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  • How I Feel at Fifty Days Sober

    Hell yes to fifty days of sobriety! It feels simultaneously like it has been one minute since my last hangover and like I have lived the sober lifestyle for ions. Pretty much every aspect of my physical health has improved, from what I can tell. Blood work about liver enzymes is currently in the works.…

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  • Unlearning Self Centered Habits

    Thirty-Three days sober and I feel like I’m putting in work! What’s been highest on my priority list, now that I’ve adapted somewhat to sober life, is my relationships with others and myself. When you are in the full swing of addiction, in my experience at least, it’s hard to think about anyone else, but…

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  • One Month Sober

    I have reached a milestone! How did I celebrate? Honestly, I completely forgot today marked one month without alcohol, until fifteen minutes ago. How does it feel? I am proud of myself. The improvements in my day-to-day life are piling up. My self-image has skyrocketed, and I can say for the first time in my…

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  • Casual Drinking and Why I Cannot Do It

    It happened, after twenty-five days of casually mentioning that I was sober, when it was relevant, someone asked me if I’m an alcoholic. The conversation was very innocent, just a discussion about different drinks, I said I didn’t drink, and they asked if I was in recovery. I looked blankly forward, wondering to myself if…

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  • Giving Myself Grace, in Early Sobriety

    I have made it to day twenty! This accomplishment has felt both easy and grueling. I believe I have become a better version of myself health wise. I have been working out more, eating consciously, and sleeping like a damn baby. There are more hours to be spent doing things that bring me joy and…

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  • Half a Month In: How Does It Feel?

    I wanted to make a post that really just outlines my take aways, symptoms, feelings, etc… half a month in to my first month of sobriety so here we go! During the first week, I felt both like I was riding the pink cloud ever so briefly and like there were entirely too many hours…

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  • Seasonal Depression and Sobriety

    It has been sixty degrees the past two days and light has returned to my life. Okay, so this statement is a bit misleading or more it leads me down a rabbit hole. Has my depression and anhedonia been seasonal? Has my depression and anhedonia been grief related? Has it all been, because of sobriety?…

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  • Drinking and Grieving

    So grief and drinking, they’ve always fallen hand and hand for me. At least, as long as I’ve been an adult. Honestly, I cannot remember the last time I endured that first day of loss without getting shitfaced. I did grieving sober frequently when I was a child and teen, but for the life of…

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  • Developing Coping Mechanisms in My Mid Twenties

    Coping mechanisms: How does one aquire them? This has been a big fixation of mine over the past week and a half. I made it to twenty six and I don’t know that I have a single one that isn’t substance based. At this age, the only two I’ve had for years are nicotine and…

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  • Gym Rat Sober

    I am one week and one day into my second attempt at sobriety. Up until today, the only things that have gathered any of my interest are food and sleep. Food being copius amounts of chocolate. Sleep starting as soon as it gets dark outside. Today, I had an odd week day off and was…

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