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From Sober Curious to Sober Courageous
Read more: From Sober Curious to Sober CourageousA post in our online community about the keys to sobriety got me thinking about courage. I wrote something about courage as a key to being sober in my comment and then stumbled across this in Haruki Murakami’s book, The Wind-up Bird Chronicle : “Curiosity can bring guts out of hiding at times, maybe even…
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No More Hangovers No More Shame
Read more: No More Hangovers No More ShameShe thought how many months and years ago she woke for the final time like that…the hangover..the shame … How cruel, how harsh they are, she’d thought. A picture, a video, – showing a tormented soul.The person looks like her but she doesn’t recognise them.Her aura is broken, shattered by her liquid friend.Harsh looks, no…
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Sharing the Keys to Getting and Staying Sober
Read more: Sharing the Keys to Getting and Staying SoberLately I’ve come to realize that you really do have to do the work to stay sober. Everybody does that differently, but I find that reading about everything & anything, all things sober, is really helping. This sober life, getting sober and the work I’m doing to stay sober, reminds me a lot of when…
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An Invitation …
Read more: An Invitation …To everyone finding things really difficult at the moment who think no-one notices who might be drinking more that they would like to cope with it all… Hey I see you Don’t worry though It doesn’t show You’re trying so hard I know Thinking Why doesn’t anyone realise? I’m struggling! You’re juggling everything And doing…
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Just Say NO…
Read more: Just Say NO…Just don’t. It’s as simple as that – say no to alcohol Nothing to it really. It all boils down to that single act. Don’t do it. Particularly when you know you shouldn’t or really don’t want to. The problem is, that we face the Nike advertising syndrome; JUST DO IT! In today’s marketing world…
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Turning Wrong into Right
Read more: Turning Wrong into RightParenting a challenged child, without the crutch of wine-time, is about understanding the power of simply taking it one day at a time. Don’t worry so much about the future Just focus on being present today About turning to alcohol? Try not to be swayed!Or the future… probably won’t be ok What you are able…
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Top Ten Most Dangerous Alcoholic Drinks
Read more: Top Ten Most Dangerous Alcoholic Drinks10. A tie between: The four horsemen, The Zombie, The B-52, and Long Island Iced Tea. 9. The It’s OK because I’m only drinking (beer, wine, drinks not including Everclear – you pick one) drink. 8. Absinthe – This stuff was banned for years because people thought the wormwood used in making it caused hallucinations.…
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Apps We Love for Tracking Life Goals and Sobriety Goals
Read more: Apps We Love for Tracking Life Goals and Sobriety GoalsI’m a streakin! I had a Big breakthrough yesterday in the wee hours of the morning when I found a habit-tracking app called STREAKS. It tracks up to 12 habits you want to form (or stop like drinking) in a simple icon format that takes seconds. For several weeks now, I have been intending to…
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The Dopamine Dance in your Brain
Read more: The Dopamine Dance in your BrainAn article published in the New York Times caught my eye this morning and I thought it was fairly brilliant because it’s all about dopamine brain surges. Anyone who is getting sober, or is working on staying sober, understands how it feels to rob the brain of an alcohol-induced dopamine “fix” that has become habitual. At the…
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Alcohol Poisoning
Read more: Alcohol PoisoningAre you not awareThat alcohol poison is everywhere? Have you got a moment please?Can you stop what you’re doingAnd pay attention to me?It’s importantMy heart beats only for you you seeWhat do you really think of me? We’ve been through alot together you and II do my best every single dayI really do tryTo protect…
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- Are You Sober Curious ?
- How to Stop Drinking
- A Family History of Addiction
- Alcohol the Seductive Beast that Kills
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- Sober Milestones
- An Alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous and Traditional Recovery
- Debunking the Glamour of Mommy’s Wine Time
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