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Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable – Learning New in Sobriety
It’s hard to believe that I am one year sober today. One year ago when I stopped drinking, I couldn’t imagine where I would be now. I felt so guilty then, and ashamed of the draw alcohol had on me. I didn’t realize it’s grip until all of a sudden I did. It was very […]
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Alcohol, Brain Chemistry, Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity
The dopamine hit from the successful lie, from “getting away with it”, becomes almost as powerful as the dopamine hit from the drug. Hiding away. Me and my bottle. My precious. Drinking at every event turned into drinking when I get home from work (it is an event kind of) to drinking myself to a coma to go to sleep without thinking. If you stop drinking and slowly make changes in your life that don’t make you ‘link’ with alcohol then your brain will have the chance to slowly change to that of a non-drinker.
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Boozemusings Blog
How is Your Relationship With Alcohol ? Are You Sober Curious ? How to Stop Drinking Alcohol, Brain Chemistry, Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity -Staying Sober -Sober Milestones- An Alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous and Traditional Recovery- Debunking the Glamour of Mommy’s Wine Time ….
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Ryan
“When scared, feeling alone and peering into the darkness, don’t forget that you have a flashlight in your pocket.”