# Two years sober

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/740324>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 13, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/740324 "2015-12-13T14:33:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/740324/41 "2015-12-18T14:23:15Z")

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> [@Vaevictis](#):
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> Two wasted years

Well, I did have nine years of frequently getting wasted 😉 . I’m glad those years are behind me now.

Thanks, all. 🙂

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**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/740324/42 "2015-12-19T01:33:03Z")

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congratulations, Emily! you have a right to be proud. 🙂

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**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/740324/43 "2015-12-19T18:29:15Z")

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Don’t be a jerk.

Absolutely no reason to make such a post in this thread. This is the second warning you’ve received for being a jerk in two days. You need to cut it out or your posting privileges will be under discussion.

> [@Vaevictis](#):
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> Two wasted years

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/740324/44 "2015-12-19T22:32:07Z")

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> [@JackieLikesVariety](#):
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> congratulations, Emily! you have a right to be proud. 🙂

Thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/740324/45 "2015-12-20T19:56:17Z")

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Hey, Emily, missed this earlier. Congratulations!

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**Author:** ![Torontonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@Torontonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torontonian)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/740324/46 "2015-12-21T12:09:19Z")

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I have been abusing alcohol since I was a teenager. Im getting close to 30 and yet I still drink in anti-social way. Alcohol is a brutal drug. Hangovers keep getting worse as I get older. Alcohol forced me into homelessness. I try not to poison myself

Have you ever experienced withdrawal? I think that I have

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**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/740324/47 "2015-12-21T13:23:24Z")

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Keep it up Emily.

Now having worked for rehab clinics for the past month or so I know just how hard it is to do what you did.

If anyone thinks they have a problem please look into getting help!

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/740324/48 "2015-12-21T22:25:03Z")

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> [@Torontonian](#):
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> I have been abusing alcohol since I was a teenager. Im getting close to 30 and yet I still drink in anti-social way. Alcohol is a brutal drug. Hangovers keep getting worse as I get older. Alcohol forced me into homelessness. I try not to poison myself
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> Have you ever experienced withdrawal? I think that I have

I was never quite addicted to alcohol. I didn’t drink every day. It was just often enough, and in inappropriate situations, that it was a problem.

I hope you can get help for your problem. Good luck.

And thanks, everyone.

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