Tag: Self-care

  • Eyes Wide Open

    Eyes Wide Open

    I can’t tell you how many times I’ve pledged to stop drinking forever, only to find myself back on day one again. I’ve struggled with the commitment to stay sober, even while participating in an online community where others are making it happen every day. So, I decided this month to try something different. Every…

  • Don’t Drink Your Dreams Away

    Don’t Drink Your Dreams Away

    When I was drinking I would often forget going to bed and falling asleep. I didn’t understand it at the time, but for several years before I stopped drinking I was hitting the pillow most nights in various stages of alcohol-induced blackout. In laymens terms an alcohol-induced blackout happens when you’ve drunk enough alcohol for…

  • What Will Life Look Like If I Stop Drinking Today?

    What Will Life Look Like If I Stop Drinking  Today?

    There is a quote that I read in my first few months sober that said quite simply– “If you’re going to stop drinking you have to stop drinking” — seemingly obvious right? But somehow it seems to be the hardest thing in the world for so many good people. Have you ever felt trapped by…

  • Alcohol and Exercise-Battling Diminishing Returns

    Alcohol and Exercise-Battling Diminishing Returns

    Does exercise cancel out the deadly effect of too much alcohol? I’ve read that it does in articles online and I certainly tried to cancel out the alcohol toxicity with daily exercise when I was drinking. My routine became a binge and purge of drinking at night and running in the morning. But since I’ve…

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