It's been creeping up on me for a few weeks. I have a steady feeling that nothing is worth doing. Behind that, the sinking suspicion that maybe my whole sobriety project was just another manic-obsessive … [Read more...] about 15 Weeks Sober (105 Days): Is my bipolar medicine making me depressed?
Getting Sober
This posts tell the story of how I got sober and began recovery from my alcohol addiction. It wasn't pretty and too much of this was just me alone fighting for my recovery. It's a story of days, weeks, months, and hopefully years of going sober for life. Click here to read the posts from the beginning - starting with Day ZERO.
103 Days Sober: Expanding my “stupid” file
Lots of things about my drinking were head smacking stupid, I'm expanding my stupid file Many of my actions belong under that label -- before, during, and after drinking. Sick not weak is true, but I had some bone-headed choices that made … [Read more...] about 103 Days Sober: Expanding my “stupid” file
102 Days Sober: Still Learning How It Works
I'm obviously not a recovery expert, I keep doing it wrong and being stupid and even tried to relapse on alcohol-free beer. BUT I've made it past 100 days sobriety for a few reasons -- mostly because of people and my sponsor and the power … [Read more...] about 102 Days Sober: Still Learning How It Works
101 Days Sober – Alcohol-Free Beer Sucks (Especially for Alcoholics)
Zero. That's how much interest I had in alcohol free beer when I was drinking. I thought anything under 6% ABV was a waste of time. At best, non-alcoholic beer was for kids who wanted to feel grown-up. At worst, that fake beer was an … [Read more...] about 101 Days Sober – Alcohol-Free Beer Sucks (Especially for Alcoholics)
My First 100 Days SOBER
I was planning an amazing blog post for today, I wanted to name as many people as possible who have made recovery possible for me. That's going to have to wait, life had other plans, but here's a preview (I'll probably edit this list all … [Read more...] about My First 100 Days SOBER
99 Days Sober: My First S.M.A.R.T. Recovery Meeting
Branding wasn't a strong point... The meeting was easy to find on their website and the facilitator replied to my email in minutes. So, this afternoon I decided to try a local SMART Recovery meeting. SMART Recovery (Self Management and … [Read more...] about 99 Days Sober: My First S.M.A.R.T. Recovery Meeting