Still Sober

Apologies for the silence...

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G’day Legends.

Have ya’s missed me? Tell the truth. Ya didn’t even realise I was gone, did ya?

Just wanted to send a quick note to let everyone know that I haven’t died, relapsed, or forgotten about you all.

Since my last post, I’ve passed both two years and 750 days sober. Both milestones are ones that I wouldn’t have believed possible once upon a time.

I’ve been spending a lot of time working on myself and learning about who I truly am. As a result, my sobriety is stronger than ever, and I have a lot of things I’m eager to share with you all. I’ve just been struggling for time while I’ve been working my way through The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Initially, I was trying to keep up with sharing a weekly or fortnightly post, and I have a few half-written posts in my drafts. I just haven’t had the time to finish them PROPERLY!

I’ve decided it’s probably best not to share my experience of the 12 steps until I have finished them. In many ways, I feel like some of the steps reinforce previous steps, and it wouldn’t be fair for me to comment on my experience with any of the steps until I have completed all of them, which hopefully won’t be too far away.

However, as an alcoholic/addict in recovery, I do feel obligated to share my experiences in the hope of helping others, and I do feel a sense of guilt for not sharing as regularly lately. Hopefully, I’ll be able to share a little more regularly in the coming months.

It’s frustrating for me. However, I know I’ll be of better service to those in need once I have gone through this journey and uncovered more about my drinking, drug use and me as a person in general.

Thanks everyone for your patience and understanding. Hopefully, you’ll hear more from me soon.

Cheers Wankers.

X.

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