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Why Would You Celebrate Your Sober Anniversary and How Will You Do It?
In certain circles, this is known as a "sober birthday and, in others, a soberversary.
I'll be alcohol-free for four years on September 13. I'm damn proud of this. I didn't celebrate the first three. I did mention it to loved ones, and they congratulated me.
Most of them didn't understand why I quit. They didn't think I was "that bad." Of course, it doesn't matter at all what they think. It's also true that they had no idea how it was for me towards the end of my drinking years.
I was fed up with myself. Ashamed and remorseful that I had allowed myself to overdrink almost every night for that last year.
Now, almost four years later, I'm happy, thrilled, and grateful to be AF. I believe that I will never touch a drop of ethanol again.
That is why I'm going to have a little celebration for myself this year. By myself. I don't need kudos from anyone else to celebrate.
If I were planning on being in California for this occasion, my sister would celebrate with me. She's 16 years sober, with a little slip for a year after she achieved 15. But I won't be there.
