more time in then me. I don’t want to hear it
You’re still a puppy! No offense of course….. I stopped at 43 so you’re waaay ahead of most of us. 
I wanted to also add that there is a part of me that has always told me I’m not making it past 40-50yo. So that does skew my thinking as if I have already lived more than half my life. I appreciate a lot of your guys input and support. I think I need to take a step back and take in a truth inventory and check the facts 
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I should be six months clean and sober but I’m not I’m only three months sober we all make mistakes but take the win hun trust me it’s a big deal be proud of yourself
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I'm starting over today, your 7 months is an inspiration to me.
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Congratulations!
Every day clean n sober is a victory !
Keep Coming Back !
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Only 9 or 10 years wasted on drugs & alcohol… lucky you!!! Enjoy your accomplishments. Celebrate that your smart enough to go sober at 28 and not 48. Your very young, there’s lots of time ahead for great things to happen.
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Don’t be feeling stupid … Your still so young and 3 days clean is an accomplishment when it comes to addiction … Your doing amazing keep it up 
Recovery is possible MLMR 07/07/2019
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Rylee, never minimize your accomplishments! 7 months is amazing and lots of hard work goes into that. Be proud of yourself. We are proud of you too 
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It's huge!! Congratulations 
You have 5,088 hours sober!!
Its a major accomplishment. I used to have so many preconceived notions on not wanting to collect a dozen blue chips, celebrating each month, etc. Back at 12 days today. Proud AH. Had 500 a few weeks ago. Just as proud of my 12. Moreso, even, because I realize why, and am stronger because of it.
Celebrate that #$%^! Every single day celebrate your recovery, sobriety. Do your gratitudes daily, go to meetings. Get a sponsor. Get 50. Whatever the heck it takes. Ill try every program out there before I'll dismiss any.
It works when we work It. Keep coming back. One day at a time, ALL OF THAT! We deserve it. The ones who love us just as much, so.