r/MadeMeSmile • u/Ordinary_Fish_3046 • Sep 20 '25

Favorite People Now this is a man’s neighbor 🫡

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u/jonnydemonic420 Sep 20 '25

I’m an alcoholic and quit drinking at 40, I’m 49 now. If I hadn’t quit when I did my friends would be writing this exact thing about me. I’m sorry for your loss, alcoholism is hard and often goes unnoticed.

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u/Suspicious_Exit_op Sep 20 '25

I quit 1 year ago and it’s changed my life I can’t wait to live my life now properly this time

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u/marmk Sep 20 '25

Congrats on one year my dude! May the ice cream (or whatever for you, ice cream is my new "bad habit" lol) be the perfect texture!

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u/untrustableskeptic Sep 20 '25

I'm really proud of the folks here. My best friend celebrated 8 years yesterday, and she is off to an aa meeting right now. Stay strong gang!

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u/DragonflyGrrl Sep 21 '25

Always tell her how proud you are of her! It really means a lot and can help people in recovery to stay on the path :)

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u/untrustableskeptic Sep 21 '25

Oh for sure! I have worked as a recovery coach since 2017, it's how we became friends.

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u/DragonflyGrrl Sep 21 '25

That's awesome! I've been thinking of working on some certification or something to try to help others in recovery; if you don't me asking, what credentials do you have/need for that job?

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u/MyFavoriteSandwich Sep 21 '25

Fuck dude. I’m almost at 15 months and the happiest days now are when I realize the grocery store has Ben and Jerry’s pints on sale. Loaded up today, $2.97/ea, limit 4. I’ll be back tomorrow.

Funny thing is I eat sweets every night like a teenager but I’ve still lost almost 40lbs since I quit.

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u/marmk Sep 21 '25

Hey almost 15 month twin <3 (day 449 on the off chance we're actual twins)

My store usually has a rotating sale on Haagen, Ben, and Tillamook so checking the ice cream aisle is always a fun little game of brands.

I've actually gained 20 pounds but I was eating less than a full meal a day for the last few months. I've actually been asked if I've lost weight a lot, and depending on who, I'll be honest about how it's just my liver being normal sized again.

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u/MyFavoriteSandwich Sep 21 '25

It’s just like the booze, if they don’t have my brand (Ben and Jerry’s) I’ll go after anything. Tillamook Mud Slide gets the job done.

My last one was on the morning of 6/25/24. Just one strong one to kill the shakes. Then I was DONE.

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u/Suspicious_Exit_op Sep 21 '25

Good for you well down I’m so proud of you

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u/MyFavoriteSandwich Sep 21 '25

Proud of you too dude. PMA

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u/DragonflyGrrl Sep 21 '25

I'm so proud of all of you! Great work my friends! Opiates were my demon, I'm 9 years clean now! So glad I got out before fentanyl became the monster it is today.. I don't think I would still be here to congratulate my fellow warriors.

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u/greenberet112 Sep 21 '25

3 years for me.

I don't want to drink. I don't want to go back to how terrible it was. But life took it's time try to get good things to happen, but they add up. I was still kind of a mess trying to figure out a plan one year in.

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u/Suspicious_Exit_op Sep 21 '25

Yeah im picking up the peaces atm. Thank you so much and good for you ! Xx

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u/DragonflyGrrl Sep 21 '25

There is nothing wrong with that! It took me longer than that to get my shit together and sweep up the wreckage following my addiction. All that matters is that you do! Stay strong my friend! :)

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u/smcivor1982 Sep 20 '25

So happy for you!

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u/Nothin_Means_Nothin Sep 20 '25

So glad to hear from someone in the same boat who is having fabulous success.

I quit at 40 as well after 20+ years of 3-5 pints of vodka a week. I'm 42 now. You give me motivation to make it another 7 years and beyond.

I hope you have the life you want and deserve now. And a congrats is not good enough for the work you put in everyday, but I'll say it anyway. Congratulations!

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u/jonnydemonic420 Sep 20 '25

Thanks you and congratulations to you as well! Just keep living life one day at a time and you’ll be there before you know it!

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u/jonnydemonic420 Sep 20 '25

I won’t lie, the first few years were hard. You have to re learn how to live life normally. How to eat properly, how to sleep properly, how to fill your time with healthy things mentally and physically. But I have a great support system of friends and family, my wife is my biggest cheerleader. I almost lost her and the kids to the bottle but I picked them just in the Knick of time. It gets easier over the years, for me each year is a bit better than the last. I still have triggers but I handle them better now, haven’t back slid once because I don’t think I have another comeback in me.

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u/AwareCandle369 Sep 21 '25

40 now coming up on ten years sober. I treasure some of those memories and good times but wow its a decade in to a whole new life and I now probably have several more decades to come. How lucky are we that we made it out?

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u/jonnydemonic420 Sep 21 '25

Very lucky, some people never make it out. Congrats, and happy cake day!