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[–] xebix@lemmy.srv0.lol 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That’s amazing! Congrats on sobriety.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thank you

It wasn't my first attempt but my 4th to get sober. Getting sober wasn't easy, and I think is a topic more people should talk about. You never seem to here people talking about how many attempts it took to achieve something like that, you only ever here that they did it.

And honestly this is the longest I've been sober since I was 12 years old

I wouldn't give it up for the world, the quality of life improvements have been amazing and not just my physical health but my mental health as well. It's amazing how much easier PTSD is to deal with while sober vs not.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

You hear about it more in recovery groups. It's pretty eye-opening.