Iāll never ever forget the time that I heard a friend tell another āDude. Sometimes you just have to ride it out.ā In that particular instance, he was talking about a ādry-goodā (aka – drug) because he knew that the only thing that would make that situation better was time. Triggers come and go. FeelingsContinue reading “Ride On, Ladies”
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Reinvention Time
Itās all about the evolution, ladies. A ton of us started drinking during our formative teenage years. I think thatās when many normies learn who they are and who they want to become. I sure didnāt. But who I was was decided for me by my behaviors. So if Iām going to be the crazyContinue reading “Reinvention Time”
Hangover Free
Did any of you ever wake up still drunk from the night before? Like hammered drunk? Iāll wait to hear your answers before I tell you mine š¤šbut a friend of mine told me this story the other day. She used to run a big company that took care of seniors and had a fewContinue reading “Hangover Free”
FOMO
Freedom from alcohol is the most important gift I could give myself. Ever. I never knew how riddled with fear I was until I put the bottle down. Luckily, after I did, that fear has dwindled down to a tiny little trickle. Good thing. My nerves couldnāt take it for one more day. Happy Friday,Continue reading “FOMO”
Shameful
Whatās the difference between guilt and shame? I canāt ever remember but my friend @artunwined explains it in the best way/ guilt is feeling badly bc you did something wrong and shame is feeling like youāre.just.bad. Not bad as in good either. Iāve been found guilty of a few ⦠misunderstandings in my day. IādContinue reading “Shameful”
Chill
It happens. But it doesnāt mean that everything youāve learned about your drinking just disappears. One time I less than half ass tried to quit. So instead of doing something I knew I couldnāt or didnāt want to I kept drinking for another 15 years or so. And knew I didnāt want to AS IContinue reading “Chill”
Life After Death
We did survive. Just barely. We didnāt thrive though. At.All. The never ending purgatory of feeling horrid when I woke up, to the inevitable anxiety and to top it off?! The guilt that I was going to do it again. That same day. Yes- thereās life after alcohol. And youāll actually remember it. Happy Tuesday,Continue reading “Life After Death”
High Time
A little teaser from our book, Donāt Drink Like My Sister:In this book, we talk about barriers to quitting, including shame, the label āalcoholic,ā and drinking culture. .We tell our stories about what happened when we were drinking, the ups and downs of getting sober, and what we did about it.This book is the organicContinue reading “High Time”
What Have You Done For Me?
Alcohol DID give us some things, though. Nausea, anxiety, humiliation, and a mouth that didnāt know when to shut. I got bruises, scabs, scars and stitches. Alcohol helped us choose the sketchy friends and alcoholic boyfriends we thought we deserved. We attract the same energies we put out. Iāll stick with the sober energy. AndContinue reading “What Have You Done For Me?”
Not
I think Iāll stuck with the not column today. I canāt imagine going back to the anxiety and dread I used to wake up with after a night of drinking. I didnāt wait until the weekend though. But one Sunday Iāll never forget. I was in SoCal visiting a friend I hadnāt seen in years.Continue reading “Not”