My Recovery: 53 Months Clean
When I started this blog in October of 2016, after a 5 month stay in jail, I had no inkling of where my sobriety would take me. Fast forward to My Recovery: 53 months, still clean and sober! See one of my earliest posts about self-condemnation, just 15 days into my treatment at the VA.
From October of 2016, until November of 2017, I learned about recovery through multiple VA treatment programs for Veterans. The principles I learned helped keep me strong, when I finally went back on my own. I even developed an acronym for the 5 pillars of my recovery.
The acronym, S.N.A.G.M., stands for SPIRITUALITY, living in the NOW, ACCEPTANCE, GRATITUDE, and MINDFULNESS. I actually dedicated a blog page about S.N.A.G.M. here!
These 5 principles, along with the lessons I learned in therapy, courses like Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, have served me well in my recovery journey; I have not relapsed once since I was basically forced into sobriety by jail, on May 12, 2016.
Congratulations!
Wow, congratulations! Good job!
Keep going and I wish nothing but the best for you!
Proud of you! It’s a difficult journey, but you can do it!
I’m so so proud of you Rob !!!!!! Keep it up….. Stay blessed
impressive sobriety without relapse! 👍
Congratulations for your sobriety. More strength to you 👍👍
Thanks much.