I just realized that Superbowl Sunday was the 3rd anniversary of my sobriety. I remembered the anniversary was coming up, a few days before, but then promptly forgot about it until just now.

You can’t plan that.

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Nine comments here (latest comments)

  1. Congrats, Mark.

    — Kynn #

  2. Excellent, Mark. It is never easy and you must feel proud of yourself.

    — Simon Jessey #

  3. If other folks have to remind you about your birthdays, the chances are pretty good you’ll have more of ‘em. Just don’t forget to occasionally remember what you’re forgetting. (6418 days — and I had to calculate that, ’cause I’m not counting anymore.)

    — Stan R #

  4. Freaky. I was re-reading your addiction story today and realized the same thing.

    — Aaron Swartz #

  5. A remarkable achievement and one to be truly proud of. Congratulations!

    — Jonathon Delacour #

  6. I’m new to your blog and just perused your addiction essay…. although I never smoked cigarettes, I did drink heavily and smoked a lot of pot- less so in more recent years. I stopped everything a couple of years ago as well. It’s been 2 1/2 years since having a drink and a little less for pot. Your bulleted points ring very true. After quitting, it was an amazing discovery to me to see how deeply I’d incorporated my addictions into my life. Farily recently I remember waking up one morning when the sun was shining and it was a beautiful day. After realizing that my wife would be gone all day and that I didn’t have anything to do that day, I immediately thought that it was a perfect time to get stoned. I thought, “Wow, where’d that come from?”

    Anyway, congrats.

    — Scott #

  7. While I always remember my day (6317 ago), it’s my wife who’d rather not. Funny thing: the best day of my life is a reminder to her of just how bad things were. She’d rather not be reminded, and it’s an invaluable balance at precisely the moment my ego is most likely to outgrow me.

    Congratulations, Mark. Keep it simple.

    — Tony #

  8. Congratulations, Mark. Keep the quit. I bet some days, it still isn’t easy. But I bet its worth it.

    Tim

    — Tim #

  9. Not many days ago I started experimenting with my own blog. Today, in the same quirky way you describe coming across that Salon.com article in your addiction essay, I came across this site. Two hours later I am still here. Not too long ago I stopped drinking and smoking – with the same feeling of simply deciding to climb that unexpected ladder you mention. It’s early days and I feel all the uncertainties that go with it. These words helped.

    — Steve #

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