Marieke, 46

One day at a time

Then

Marieke always thought in years: never drink again, forever. That mountain was so high she never started climbing. She drank every evening and felt guilty every morning. She thought she had no willpower.

The turning point

At a meeting she heard someone say: you only have to not drink today. Today she could manage. She started a list and made a tally mark every evening. On hard evenings she looked back at all the marks.

Now

Marieke now has more than a thousand marks. She still doesn't think in years, only in today. She says: I never quit forever. I just quit again every single day.

“Just for today is enough. Tomorrow will be another today.”

The people in these stories are fictional. Their experiences are based on what many people in recovery go through.

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