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Success story

Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 8:38 pm
by beathappening
Just wanted to share, with the aid of kratom and willpower, i recently made it to the milestone of one year of sobriety, which is the longest amount of clean time I've ever had, since before I began drinking and using more than 13 years ago. No AA/NA required. It can be done. :!:
So here's to you kratom, you're alright.


(Not trying to bring up the argument of whether kratom counts as sober or not, you're entitled to your opinion)

Re: Success story

Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 10:00 pm
by krattie
Nice! I'm at 7 months myself. I hit an AA meeting every now and then to support others but I don't work the program. Idk if I could have done it without kratom. It helped in every way at the beginning and still does. Congrats on your year! :D

Re: Success story

Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 10:15 pm
by herbalhippie
Congratulations, beathappening! And krattie too!

Re: Success story

Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 9:57 am
by whiffypants
Definitely a great achievement for both of you! Congratulations!!!

Re: Success story

Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 3:12 pm
by Mythra Gina
Congratulations !
I myself continue with moderate drinking (as opposed to previous out of control drinking), but my intentions wasn´t quit (yet), but i can see what an accoplishment this is... burning one for ya !
:mrgreen:

Re: Success story

Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 6:58 pm
by e_poison
Congrats to you OP, and all of you who are staying sober! It's a great feeling to wake up every day feeling refreshed and with a clear head, rather than a hangover from drugs/alcohol.
Mythra Gina wrote:I myself continue with moderate drinking (as opposed to previous out of control drinking), but my intentions wasn´t quit (yet), but i can see what an accoplishment this is... burning one for ya !
:mrgreen:
I'm the same way. I still drink, but in moderation. Maybe 1-2 times a month. A far cry from where I was several years ago - drinking until I was on my ass every night. Ironically, the thing that got me off alcohol was the painkillers and anti-depressants my doctor prescribed me. They completely crushed my desire for alcohol. I then got off the painkillers/SSRI using kratom.

beathappening wrote:(Not trying to bring up the argument of whether kratom counts as sober or not, you're entitled to your opinion)
I would consider it being sober since kratom doesn't mess with your state of mind and cognitive function the same way alcohol or hard drugs do. Kratom, for most, is still a much healthier alternative as long as it's taken responsibly. But yeah, I could see it up for debate in a way. Although, I have no desire to debate it lol.

Re: Success story

Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 9:06 pm
by BlendsAreMyFriends
Congrats for the time and as to whether it counts as sobriety I say if it's good for you then that's all that counts as far as I'm concerned. I've seen people smoking two cigarettes at the same time (forgot they had a lit one in the ashtray) with a mountain of coffee cups in front of them but it had been years since their last DWI so as far as they're concerned they're sober and good for them.

On the other hand I had a friend who's dad used to laugh and say that if it wasn't for his valium and his martinis he'd be on drugs too.

Re: Success story

Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 9:38 pm
by krattie
BlendsAreMyFriends wrote:On the other hand I had a friend who's dad used to laugh and say that if it wasn't for his valium and his martinis he'd be on drugs too.
Haha that was my preferred mixture. Not specifically Valium and martinis but similar. Helluva combination to get off of, that's for sure. Back in the day things were different when it came to what was acceptable.

Re: Success story

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 12:42 pm
by Kaycee888
Congratulations to you and all the best moving forward. Respect

Re: Success story

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:47 pm
by beathappening
Thanks guys, and congrats to the other people on similar paths