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Addiction & Recovery

Boxerfan

(2,533 posts)

3. Sober 24+ years now-cold turkey.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 01:34 PM

Sep 2018

Commitment is something that can't be taught. And a individual truly has to make the choice themselves-not coerced or forced.

And I'm not "clean & sober" I still smoke lots of pot. It does minimal harm compared with booze & benefits me in total as a medicine.

One last thing. The day I quit I still had a 12 pack of cheap beer in the fridge. I left it there for almost 8 months-or till I was comfortable I was not tempted. I figured if I couldn't handle it in my fridge I couldn't handle it in a store bar or sporting event.

YMMV.

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Why do some people manage to get and stay clean and sober and others don't? [View all] raccoon Sep 2018 OP

I think part of it is the personality of the person themselves that seem to contribute ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2018 #1

I don't know, but it is the subject of quite a bit of research... TreasonousBastard Sep 2018 #2

Sober 24+ years now-cold turkey. Boxerfan Sep 2018 #3

Good job! shanti Jan 2019 #20

My experience is based on the fact Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2018 #4

Appologies in advance... Boxerfan Sep 2018 #5

No apology needed, or expected. Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2018 #11

Thanks for sharing... ADX Sep 2018 #8

This is exactly what my husband says. MuseRider Sep 2018 #9

The answer is deceptively simple... ADX Sep 2018 #6

Yes, living life in 24 hour increments Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2018 #12

Yes, but for me, to be totally honest..sometimes it is one minute at a time. Stuart G Sep 2018 #14

Believe me, I understand... ADX Sep 2018 #16

One minute stevil Feb 2019 #21

I think it is a combo of persistence plus family and friend heartaches caused by the addiction elfin Sep 2018 #7

yes, quoting from the Big Book Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2018 #13

Because people are different, and addiction is a very complex disease. TygrBright Sep 2018 #10

Thank You for your above post. Great information..k and r your post... Stuart G Sep 2018 #15

Thread winner. smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #22

Sober is a well known term, commonly no alcohol. Clean' is more complex I think irisblue Sep 2018 #17

I'm AA clean and sober 24 years (no mind altering, central nervouys system drugs) on 11/11/18 stuffmatters Nov 2018 #18

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2018 #19