Today is a day of celebration for me. 3 years ago I was dying a slow yet certain death due to alcoholism. On January 1, 2009 I made a personal choice that changed my life. I chose to live life! To LIVE LIFE! Live it to the fullest every moment, experience my day to day life sober.

Yes I do have my moments of altered conciousness, that aspect of me will never change.

Base line for me on an average day is sober. It always will be.

For whatever reason I just cant hang, I'm a quitter. lol

I am always available to anyone out there who would like to talk.

Happy New Year Nexus.

That´s great. Alcoholism is a true curse and quitting the stuff can be very, very hard. My father was an alcoholic so i know all about it.

I know that many war veterans suffer from this ugly disease, because society and the people that sent them out are ignorant or blind to the psychological pain, warfare causes. Unfortunately, the only way to kill that pain is to kill yourself...either fast or slow, like with alcohol.

The only other option is ofcourse the hardest: to live life, and let all the good things life has to offer compensate for that pain so that eventually, pain finds it´s place and becomes a memory instead of something that controlls every bit of you.

The paradox is ofcourse that in our greatest weaknesses, also lie our greatest strengths. Someone who can overcome all the stuff you´ve been through and can rise above it in a positive way, like you are doing, is ofcourse a very great and beautiful human being and a true hero.

Bless you ice house, and a great 2012.

Way to go ice house!
I have known quite a few alcoholics that have all been very close to me, it is always a blessing when someone overcomes the control alcohol has on them.
There seems to be a visible change in the quality of life one experiences.
You are a strong man and I wish you the best.
Happy new year!

That's truly awesome.. It makes me really happy and hopeful to hear that.. Blessings..

I also think three years is quite a long time and you´ve probably got the hardest part behind you already. Eventually there will come a time, and maybe that time has come already, that you won´t even think or dream about alcohol anymore.

It doesn´t take thát long untill you´re truly free .

Good ice house that's awesome to hear!

Congratulation my friend it was a great choice you made 3 years ago otherwise 1. you would be probably dead or near it. 2. we would not have you here and we would miss you

happy new year to you friend

Rock on dude! I saw my brother killing himself for the best part of 10 years and I know first hand what agony alcoholism causes. Took him 2 years in rehab and 1 relapse (only 1! so proud of him) before he went completely dry.

Point being, I know how hard it is, and I know the fate you avoided. You have done yourself and your family a great service, so WELL DONE!!!

WAT TO GO ICE HOUSE!!!

Alcohol is some nasty shiat, I quit drinking the stuff about a year ago and now every time I think about the taste, I literally feel sick to my stomach. Don't miss it at all.

Do you feel physically/mentally healthier? I've noticed a big difference myself.

Quitters unite!

Midnight will make 1 whole year for me, didn't know it would be this great.

Congratulations mate
Good luck and keep up the good work.

Congratulations get's better every day

Congrats

good for you man, ive been lucky enough to not like drinking that much at all since i got older.

A big factor is that both my parents have problems with it and i really don´t wan´t to follow their footsteps in that regard.

A few beers or shots of vodka can be fine once in a while but only a few, i hate being drunk and find the hangovers unbearable.

At festivals or parties i can have a few drinks to get in a good mood but after that something else needs to take over, preferably lsd in moderate amounts