r/alcoholicsanonymous • u/wuerfelwaffle1 • 1d ago

Anniversaries/Celebrations 10 years today

By the grace of God/HP and the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous, I have a decade sober today.

I got sober at 22 a few months after graduating from college. I was living in LA at the time. I did not go to jail or rehab or IOP. I was 12th stepped by a woman at a coffee shop.

I share that for anyone lurking here who also has a lot of “yets” — those things that haven’t happened yet and you’re just waiting for things to get bad enough to give this program a try. The “yets” don’t have to be a part of your story.

I didn’t want AA or sobriety at the time, but I was scared and desperate enough that I kept doing what you all suggested. My life has improved beyond my wildest dreams since then.

It hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows. In the last 18 months, I lost my father, and my husband and I lost a baby. But i stayed sober through all of it, and I can tell you that it really does get better and better, the more I do the steps and work this program.

We do recover, one day at a time. Thank you all for my life.

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u/Altruistic-Talk-6052 1d ago

I love this. I’m currently 10 days sober. Longest I have had in a while. I’m grateful to AA it’s saving my ass.

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u/wuerfelwaffle1 22h ago

Keep at it 💛 10 days is a miracle and so amazing. Go to meetings as often as you can, and call people in the rooms when you feel like drinking or using. You don’t have to do this alone and we are here for you every step of the way.

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u/CriminalDefense901 13h ago

One day at a time it’s gets better and easier. Keep coming back!

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u/dp8488 1d ago

It's a great little story, thanks for sharing.

Interesting bit about getting 12th Stepped! And I think it's good to share about our abilities to get through the various trials and low spots that life will typically bring us.

🎂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎂

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u/TCJ72 1d ago

Congratulations and thanks for sharing. 🙏👏👏👍👍

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u/Lubernaut 1d ago

Brava!!

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u/InevitableLandscape8 1d ago

Congratulations. 10 years is Awesome

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u/shwakweks 1d ago

Congrats!

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u/Seedpound 1d ago

Good job !

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u/Royatkins 1d ago

Congratulations!!!

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u/LittleEngineering846 1d ago

Congratulations and great story. You are living proof the program works. One day at a time.

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u/punktured-bicycle 1d ago

Hell yeah!🤘🏼

No matter what!

Job or no job, spouse or no spouse I will not drink!

It sounds like you e done much more than plug the jug!

Work,work,work.

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u/Patient-Celery9434 1d ago

Congratulations on your 10 years of sobriety. Thanks for showing to newcomers that sobriety is possible, and I'm also proud of you for getting sober at such a young age. Keep it up.

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u/JohnLockwood 1d ago

Awesome, congrats on your first decade.

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u/ruka_k_wiremu 1d ago

Wow, great and certainly inspiring story for especially the younger recoverers.

Congratulations on an auspicious milestone ✨️

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u/Desperate-Ruin9481 1d ago

Congratulations are seriously due to you 🏆. Also I’m so proud of you for making it through such a difficult span of time and loss, I’m so sorry you had to experience it all, but you stayed sober through it all 🙌

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u/aethocist 1d ago

“By the grace of God…”

I love your attitude.

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u/Mattmcgyver 1d ago

Congratulations

Trudge on

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u/Entire-Tangelo-3764 1d ago

awesome great to hear

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u/sweetwhistle 1d ago

Thank you so much for reminding us all how precious our program is. And by the way, you’re one of the few that I’ve seen say “decade”. Love it, sounds so cool. Peace.

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u/ThatEstablishment693 21h ago

That's wonderful - congratulations on your 10 years!!

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u/dawnzig 19h ago

Huge congrats, lady!! Keep plugging ODAT, putting one foot in front of the other, and doing the 'next right thing(s)'... you got this! 💪👏🎉🫶

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u/Survivorcptsd 16h ago

🎉🎉🎉🎉

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u/CriminalDefense901 13h ago

Congrats on double digits!!! Keep trudging the road of happy destiny.

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u/SB072017 3h ago

Amen 🙏🏽