Welcome to the Boozemusings Blog!
The personal stories and unique perspectives shared on the Boozemusings Blog are proof that sober can be done
Guide to your First Month Sober: Why and How to Quit Drinking
and can be fun!
Is Sobriety a Drag or is it the Ultimate Freedom?
Join us in our BOOM Rethink the Drink Community
Read our recent posts
-
The Naltrexone Option – Stop Drinking With the Sinclair Method
Read more: The Naltrexone Option – Stop Drinking With the Sinclair MethodI have been a problem drinker since my early 20s. To be excited about not drinking would have been laughable to me a few years ago! The idea of not drinking forever was not something that I’d have considered an option. I tried rules; cutting down, only drinking on weekends, taking a month off. Now…
-
Alcohol Abuse in the Time of Covid – Solving Our Society’s Drinking Problem Starts With Each of Us
Read more: Alcohol Abuse in the Time of Covid – Solving Our Society’s Drinking Problem Starts With Each of UsA Washington Post headline the other day caught my eye – Americans re-emerge after pandemic isolation: ‘Like the end of Prohibition’ . Headlines have been suggesting for a while that we should expect a wild re-opening when people are finally free of the pandemic isolation. Let’s party! But relating the end of the lockdown to…
-
Programme Your Computer Brain to Stay Sober
Read more: Programme Your Computer Brain to Stay SoberI love reading about science, psychology, and human behavior. Recently I have been reading a lot about Habit Formation which helps me understand my own addiction and my recovery in sobriety. Habit Formation is Neuroplasticity simplified! As much as I like science, I also like simple ways of understanding things. I like to understand neuroplasticity…
-
She Needed a Hero So That’s What She Became
Read more: She Needed a Hero So That’s What She BecameI don’t WANT to choose wine over me. I’m celebrating sober one word at a time by smashing the alcohol chains I made with poetry. Here is how it works – I found support that is all about connection, not direction. I let go of my excuses, accepted that I was strong, redefined self-care, and…
-
Everybody Knows – The Exhausting Paranoia of a Secret Drinker
Read more: Everybody Knows – The Exhausting Paranoia of a Secret DrinkerEverybody knows … That thought nagged me constantly in the last few years of my drinking career. I was living with this huge secret for a long, long time – the secret of how much I drank – and I was terrified of what would happen if people found out. When I was a ‘gray…
-
Does it Feel Like Maintaining Sobriety is Impossible?
Read more: Does it Feel Like Maintaining Sobriety is Impossible?This time last year, I was a broken human being. I know that sounds dramatic, but it is absolutely true. I was hanging on to my seventh job in two years by a thread. I had no friendships to speak of. I mostly ignored my preteen son, relying on my aunt to handle the vast…
-
Hearing the Distress Call – How I Finally Quit Drinking
Read more: Hearing the Distress Call – How I Finally Quit DrinkingMy body has been calling Mayday for a while now. It’s not that I wasn’t listening. I definitely felt the pain, the sickness, the anxiety. I’m not someone who can ignore my body. I am vigilant and alert to any sign of being “off.” When I got pregnant both times I knew right away, even…
-
5 Gifts of Sobriety – Celebrating Sober With Thoughts on How to Stop Drinking
Read more: 5 Gifts of Sobriety – Celebrating Sober With Thoughts on How to Stop DrinkingToday is my birthday and I am ready to celebrate. 🎉 There won’t be any champagne corks popping, and that is ok. There will be cake, there will be food, and most importantly there will be gifts. Now I know, it’s not supposed to be all about the gifts, except this year, IT IS. This…
-
The Truth About How Alcohol Damages Your Brain
Read more: The Truth About How Alcohol Damages Your BrainAs a gray area drinker I thought I was protected from alcohols most adverse side effects. I read an article the other day titled Drinking any amount of alcohol causes damage to the brain, study finds. It starts with a news clip where a doctor is explaining that everybody reacts differently to alcohol. Which is…
-
Struggling With the Idea of Sobriety? Thoughts from 500 Days Sober
Read more: Struggling With the Idea of Sobriety? Thoughts from 500 Days SoberLooking back from 500 days sober, I still remember that when I was struggling with the mere idea of sobriety even for a shortened stint like my first 30-day alcohol-free challenge, the questions flooded my mind. How will I stop drinking? When will I stop drinking? Sobriety? Seriously? Is complete abstinance really necessary? What in…
The Boozemusings Community Blog is written by a diverse group. We are current and former members of the BOOM Rethink the Drink community where we also blog privately, in an anonymous, supportive forum. If you’re drinking too much too often Find us HERE for connection and support when you need it. Life is too short to waste it being wasted.
Featured Pages
- Are You Sober Curious ?
- How to Stop Drinking
- A Family History of Addiction
- Alcohol the Seductive Beast that Kills
- Alcohol, Brain Chemistry, Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity
- Emotional Sobriety
- Staying Sober
- Sober Milestones
- An Alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous and Traditional Recovery
- Debunking the Glamour of Mommy’s Wine Time
“It was a random day of internet searching that brought me to Boozemusings Blog and to Boom Community, and my life has been changed by it. I needed some kind of “epiphany” for a mind change, and I have learned things about alcohol and its physical effects that have given me that kind of enlightenment. I check in several times a day and it is like meeting with my family. The resources here are incredible, and inexhaustible. I have quit lit books, etc. Will check out some of the other resources in others’ responses, but for me, Boom has been the answer. I feel it has to do with the tireless work of Boom’s creators. Thank you, Boom!!!!!!!”
If you’re “sober curious” …If you are drinking too much too often and want to stop or take a break… Talk to Us.
We are an independent, anonymous and private community who share resources, support and talk it through every day. It helps to have a community behind you in a world where alcohol is the only addictive drug that people will question you for NOT using
