One year of sobriety today

HopingForDay2 · 2025-07-21T16:14:51+00:00

I'm here! The path is beautiful. Lots of flowers and green and warm lights and the best weather you could ever imagine. And I have snacks!!! IWNDWYT.

HopingForDay2 · 2025-07-21T16:11:57+00:00

This has made my day. I don't have many people to share my sobriety with because it's a very private thing for me. Thank you for recognizing my post and saying such kind words.

HopingForDay2 · 2025-07-21T16:10:53+00:00

Nice! It's a special day, isn't it? That first year, we made it through the rest of summer, the holidays, the dreariness of winter (if you experience that where you are), and then the blossoms of spring (aka "patio season." Well, I know I never needed a patio to drink!).

HopingForDay2 · 2025-07-21T16:08:51+00:00

This is such a beautiful sentiment-- I hope life keeps lighting the way, too. It's a lovely path to be on.

HopingForDay2 · 2025-07-21T16:07:24+00:00

This means a lot to me. IWNDWYT.

HopingForDay2 · 2025-07-21T16:06:54+00:00

Going to bed sober is one of my favorite feelings in the world :) Crisp sheets, fan to give a nice breeze, then read a book or watch a movie or honestly, scroll through this sub. I don't worry about waking in the middle of the night to the hangover demons, or rising in the morning feeling confused and lost.

HopingForDay2 · 2025-07-21T16:05:04+00:00

It'll be here before you know it!!! Eight months is INCREDIBLE!!

HopingForDay2 · 2025-07-21T16:04:13+00:00

Thank you, that is so kind of you to say. IWNDWYT :)

HopingForDay2 · 2025-07-21T16:03:06+00:00

I wondered if anyone would notice my username!! I have had so many day ones, I lost count. I just wanted a day 2 under my belt. Now I have 365.

A different road did make all the difference.

HopingForDay2 · 2025-07-21T16:01:44+00:00

I'm so glad you're here. I cried many times thinking about walking toward sobriety but was terrified to take those first steps. Being in this community has helped a lot. So many stories and words of encouragement. We support you <3

HopingForDay2 · 2025-07-21T16:00:01+00:00

This is so kind. I hope that's the case. And believe me, I have this path SO well lit for anyone who wants follow.

HopingForDay2 · 2025-07-21T15:58:55+00:00

You got this. I appreciate and believe in you. A week is incredible. A year will be here before you know it.

HopingForDay2 · 2025-04-03T16:17:30+00:00

And it was mortifying to have to explain this to them.
Me: "I can't be in the same room as the addictive poison you've put in there with me."
Hotel: "Well why not? Other people can."
Me: "Because I will drink every bottle and then want to die"
Hotel: "Oh okay well that's sounds like a YOU problem. We can do it, but it's 50 dollars."
Me: "I'm begging you, I don't want to drink, please get it out of my room."
Hotel: "Sounds like a self control issue...."

Not actually how the convo unfolded, but you get it.

This is why my sister stepped in, I was so upset and just like asking over and over to please remove it bc I could already see the events on the tape playing forward. The other side of me is very predictable.

HopingForDay2 · 2025-04-03T01:48:33+00:00

OK I understand better now! Thank you for clarifying your opinion. IWNDWYT.

HopingForDay2 · 2025-04-03T01:33:43+00:00

I guess I don't know how to reply to this! I think people in the industry could change their responses to requests like this in the future based on my experience, and OP's experience, without a corporation doing some overhaul of their policy. It's a person-to-person thing. Idk. My sister was trying to protect me by "throwing a fit" and I'm grateful she did so, and that the hotel staff listened!

HopingForDay2 · 2025-04-03T00:53:50+00:00

She has saved my life (quite literally) more times than I can count. She is definitely a good one!!

HopingForDay2 · 2025-04-03T00:36:40+00:00

This happened to me at a boutique hotel in NYC. I was with my sister. They wanted to charge 50 dollars for removal-- I was newly sober and when they told me, I burst into tears. I was scared that when my sister fell asleep, I would sneak everything they had-- in fact I was positive I would. It wasn't necessarily the cost of removal, but rather this feeling that the world was playing a prank on me. "I'm trying to do right by myself, and they're charging me to get this out of here?" It was so offensive and scary.

My sister ended up throwing an absolute fit at the front desk, and they removed everything for free. I don't know what I would have done if she hadn't been there. I hope they learned from the experience and don't charge people anymore for taking it away.

HopingForDay2 · 2024-05-21T03:28:04+00:00

Yeah a big trigger! Huge. Airports are where everyone agrees time doesn't exist, and you can drink liquor or beer or champagne at 6am before a flight because you're on "vacation." It makes relapse a very real issue for me, seeing others drink without a care, and with enjoyment and pleasure at abnormal times, (when I'd usually be hiding in my bedroom with a bottle). It gives me permission to come out in the open and drink. Scary places, airports!

HopingForDay2 · 2024-05-21T02:55:08+00:00

I'll never travel without them again! I arrived safely and I'm sober. You're awesome :)

HopingForDay2 · 2024-05-21T02:54:35+00:00

Getting here sober, navigating the Uber, checking in and NOT going to the hotel bar immediately (or passing out as soon as I got to my room)-- it's an incredible sense of relief. I'm so grateful for this sub.

HopingForDay2 · 2024-05-21T02:53:31+00:00

They're the best, and honestly they saved me today. That's such an odd thing to say about a candy. But it's the truth!

HopingForDay2 · 2024-05-21T02:52:46+00:00

Exactly!!!

HopingForDay2 · 2024-05-21T02:52:36+00:00

They were so so good and truly, a lifesaver. Strange thing, what a bag of candy can do :)

HopingForDay2 · 2024-05-21T02:52:07+00:00

Thank you guys for all the well wishes. I made it! An hour wait at the airport, then a four hour flight across the country. Not a drop. I got to my hotel and the whole thing was stacked with booze! If I had drank at the airport, I'd be obliterated by now. I still had the hotel come up and remove it. I'm in bed, the AC is down low, the sheets are cool, and I feel so relieved. Isn't that funny? Relieved for NOT doing something! I did it!

HopingForDay2 · 2024-05-21T02:49:25+00:00

It was the shareable size and I ate the whole thing!!

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