u/tplisk

I’m coming up on nearly 7 years sober, and lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how different life is now.

When I first got sober, I just wanted the chaos to stop. I wanted to stop hurting people, stop lying, stop waking up ashamed, and stop being trapped in the same cycle.

Now I’m married, we have a baby girl, and I get to be present for the kind of small moments I probably would have missed or ruined before. It honestly hits me sometimes that sobriety didn’t just give me my life back — it gave me a life I didn’t even know how to ask for.

I still need the basics: prayer, honesty, service, talking to other alcoholics, and remembering that I’m not cured just because life is better.

For those with longer-term sobriety: what has helped you stay spiritually awake after the crisis years were over?

My wife and I are super pumped for GO Fest next weekend. We’re mostly excited for Mega Mewtwo X/Y raids and trying to plan how hard we should go.

For anyone who got one during the in-person GO Fest events or already has experience with the new Mega Mewtwo raids:

Was it worth prioritizing?
Did you go for X, Y, or both?
How many raids/passes felt reasonable?
Any tips for raid groups, moves, energy, or planning the weekend?

We’re casual-ish players but really excited for this one. Good luck to everyone raiding and shiny hunting during GO Fest!