Sober Tony

The last 2 months have been shit. I've been in full blown relapse and riding the roller coaster of bad decisions. Drinking - harmful actions - hurt relationships - new regrets every morning. Each time I think it's done, I start the nasty … [Read more...] about Recovery Ruined My Drinking

I've been really quiet on the blog and on Twitter. Too quiet. For the last 2 weeks I've been drinking again and was quickly sliding back into the hell of addiction. I don't blame circumstances, it was my choice to go back to drinking. … [Read more...] about Addiction Kicked My Ass this Month

Doing yard work is something I missed living in my Haitian ghetto. I'm back in the USA -- again. Mowing the lawn is part of my life. Since I was 12 years old, it's been a weekly summertime ritual. This is my meditation, exercise, and … [Read more...] about 118 Days Sober: Medicine can’t fix a broken lifestyle

First it was Coca-Cola, now it's energy drinks. I'm always looking for a fix. Things could be worse, it's fairly moderate. I've been holding it to 8 oz per day, which isn't much more caffeine than coffee. I think it's the sugar that makes … [Read more...] about 115 Days Sober: Energy Drinks and Recovering Addicts

https://twitter.com/sobertony/status/836714491110916097 That was my first tweet, so today is 100 days on Twitter. More importantly, today is my 114th day of continuous sobriety.  Social media was a big part of my early … [Read more...] about 114 Days Sober: How I Found Sobriety on Twitter

Alcoholics are famous for drinking excuses. That was my pattern too, maybe you were the same way. Often I'd muse over my breakfast beer: There is no good reason to be sober at 9 AM - that's just laziness or lack of imagination. That was the … [Read more...] about 113 Days Sober: Another Close Call and Finding Excuses Not To Drink