If I was the emotional type I would probably cry right now, but I will find a sappy emoticon instead....wait for it.....

Ok, I am good now.

Very proud of you (despite that fact you are just words on my screen) and I am beyond ecstatic that I have may have helped and inspired just one person. That makes the posting more than worth it.

Keep up the great work and follow me on the sobriety ladder....you will never catch up with me, you may surpass me, but it will be an absolute journey.

Heheh, I know what you mean. I'm an IT grunt myself, have been online for 23 years now, and learned that not everyone is who they say they are.

Still, I suppose you'll have to take a leap of faith in this case: I do exist, and my words (and thanks) are true.

669 days sober. Not much to update here.....just sayin..

That's 3 better than 666 days, right?

I'm at day 356, and I'm seriously worried about day 365. That's because... I'll stop smoking on that day. It is not going to be easy, but I'm gonna try to apply the same mindset that was helpful in quitting the drink.

Anything is better than 666!!

I have been a social smoker for 20+ years, I have no addiction to nicotine and can 'forget' about them for days.....strange, I know.

All the best on quitting, but don't feel bad if you fail. Baby steps!

I hear ya, I'm not going to beat myself up over it. The most important at this point is staying sober.

That said, I would really like to stop and give it a fair chance - if only for the money they cost me!

And yeah, we're not all the same when it comes to addictions. For me, for example, marijuana never worked. It's legal here (sort of, with restrictions), but I don't like the buzz, and it did nothing for me when it came to pain relief. I tried several times, with "good stuff", and it just didn't work/feel right.

Anyway, baby steps...

WIDE-O!!!

Did you get your 1 year under your belt??

Inquiring minds want to know.

AYE!

367 today. I'm coming after ya!

To add a bit more... I'm finally starting to feel a bit proud that I managed to do this. I'm also feeling incredibly liberated and elated.

In a convoluted way, the PN is some kind of safeguard against me ever trying a stunt like that again. There is just no way - now that I'm starting to feel so much better and am living mostly pain-free - that I'll go back there.

I don't know if that makes sense to you?

Does it make sense. Oi veh.

I drank myself into a wheelchair in 2010, thus the PN that I had. I am now walking, bowling and have not touched my cane in months.

Yes, that makes sense to me.