Scott Simpson
- Age
- 29
- Sober Since
- September 8, 2017
- Sober For
- 9 Years & 14 Days
01 What it was like
Hard at first, although I had done a year of sobriety before and I know what great things sobriety brings.
I quit drinking for over a year, I then thought everything would be ok.
02 What happened
I quit drinking for over a year, I then thought everything would be ok. My drinking then went out of control again, and I knew it needed to stop. My quote at the time was from Macklemore "If I can be an example of getting sober than I can be an example of starting over".
03 What it is like now
Loving every minute of sobriety, also being careful of the only thing that would make me relapse which is listening to the devil that will tell me its ok to drink again.
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