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  1. A Globe-Trotting, European-Travelling, Life-Totally-Changed, Success Story - TWO YEARS SOBER!

    Started by klmichelle, January 1, 2018 10:27 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 68,175
    lucidity
    March 5, 2023, 8:03 AM Go to last post

  2. Celebrating Success And Honouring A Beautiful Life

    Started by C_C, November 26, 2022 8:37 PM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 4,375
    C_C
    February 26, 2023, 9:22 AM Go to last post

  3. Leaf has 4 years!...wait what?

    Started by leaf, December 15, 2016 8:29 AM
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    • Replies: 72
    • Views: 912,293
    swiftowl51
    January 4, 2023, 4:38 AM Go to last post

  4. Wink Liver scare

    Started by kathyfes1229, November 13, 2022 9:30 AM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 9,018
    C_C
    November 16, 2022, 11:33 AM Go to last post

  5. I'm From...my life story in under 5 minutes

    Started by Questor7, August 29, 2020 7:31 PM
    • Replies: 16
    • Views: 35,042
    C_C
    November 12, 2022, 10:26 PM Go to last post

  6. Anniversary Today! 4 years free from bulimia :O)

    Started by Caroline14, September 28, 2022 2:48 AM
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 11,972
    Caroline14
    October 12, 2022, 2:49 AM Go to last post

  7. Sober in October

    Started by C_C, September 17, 2022 8:12 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 7,965
    C_C
    October 8, 2022, 11:00 AM Go to last post

  8. My greatest “Gift of Sobriety” to myself

    Started by C_C, June 3, 2022 2:24 AM
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 18,185
    C_C
    September 22, 2022, 9:52 AM Go to last post

  9. 20 Years

    Started by lynn50, July 4, 2022 6:07 PM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 8,826
    Caroline14
    July 8, 2022, 3:04 AM Go to last post

  10. 95 days sober - what finally worked for me

    Started by Wintercat, June 6, 2018 2:21 PM
    • Replies: 28
    • Views: 345,056
    nightfae
    June 7, 2022, 5:33 PM Go to last post

  11. Milestone!!!!!

    Started by tnob2020, June 5, 2022 5:44 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 4,541
    wyofun1
    June 7, 2022, 4:35 PM Go to last post

  12. 41 Days Sober

    Started by TLC1969, May 31, 2022 3:50 PM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 4,134
    C_C
    June 1, 2022, 4:38 AM Go to last post

  13. Life Beyond Addiction

    Started by C_C, May 6, 2022 3:27 AM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 5,788
    BaileyLou
    May 15, 2022, 12:31 PM Go to last post

  14. Six years and counting!

    Started by LunaCrist, September 29, 2021 3:15 PM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 10,330
    Gordon1
    April 18, 2022, 4:00 AM Go to last post

  15. Getting to the point where I don't think about drinking

    Started by wyofun1, April 16, 2022 7:09 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 6,115
    wyofun1
    April 17, 2022, 9:18 AM Go to last post

  16. My 1st SMART Meeting, 10/29/2020!

    Started by C_C, October 29, 2021 4:33 AM
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 20,110
    airport88
    April 15, 2022, 8:21 AM Go to last post

  17. 2 years alcoholi free

    Started by Mathews52, September 3, 2021 2:26 AM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 7,472
    airport88
    April 15, 2022, 8:14 AM Go to last post

  18. To surrender is to win.

    Started by Just_Jim, January 15, 2022 1:44 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 9,658
    airport88
    April 15, 2022, 8:08 AM Go to last post

  19. Cool 10 Years Sober and "Smober"

    Started by Gster, December 20, 2021 11:33 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 7,708
    edflower
    January 4, 2022, 1:22 PM Go to last post

  20. New Year Gift

    Started by scubatiki, December 29, 2016 6:52 PM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 55,816
    RH89
    January 4, 2022, 12:12 PM Go to last post

  21. Christmas 2021

    Started by C_C, December 25, 2021 11:16 PM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 3,750
    Eyesky68
    December 26, 2021, 9:53 AM Go to last post

  22. Now 13 years sober using SMART recovery

    Started by NoTrumpAce, November 9, 2021 11:32 AM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 8,639
    Gordon1
    November 15, 2021, 5:25 AM Go to last post

  23. A Not So Perfect High - Playing the Tape to the End of the Story

    Started by Questor7, December 1, 2020 3:15 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 12,914
    Questor7
    November 5, 2021, 5:44 PM Go to last post

  24. Smile 9 Months

    Started by ChrisTLynne, October 22, 2021 12:23 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 9,081
    Gordon1
    October 25, 2021, 6:47 AM Go to last post

  25. 100 Days

    Started by Ujamaflip, January 2, 2021 9:33 AM
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 24,037
    sobersage
    September 11, 2021, 1:29 PM Go to last post

  26. Four years in recovery and trying a new approach to maintain that recovery

    Started by BethBruce, July 10, 2021 12:42 PM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 13,087
    BethBruce
    September 9, 2021, 9:05 AM Go to last post

  27. 16 Years Clean and Sober today - Woo hoo!

    Started by Questor7, August 4, 2021 11:35 AM
    • Replies: 16
    • Views: 23,887
    Caroline14
    September 8, 2021, 10:29 AM Go to last post

  28. three years since my last bet

    Started by chossy, July 20, 2021 8:57 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 6,144
    Mathews52
    September 3, 2021, 2:50 AM Go to last post

  29. Moved: The start or start again

    Started by Hines, July 13, 2021 12:12 PM
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  30. 19 Years

    Started by lynn50, July 1, 2021 11:20 AM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 9,160
    Caroline14
    July 9, 2021, 2:53 AM Go to last post

  31. Its been so long since I popped by !!

    Started by caring_hands, June 30, 2021 9:10 AM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 4,892
    Gordon1
    July 2, 2021, 7:25 AM Go to last post

  32. A Not So Perfect High - 5 years later

    Started by Questor7, December 27, 2019 2:58 PM
    • Replies: 23
    • Views: 97,656
    Questor7
    July 1, 2021, 6:17 PM Go to last post

  33. Thumbs up Golden Anniversary

    Started by SleeplessInSeattle, April 7, 2021 9:57 PM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 11,367
    AndySB
    June 23, 2021, 1:12 AM Go to last post

  34. 6 months

    Started by FunfettiGiraffe, June 2, 2021 2:41 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 10,872
    JonasEichmann
    June 4, 2021, 9:25 AM Go to last post

  35. 4 years

    Started by MylesPS, May 18, 2021 12:13 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 13,548
    JonasEichmann
    May 31, 2021, 3:24 AM Go to last post

  36. Four Years into a Different Life

    Started by LobsterTank, July 18, 2019 2:28 PM
    • Replies: 24
    • Views: 150,833
    MylesPS
    May 18, 2021, 12:15 PM Go to last post

  37. 33 Years Today!

    Started by JvB, January 23, 2017 10:42 AM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    • Replies: 53
    • Views: 1,055,557
    bobbing
    May 18, 2021, 4:16 AM Go to last post

  38. Moved: Go you! - Second Time Around

    Started by ineedsobriety, May 14, 2021 11:51 AM
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  39. Moved: Well done you on progress! Everyday is a new day

    Started by Gpwelch, May 12, 2021 1:46 PM
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  40. 58 days!

    Started by Spiritualist, December 28, 2020 7:04 AM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 15,513
    80sGurl
    May 1, 2021, 7:52 PM Go to last post

  41. Intro... 23 years clean

    Started by Timothy1996, July 29, 2020 11:22 AM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 11,361
    Timothy1996
    April 16, 2021, 2:21 AM Go to last post

  42. Continued Success

    Started by jwg54, March 5, 2021 6:11 PM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 10,403
    BuzzZine
    March 18, 2021, 1:15 AM Go to last post

  43. My New Life Success Journey

    Started by Morti13, January 23, 2021 2:29 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 13,837
    saa18
    February 8, 2021, 2:40 PM Go to last post

  44. Celebrating 15 years of sobriety

    Started by Questor7, August 8, 2020 8:04 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 15
    • Views: 23,025
    Questor7
    February 2, 2021, 4:57 PM Go to last post

  45. Thumbs up So I found this today. At least it's a bit of sunshine

    Started by AlexC, August 21, 2019 11:39 AM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 60,559
    Gordon1
    December 7, 2020, 6:04 PM Go to last post

  46. My Success

    Started by larrycooper, September 4, 2020 7:50 AM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 13,796
    faraz
    December 7, 2020, 12:33 PM Go to last post

  47. About to Celebrate My Five Year Anniversary

    Started by Breathe_in, November 10, 2020 4:45 AM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 9,230
    Gordon1
    November 29, 2020, 5:52 PM Go to last post

  48. Here's to a new future

    Started by B2B2, November 18, 2020 10:21 AM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 7,403
    Eyesky68
    November 20, 2020, 9:58 PM Go to last post

  49. Smile 23 years in recovery! :-)

    Started by Timothy1996, August 19, 2020 7:30 AM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 8,044
    winkydill
    November 3, 2020, 5:39 PM Go to last post

  50. Enjoying my sobriety 5 years and some change

    Started by Richierich313, September 6, 2020 11:50 AM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 8,525
    winkydill
    October 31, 2020, 5:19 PM Go to last post

  51. 3 years

    Started by MylesPS, May 15, 2020 8:33 AM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 16,015
    Rhamilton
    October 29, 2020, 8:28 PM Go to last post

  52. 2 years clean

    Started by NatickB, October 23, 2020 9:23 AM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 7,477
    sixstringer311
    October 23, 2020, 1:59 PM Go to last post

  53. SEVEN and not counting

    Started by QCGuy, December 30, 2019 12:41 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 57,068
    DavidNYC
    October 23, 2020, 7:35 AM Go to last post

  54. 6 years, 10 months and 11 days, or thereabouts

    Started by CallMeDave, January 4, 2020 7:13 AM
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 67,679
    Joshua1987
    October 16, 2020, 10:29 AM Go to last post

  55. Two Years

    Started by Rich_T, August 2, 2018 3:11 PM
    • Replies: 8
    • Views: 93,940
    Joshua1987
    October 16, 2020, 10:25 AM Go to last post

  56. Sponsor needed!

    Started by Croc, August 9, 2020 6:34 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 8,705
    Joshua1987
    October 16, 2020, 10:24 AM Go to last post

  57. Five by Five in the Tank

    Started by LobsterTank, July 12, 2020 9:13 AM
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 15,421
    Joshua1987
    October 16, 2020, 10:22 AM Go to last post

  58. 2 months and 2 weeks

    Started by RAB1828, August 31, 2020 9:52 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 9,349
    Joshua1987
    October 16, 2020, 10:20 AM Go to last post

  59. Smile 14 Days clean thanks to SMART

    Started by mdj, January 28, 2020 3:07 PM
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 35,347
    Joshua1987
    October 16, 2020, 10:18 AM Go to last post

  60. Unexpected Benefits of Being Sober

    Started by HeidiM, July 30, 2017 8:43 AM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    • Replies: 41
    • Views: 228,154
    Joshua1987
    October 16, 2020, 10:16 AM Go to last post

  61. 9 years abstinent (clean)

    Started by jwg54, July 19, 2020 10:20 PM
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 17,822
    Joshua1987
    October 16, 2020, 10:13 AM Go to last post

  62. two years since my last bet

    Started by chossy, July 18, 2020 10:24 AM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 9,336
    Joshua1987
    October 16, 2020, 10:12 AM Go to last post

  63. March 7, 2020, 1 year alcohol-free!

    Started by Elky, March 7, 2020 10:25 AM
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 18,528
    Joshua1987
    October 16, 2020, 10:09 AM Go to last post

  64. My success today is registering to have a day one tomorrow

    Started by ConaldP, September 4, 2020 12:23 AM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 7,047
    Joshua1987
    October 16, 2020, 10:08 AM Go to last post

  65. Smile Intro... 23 years clean

    Started by Timothy1996, August 4, 2020 5:55 PM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 6,358
    Gordon1
    August 6, 2020, 7:09 AM Go to last post

  66. My 4th of July Experiment

    Started by Questor7, July 2, 2020 4:57 PM
    • Replies: 14
    • Views: 37,955
    Questor7
    July 13, 2020, 10:50 AM Go to last post

  67. Continued abstinence following bereavement

    Started by RDelbridge, May 10, 2020 3:21 AM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 21,631
    jasminerose
    June 22, 2020, 5:44 PM Go to last post

  68. I did it!!

    Started by avalouwho2, October 15, 2019 9:52 AM
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 123,734
    jasminerose
    June 20, 2020, 2:24 PM Go to last post

  69. Where would I be without Smart Recovery...probably drunk or high

    Started by Questor7, June 7, 2020 9:31 AM
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 22,737
    Questor7
    June 11, 2020, 12:35 PM Go to last post

  70. Starting my 4th....

    Started by RebornMe, May 22, 2020 1:36 PM
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 9,239
    Questor7
    June 7, 2020, 11:52 AM Go to last post

  71. Talking Kicked Heroin 14 months ago!

    Started by mchristakos, May 29, 2019 5:57 PM
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 125,002
    Gordon1
    May 17, 2020, 6:03 AM Go to last post

  72. 7 Years Sober Recently.

    Started by MTMassey, March 31, 2020 4:33 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 11,691
    Brentdj
    May 7, 2020, 10:04 PM Go to last post

  73. Two months today

    Started by newday5, November 28, 2019 10:05 AM
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 75,615
    Sobergirl87
    April 24, 2020, 6:13 AM Go to last post

  74. Thumbs up Five Years of Continuous Abstinence Yesterday

    Started by SleeplessInSeattle, April 7, 2020 9:21 AM
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 18,409
    Bostonsober
    April 18, 2020, 5:20 AM Go to last post

  75. 14 months on the 19th

    Started by ironworker68, April 7, 2020 4:38 PM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 6,474
    ironworker68
    April 7, 2020, 4:38 PM Go to last post

  76. Talking Six months off marijuana

    Started by Arne, August 6, 2015 4:41 AM
    • Replies: 20
    • Views: 143,215
    johanice94
    March 23, 2020, 1:34 PM Go to last post

  77. One Year Today without a Bet

    Started by chossy, July 14, 2019 10:02 AM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 98,054
    Losttoaddiction
    March 21, 2020, 6:43 PM Go to last post

  78. SMART Tool Belt Has Changed My Life.

    Started by Oskar, February 24, 2020 4:13 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 26,169
    Da_Muck
    February 29, 2020, 6:38 AM Go to last post

  79. Lightbulb 58 Months Abstinent From Alcohol

    Started by SleeplessInSeattle, February 19, 2020 5:46 AM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 32,962
    learningabit
    February 22, 2020, 6:29 PM Go to last post

  80. 2 Months tomorrow

    Started by 500wlincoln, November 25, 2019 8:25 AM
    • Replies: 9
    • Views: 90,839
    Gordon1
    January 1, 2020, 7:58 PM Go to last post

  81. Time flies...

    Started by GJBXVI, January 22, 2014 8:40 PM
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 58,123
    GJBXVI
    December 31, 2019, 6:44 PM Go to last post

  82. 6 Years!

    Started by Peg1960, December 18, 2019 6:13 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 59,228
    Questor7
    December 27, 2019, 8:31 PM Go to last post

  83. 2 weeks

    Started by JAR526, February 21, 2017 11:18 PM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 76,225
    shyster
    November 17, 2019, 10:00 PM Go to last post

  84. 15 months and feeling great!!

    Started by Mgolden995, March 3, 2018 8:21 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 77,442
    shyster
    November 17, 2019, 9:49 PM Go to last post

  85. Eight years sober with the help of SMART

    Started by NoTrumpAce, August 26, 2016 2:28 PM
    • Replies: 16
    • Views: 114,258
    shyster
    November 17, 2019, 9:28 PM Go to last post

  86. Smile 7+ Years. Thank you, SMART!

    Started by kale, October 26, 2019 12:19 AM
    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 114,762
    Peg1960
    November 5, 2019, 4:32 PM Go to last post

  87. Sober Time

    Started by lynn50, June 30, 2018 12:30 PM
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 191,118
    D2019
    October 15, 2019, 9:40 AM Go to last post

  88. My story

    Started by GaryGregg, August 29, 2019 10:18 PM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 87,292
    LizzieNW
    September 27, 2019, 6:41 AM Go to last post

  89. SIX years today!

    Started by melliemoo, July 9, 2019 12:35 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 12
    • Views: 102,230
    GaryGregg
    August 29, 2019, 10:25 PM Go to last post

  90. Committed, or maybe should be? Haha.

    Started by Billabong, July 10, 2019 11:52 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 67,334
    Billabong
    July 17, 2019, 7:29 PM Go to last post

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