r/CongratsLikeImFive

A few months ago, I discovered my husband has been living a double live for years. More women and aliases than imaginable.

I had to leave my whole life and completely start over on my own. Everything that I thought was real… really wasn’t.

These last few months, I have protected something profoundly important, while absorbing an enormous betrayal.

Whatever he did, he did not get my sobriety.

Yesterday I went for a four mile hike to a beautiful waterfall. I am building a life of peace and gratitude. This morning I woke up in my apartment 2726 days sober.

These things belong to me.

He didn’t get that part of me. I kept it.

2,726 days. And when my entire life blew apart, I kept every single one of them.

I was called “doctor” for the first time yesterday, which is crazy to hear at 24. My hard work in didactic and during clinicals has paid off and I graduated today. Still hasn’t sunk in fully yet, but I did it cool now

:) I’m 18 currently going to community college 2 days week!
I started applying for part time jobs becuase I was lonely and my family recently moved to a completely new state (didn’t have a job before becuase my old town had 0 jobs locally)

Well I applied, got a interview was invited for a second interview

And today I got the text that I SECURED A JOB!!

Never been so excited! I absolutely loved the managers I talked to during my interviews

I feel like I’m finally securing a life here after a 4 month rut ❤️

I am currently on Day 7 of cold-turkeying heavy THC dabbing after over 2 years of daily use. I’m also dropping alcohol and cigarettes at the same time.

It is currently early here, and I am awake pushing through the loneliest, hardest hours of the night. The physical symptoms are fluctuating constantly. Because my cannabinoid receptors are so heavily tied to my gut, stopping the heavy concentrates has unleashed a lot of stomach chaos—acid, nausea, and cramping—which is completely aggravating my active stomach ulcer and testing my willpower tonight.

Despite the gut discomfort, I am trying to focus on the wins. Last night I was finally able to catch a block of about 4 to 5 hours of consecutive rest, which felt like a massive turning point after a week of total insomnia. Even though I am wide awake right now, actually getting that sleep earlier gives me hope.

Right now, I am just focusing on taking this journey hour by hour, keeping my head elevated in bed, sipping warm water, and trying to mentally ride out the physical waves as my body clears everything out. Leaning heavily on this group for mutual support as I wait for the sunrise. Everyone has been so supportive. Thanks for reading. Thank you everyone.

My birthday resolution this year was to not over explain every decision in my life so other people could validate me. Hopefully eventually I'll be able to trust my decisions more by doing this. Anyway this is a huge accomplishment and I'm really proud of myself.

I hadn’t showered in 1 week simply because I share a bathroom with my older brother (I’m a younger sister) and our bathtub doesn’t drain fast and I hate when the water pools around my feet and I also hate the dirty residue line that gets built up because of how slow it drains. I was really depressed about it though and knew showering would make me feel better so I finally did today and I’m glad I did. I was able to care for my natural hair finally too afterwards.

After 3 months of non stop rigorous preparation finally landed my first job after college. I am really so happy about it. Will be starting from December.

I actually built the little greenhouse I’ve been talking about making for the last three years.

Every year I’d say I was going to do it and then somehow never did. I’d look at materials, do some measuring, convince myself I needed to plan it better, then just... not start. I think I was mostly intimidated by how much work it was going to be.

This time I just bought the stuff and started.

It took me months because I was doing it on weekends and whenever I had a free afternoon. I definitely messed things up along the way. Had to redo one section because I measured it wrong, spent way too long trying to get things lined up properly, and there were a few times I honestly wondered if I should've just bought a greenhouse instead

But eventually it was standing.

Then came the part I wasn't even sure would work. I planted some vegetables and basically checked them every five minutes like an idiot.

And now I have actual vegetables growing in there.

I picked my first tomato today and just stood there holding it for a second because it felt kinda ridiculous how proud I was. It's literally a tomato, but I built the greenhouse, planted it, waited for it, and now I'm eating it.

Three years of “I'll do it someday” finally turned into something I can actually walk outside and see.

Anyway, please congratulate me like I'm five because I finally finished the thing.