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Category: How I Stopped Drinking

  • Musings from Five Years Alcohol-Free

    Musings from Five Years Alcohol-Free

    I can remember being in awe of people who had gone for a long time alcohol-free. I never thought I’d do it.In fact, to be truthful I didn’t think I COULD do it. I’d tried to reduce, moderate, change the drink in my glass, go a month without and start again. When I drank I…

  • Why We Need Each Other: Perspective From My First Sober Christmas

    Why We Need Each Other: Perspective From My First Sober Christmas

    For all of the many reasons that drinking is glorified, if you want to stop drinking or slow down, you will likely need support, because it’s not just our culture that bullies us to drink; it is also the liquid in the glass.

  • Anatomy of a Relapse

    Anatomy of a Relapse

    Did 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…

  • Denial vs Peace of Mind

    Denial vs Peace of Mind

    Has 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…