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Freedom!
Read more: Freedom!Just a few days away now from 3.5 years sober. A great big empowering freedom. Alcohol-Free! It’s maybe more than a little ironic that I used to regard freedom as the freedom to do what I wanted, and want I wanted to do was get ‘buzzed’ as often as I could. About 20 years ago,…
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Wouldn’t it be Great….
Read more: Wouldn’t it be Great….When we first stop drinking, wouldn’t it have been great if all of the people we like and love could just say….. FANTASTIC! GO YOU! LET’S FORGET ABOUT SHARING A DRINK AND JUST CELEBRATE BEING TOGETHER ! Those of us who stop drinking find that many of the people we love just don’t get it.…
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Anatomy of a Relapse
Read more: Anatomy of a RelapseDid you study anatomy in high school or college? I did in so many ways… From books to the gorgeous Sylvia sitting in my English class. The more I saw, the more I wanted to see and there was quite a bit of lovely bits to see too. I never enjoyed English so much and…
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The Lies I Told
Read more: The Lies I ToldWas I drinking everyday? No . Did I get drunk every time? I don’t think so. I masked it well. So was there a problem ? It got to the stage where after a few drinks, my emotions were all over the place. Nasty me. Picking on my hub, poor guy. Raging at my kids,…
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Top Ten Excuses not to Drink
Read more: Top Ten Excuses not to Drink10. I find that drinking throws off my timing in the high hurdles enough so that I won’t make the Olympic team. 9. I’m pregnant. (Note: This is particularly successful if (1) you are a man, (2) you are a nun, or (3) you are clearly outside childbearing age.) 8. I’m doing a test to…
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Denial vs Peace of Mind
Read more: Denial vs Peace of MindHas anyone ever told you that you were in denial about your drinking? Have you wondered that yourself? It can be difficult to understand the meaning of the word denial when you are immersed in it. I was immersed in denial for years without identifying it. When I was punctuating every night with a bottle…
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Run, Lift Weights, Do Yoga, Eat Real….Be Perfect……
Read more: Run, Lift Weights, Do Yoga, Eat Real….Be Perfect……Before alcohol took center stage in my life, I was a fitness freak. In fact, that helped me keep drinking because I told myself that no one who has a drinking problem can possibly go to the gym or run. It fed my denial. I was in denial. I didn’t want to be an alcoholic.…
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It’s Never too Late
Read more: It’s Never too LateI worked for 45 years to save for a comfy retirement. Work, work, work… it’s pretty much all I did for 5/7ths of my week apart from travel for 4 hours a day to and from my home to my clients. I was mostly satisfied with the life I’d chosen. My father instilled in me…
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Tips on the First Month Alcohol Free from a former Gray Area Drinker
Read more: Tips on the First Month Alcohol Free from a former Gray Area DrinkerWhat have I not done? Don’t think sobriety will just happen on its own without putting in the work. But! It’s worth it! I’ve Retired from a Long and Illustrious Drinking Career
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Join Us! for 100 Days of Change
Read more: Join Us! for 100 Days of ChangeWhile binge-listening to the SINCE RIGHT NOW podcast, I found myself absorbed in one called “100 Pedals”. It was about the program you’ll find at 100pedals.com. A program that began after its founder Dave received news that his youngest 20-something son was addicted to heroin, homeless, and in legal trouble. This always-on-top-of-things great dad learned…
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