# 5 years sober **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [March 22, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302 "2009-03-22T00:34:25Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/1 "2009-03-22T00:34:25Z")
Today is my 5 year sobriety date. 5 years clean and sober today. I’ve posted in the past on my birthdays about everything that went on (well, not everything but a lot). Today I am just going to enjoy it. 5 years sober. When I was drinking I could never imagine this. Life is good. Slee P.S. To anyone who might read this who has a drinking/drug problem. You can do it and life becomes amazing. ---
### Author: ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/2 "2009-03-22T00:35:58Z")
That is so increadably amazing. Congradulations of your freedom. ---
### Author: ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/3 "2009-03-22T00:39:46Z")
Yay for you! That is great! Big hugs! ---
### Author: ![Canadiangirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Canadiangirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadiangirl) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/4 "2009-03-22T00:53:07Z")
Congratulations! You have walked a long road. ---
### Author: ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/5 "2009-03-22T00:59:27Z")
Congratulations! I have no personal experience with alcoholism, but I have friends who went through it and came out sober on the other side (long before I met them). They’re some of my best friends and I’m grateful to have them. Good work, dude. 🆒 ---
### Author: ![Mrs\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Mrs\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Johnson) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/6 "2009-03-22T01:06:45Z")
Congratulations! That’s a huge accomplishment. ---
### Author: ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/7 "2009-03-22T01:11:15Z")
> [@sleestak](#): > > Today is my 5 year sobriety date. > > 5 years clean and sober today. Conga-rats!!! ---
### Author: ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/8 "2009-03-22T03:59:12Z")
All right! Congratulations! ---
### Author: ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/9 "2009-03-22T04:10:42Z")
Hooray! Here’s to fifty more!!! ---
### Author: ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/10 "2009-03-22T04:13:36Z")
Good for you! 🙂 ---
### Author: ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/11 "2009-03-22T04:16:28Z")
Another one of THEM saying … Great job, keep on keeping on… ---
### Author: ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/12 "2009-03-22T04:24:15Z")
Congratulations!! ---
### Author: ![groo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecd19e/32.png) [@groo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groo) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/13 "2009-03-22T04:43:19Z")
Congratulations! Every day is one more achievement; I wish you well. ---
### Author: ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/14 "2009-03-22T10:20:31Z")
Congratulations! Wishing a lifetime of continued success. ---
### Author: ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/15 "2009-03-22T11:59:57Z")
Good for you. You must be proud of your willpower and strength of character. ---
### Author: ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/16 "2009-03-22T13:03:03Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Good for you. You must be proud of your willpower and strength of character. Either that or grateful for the fact that the steps work if you live 'em, one day at a time. Congratulations! ---
### Author: ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/17 "2009-03-22T13:10:52Z")
Congratulations! That’s an awesome accomplishment. There is a long list of recovering people in my family, it is an amazing thing. I’m very happy for you. ---
### Author: ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/18 "2009-03-22T18:53:05Z")
Congratulations! Always nice to see more of Bill’s friends celebrating milestones! 🆒 ---
### Author: ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/19 "2009-03-22T18:57:49Z")
Congratulations! Now back away from my pylon or I’ll shoot! ---
### Author: ![I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4491bb/32.png) [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden) #### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302/20 "2009-03-22T19:45:13Z")
That is so fantastic! 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-years-sober/490302.md?page=2)