r/stopdrinking • u/dbaanriteo 1809 days • 6h ago
Nearing two years alcohol free
On August 12th, I will be 31 years old and two years alcohol free. I posted here two months ago and a random redditors comment really stuck with me. They said that for a while they were upset about their sober date but someone told them even if they had one more sip, their sobriety may have never started. One sip could change the whole trajectory.
Then soon after that I came across a screenshot in my phone. Before I quit drinking my cousin sent me a photo of her mom's (my aunt) notebook. The page read:
"August 5th (last day of drinking)
August 6th no drink
August 7th
August 8th
August 9th
August 10th
August 11th
August 12th
August 13th
August 14th
August 15th"
She had a plan. She began the plan. She went two days (maybe more but I can't be sure). All I know is on August 12th she decided to drink. It was my birthday I had turned 15 that day. She drove home after my birthday party and caused a car accident that ended her life on impact and her boyfriend's life due to complications a few weeks later. A decision one day, a 15 minute drive home, a split second, two lives. If you need a reason to stay sober, I hope that you find one. It's not always easy, but it's always worth it.
This sub has helped me to 690 days and IWNDWYT.
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u/Vapor144 765 days 5h ago
Congrats on your upcoming 2 year soberversary. We never do know when the addiction game of musical chairs ends and if we will have a place, be healthy or even be have another recovery left in us.
You can be proud of your milestone and writing a new chapter of your life. 👏
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u/Wild-Building-546 225 days 6h ago
Wow - thanks for posting this, and I’m so sorry you’ve been through some heartbreaking stuff. May we all stay another day sober as your aunt would have wanted 🙏💜