I have 18 days today and I’ve been in recovery

I have 18 days today and I’ve been in recovery for 2 years. State run rehab, state run sober living, private sober living and now transitional sober living.

I’m employed, have my business of 22 years off the ground, have an office and I’m negotiating multiple employment opportunities but I keep relapsing and much of my progress seems shallow and a shell. Something feels different this time though!

I put myself back in rehab 18 days ago for 4 months and I was in quarantine for 5 days for Covid and it gave me a lot of time to think and I just couldn’t do it again.

Something clicked when I began to read the big book, get in touch with my higher power. I had no place to go, very little money but I had faith, I left the rehab and found an amazing sober living and I’m going to meetings everdayish, sleeping well, pausing and moving forward.

Just for today I’ll trust in the program and my path!

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clapping for you because you have 18 days!! not easy!! :yum:

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Thank you . No it’s not and every relapse has been one step closer to no relapse.

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Congratulations so happy for you!!! I know how you feel!! I was sober for 4 years and then I relapsed, I’ve been clean 279 days today!

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Awesome

Stay with it my dude! You got this. ODAAT

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Thank you.

A book I read, Alan Carr's quit drinking without willpower, changed my whole view of alcohol and thus changed my life. Nice work man!

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Thank you man.