Openly Sober (2025)

31/10/2025

Congratulations on 1000 days to 🎉

“C E L E B R A T E
🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

This is the first time in my alcohol free journey that I feel proud. I’m not sure if it’s the 4th digit that makes it feel more profound, the family I’m surrounded by who remind me how far I’ve come, or the fact that I finally feel better in my own skin on this path. But I’m happy to be here.

This is something I did just for me. It was interesting when I first decided to stop drinking how those around me didn’t quite understand why. I would say it was because I was climbing Mt Kilimanjaro with , but I knew this was a bigger deal.

The truth is I’ve realized it’s not about the drinking at all. I’m healing. In some ways from things I didn’t even know I was pushing down. Im facing things now. Im showing up for me consistently every day. And I’m pretty cool :) I feel better finally. I drank every day pretty much for about 25 years. It took more than 2 years to not only feel better physically, but to overcome the mental and emotional parts of that attachment.

If you don’t know how to be your own cheerleader yet HMU. 🫶🏼

Love and light! 🦋”

29/10/2025

Congratulations on 11 months to 🎉

“11 Months.

I no longer live in constant chaos and drama. But freedom and peace. Sobriety is such a gift that every month I find more and more things to be grateful for.”

28/10/2025

Congratulations on 2500 days to 🎉

“Sobriety is hard. Regret is harder.”

“Sobriety delivers everything alcohol promised.”

“One day at a time turns into years of freedom.”

“One is too many, and a thousand is never enough.”

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”

“Nothing changes if nothing changes.”

25/10/2025

Congratulations on 1400 days to

“5 years ago today I was getting ready to go into the Rutland Centre for alcohol addiction.
Back then, I remember seeing people share their recovery stories online. I could relate to them — and it gave me the courage to finally ask for help.
I started drinking young.
At 15, 16, 17 years of age I was robbing bottles of wine from petrol stations, drinking them on the seafront, listening to dance music and thinking I’d found confidence and freedom.
But what started as confidence slowly destroyed everything.
I played for Ireland in my teens and early 20s.
In 2007, I won the Irish Boys Under 18s, finished 2nd connaught boys
The night before the final two rounds of Irish boys, I drank eight pints of Guinness on my own in the Clontarf Court Hotel.
Before the final round in Strandhill, I drank a bottle of vodka and stayed up all night — then shot 67 to finish 2nd. I thought I was invincible and could do this for the rest of my life.
By 31, I was broken.
I woke up one morning, hours late for work, and finally made the call to the Rutland.
I had to grow up, take responsibility, and accept that I can’t drink.
My ego was destroying me.
It stopped me from asking for help for years — I was too proud to admit I was broken and too scared to be seen as weak.
It told me I could stop whenever I wanted and that I wasn’t as bad as other people.
But the truth is, my ego was killing me. Things only changed when I accepted I couldn’t do it alone.
The PGA stood by me through my qualification when I was close to walking away.
Graham O’Connor in DYP, along with a small group of people who helped me daily, kept me going when I couldn’t see a way forward.
My family stood by me too — they saved my life.
Grateful for having a great boss, Paddy Devine, at the time who stood by me and showed me understanding when he didn’t have to.
Recovery for me today means structure, honesty, and consistency — training, working hard, staying connected, and helping others.
I hope this helps someone
To everyone who’s read or shared this — thank you. If it’s helped you in any way, please share it on your Story. It might reach someone who needs it!”

22/10/2025

Congratulations on 1 year 3 months to 🎉

“CätCät - French DJ-Producer
Sober for 1 year and 3 months, I have rediscovered personal and… artistic freedom. After a 7-year absence due to all kinds of excesses and a nasty depression, sobriety has allowed me to rediscover the taste for creation in the studio and the desire to share my music once again.
One day at a time, my artistic ideas gradually became clearer. Inspired by the path of sobriety, I felt an irresistible need to write music about this newfound serenity. The result is a new EP that has just been released on all streaming platforms.
The single is called “Serenity Prayer”—it’s a chill electronic ballad with airy synths, enchanting choirs, and featuring a spoken-word delivery of the famous Serenity Prayer. From the bottom of my heart, I hope this song touches you and helps you in turn. Don’t hesitate to share it if it inspires the serenity you deserve. Together, let’s make “Serenity Prayer” the musical anthem of sobriety and rediscovered serenity.”

19/10/2025

Congratulations on 25 years 7 months to 🎉

“Long term sobriety is possible!! Jude B 13.03.00 ❤️”

17/10/2025

Congratulations on 5 years to .athienitou 🎉

“Today is a really special day for me as it marks 5 years of sobriety. 5 years since I’ve touched alcohol - which I just never thought would be possible. I gave up alcohol on my bariatric surgeons advice after discussing my risk of transfer addiction from food to alcohol. He originally advised to give up for a year and I just never went back to it. I don’t miss it, which again I never thought I’d say. I don’t miss the hangovers, I don’t miss the hangxiety, I don’t miss losing memories or nights. It was a blessing I didn’t realise at the time. There was a time when party girl was my personality trait, if you wanted to go out and get spectacularly wasted - I was your girl. I’m so thankful to the friends who stuck around once I went sober, and the friends I’ve made since going sober. The friends I’ve made since hold a special place in my heart because they’re the only friends who have truly known me without the mask of alcohol to hide behind - and they’re still here. I’d say raise a glass, but I’ll raise a cup of coffee instead.”

15/10/2025

Congratulations on 300 days to 🎉

“Zero days sober I was an alcoholic barely hanging on.
Three hundred days sober I’m free.

Sobriety isn’t pretty or easy. It’s messy, raw, and the best decision I ever made.
I drank to escape. Now I stay sober to feel alive.

If you’ve been googling “how to stop drinking” or “how to stay sober,” this is your sign.
You can rebuild. You can recover. You can change everything.

Follow me for real talk on sobriety, recovery, and what healing actually looks like.”

14/10/2025

Congratulations on 2 years 7 months to .jules.mercredi 🎉

“2 years & 7 months of sobriety...
945 days of clarity and freedom... 👍🏾”

11/10/2025

Congratulations on 382 days to 🎉

“382 days sober today. This has been the hardest and most rewarding journey of my life. I’ve learned that healing isn’t about being perfect it’s about showing up for yourself every single day. Sobriety gave me my life back, my clarity back, and my power back. If you’re struggling, know this, change is possible, and you’re not alone.

09/10/2025

Congratulations on 13 years to .clothing 🎉

“13 years this August, the time has flown by but has also taken an age. There were times when I came close to relapsing but I knew I owed myself and my support group more. I don’t recogonise who I was before as being myself, he’s long dead in my mind.

I’ve since started my own company which aims to support those in recovery and tell their story in an intimate setting. Hearing other people talking about their sobriety really helps me stick to the path and not feel alone in the journey at times.

Every day sober is a gift, Never Again.

IWNDWYT. X”

08/10/2025

Congratulations on 2.5 years to .schmitt.official 🎉

“No doubt - drinking was fun.

I used to be the first who‘d animate everyone to have another one. And another one… 😈

But it drained me.

Made every “next day” so dreadful.

Led me to dark places in my mind.

A few years ago, my ex said to me:

“You’re always so funny when you drink. You should drink more often.”

Damn, that hit deep.

She didn’t realize but it caught the essence of how I lived:

Either dead serious, pushing hard and being relentless (my inner German general on full duty)…

Or drunk to finally relax, feel free, stop the mental clutter.

There was barely a middle ground.

Either the driven achiever - being hard on myself and others, pushing forward - or the fun guy who needed drinks to access his joy.

No wonder I drank several days a week…

But I’m proud of facing what was underneath that spilt:

The inner pressure.
The perfectionism.
The never good enough.
The controller making me hard on others - and brutal on myself.

Now I show up as one person everywhere - no masks, no performance.

For me, sober doesn’t just mean “not drinking”.

It means feeling genuine joy for life without needing an escape valve.

It means staying present even when things get uncomfortable.

It means inner freedom.

2.5 years in and I’ve never felt more myself.

That spark you think you need substances to access? It’s already there. It’s always been…

When you stop numbing, you start coming alive.

Where are you giving away your energy to something that you know is draining you?

If I could create the change needed to feel at my best daily - you can, too! 🔥

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