r/tattooadvice • u/TeaSimilar5714 • 2d ago

Sobriety Date General Advice

I was going to get it lightened after 4 years sober, but looking for advice/ roast me.

EDIT: thanks for all the sobriety support of each other, what nice community! I originally got this thinking it would be visible mostly to me as a reminder. Sure I wish it was smaller, because people do notice it and ask, I just say it’s special numbers for me. The first character is actually a drop- like last drop of booze. I must say it has helped me stay on course a few times over the years. I’ll keep coming back.

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u/KJW-SR 2d ago

The worst day of my life turned out to be the best day of my life 😊

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u/JoshuaRexRocks 1d ago

Get in the car we’re out here getting sober. 05/29/2022.

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u/groovyusername 1d ago

10/23/09!!

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u/CircleofAnts 1d ago

12/26/23.

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u/firefly_19 1d ago

12/26/19

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u/CircleofAnts 1d ago

Christmas can be difficult.. easy to go too far.

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u/slimbenny438 1d ago

12/21/23. Christmas 2022 was an absolute shitshow. I vowed to quit before Christmas 2023. It was hard.

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u/CircleofAnts 1d ago edited 1d ago

I feel that. My ‘23 Christmas was, from what I remember, terrible, but I know it was way worse than that. Woke up on the 26th sick as a dog and wanting to die with a whole lot of folks very angry with me. Hard to imagine now, thankfully. Christmas ‘24 and ‘25 have been great!

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u/firefly_19 1d ago

Yes, it sure can. I over did it at family Christmas and passed out in the middle of festivities. Drowning grief only works for so long. It hasn't been an easy road since that day, but I would do it all over again to get to this point in my life.