Thank you for sharing. Sounds very familiar.
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Great share! I can so relate to your story. I’ve been in and out for 30 yrs and I really want to stay sober this time. Your story gives me hope that I can be happy, joyous and free once again.
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You are telling my story. All the fighting just to give up in the end. Fighting to live fighting to die, all I cared about was me.
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I relate to this so much. Especially the parts about thinking depression was a "separate issue". In active addiction, I ended up with severe clinical depression and a long list of emotional problems. I rationalized that those were what made me drink. But when I stopped drinking, almost all of it went away. I thought I drank because I was depressed, but really I was depressed because I drank. We do recover. 
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Wow amazing.
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Awesome job
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My last drink was 8/23/22
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It's amazing, when you stay sober, you feel better, you look better. Keep up the good work.
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Looking good!
You look great! The intake photo is unrecognizable. You've earned the happiness and health you have now. Enjoy it.
Thank you for sharing your story I really can see your point about giving up 1 thing for everything!
Hello all
Congratulations 
on your one year anniversary!
So happy for you and I pray that I can get there too one day
Awesome God Bless you 
My sobriety date is 8/23 also, but last year 2023, John .
Wonderful, congratulations on your year of sobriety. Keep up the good work. Keep fighting the good fight!! Praise the Lord. 
God bless you. That's so true. I've been depressed most of my life. I'm sure it's come from a lot of my choices. I'm now trying to find the right tools.