I hit 100 days today. I managed 402 days no PMO from 2016-2017, drank too much one night when my guard was down and slipped to PMO. This led to a 3.5 year struggle - lasting 5 days and slipping over and over... The keys this time are 1. support and accountability. I meet with two other guys weekly and am honest with where I am. 2. 2nd key is being careful of triggers. The internet can be like a bad neighborhood . I need to know where I'm going, get in and get out. 3. 3rd key - moderating alcohol. If I drink, my will can get weak. I use in moderation, if at all. + 4. 4th key - being aware of entitlement. If I think I deserve PMO I'm already dead. Feeling clear, confident and hopeful. Next goal 150. Hope this helps someone, peace
Do you meet your accountability partners in real life? I think you should quit alcohol for life. You struggle for 3.5 years? Wow! And I thought I was worse off than everybody else. After I did like 72 days (which was in Oct 2020), I started relapsing weekly. Your post should be pinned. And I think you should mentiin the 3.5-year struggle in the thread title because some people, like myself, thought they were hopeless cases after relapsing for months. Also, I think you should quit alcohol for life. You streak was 400+ days. Alcohol can destroy anything. It's like you spent more than a year building branches for your business then (after some booze) bombing all of them away. Edit: I salute you for a job well done. We'll wait for the next success story.
Thanks for the post. I'm going to hit 4 months no PMO this Thursday. I have allowed myself to have a drink, at times two, but then I have stopped there. It has been in social situations and I have walked in with a plan. So far, so good. I still have a sense of control and I have stayed on the path. And yes - I meet with accountability partners weekly and check with someone on the phone daily.