In the beginning, sticking to the decision required counting sober days, even minutes.
However, Salminen, who became a guest of the half-past seven program, stated that he can also be called an entertainer.
And of course he is also an artist and Roope Salminen
– We haven’t published anything in three years and I was a little afraid that no one would be interested anymore. It was a little scary. So I can honestly say that I’m pretty touched by how well it’s been received.
Salminen says he wouldn’t be sitting down to be interviewed now if he hadn’t made the decision three years ago to close the cap once and for all.
Counting the sober days has been important in keeping the decision – there are now more than a thousand of them. Salmi has an app on her cell phone that allows you to see the days exactly, but counting is no longer an everyday thing.
– The first hundred days went pretty much in such a way that I didn’t just follow days, I could follow hours. And for the first 6-7 days I followed every minute.
Salminen says that at first he felt like drinking all the time. Then every sober second was headed home.
– Later, seconds turned into minutes and minutes into days. And then, when I reached a thousand days, I didn’t notice until 1006 days had passed. So I hadn’t looked at it for almost a week. That it will get easier with time.