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Exulting in That Feeling
By Kate M. Liz wrote: I have just read two emails in a row that mentioned the exhilaration of the early days of not drinking. That’s...
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Apr 26, 19992 min read
Onionism: the Disease
By MOG It is interesting, I have found, that my eyes don’t tear as much when I don’t chop onions. Some might say that I have a not so...
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Apr 24, 19991 min read
There Is No In-Between For Me
By Lisa P. I have been thinking about my recent problems. I figure that I can either “practice alcoholism” or “practice sobriety.” ...
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Apr 23, 19991 min read
Our Drinking Relationship: A Long Convoluted Story
By Bonnie L. I have been sober for almost 6 months. My SO drinks and uses. Our relationship has always been affected by drugs and...
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Apr 17, 19992 min read
Out of Town In a Motel
By Joe B. Hi all, I just went through the out-of-town-stay-in-a-motel thing for work. My boss and I went out for dinner and I had Coke...
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Apr 17, 19992 min read
How Far I Have Come
By Sy S. Hi to everyone! I was three on Friday!! I would have written then, but the mail server I subscribe to went down. I have had my...
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Mar 27, 19991 min read
The best thing that happened
By Joy H. There are forces out there messing with me big time… Yesterday, started off morning bad with various little things — I woke up...
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Mar 2, 19991 min read
I’d Just Rather Be Me
By Bill McD. Howdy Everyone: (A few Mozart-induced thoughts of a gray and drizzly morning) “to be nobody-but-yourself-in a world which is...
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Feb 28, 19993 min read
Two Things I’ve Learned
By Jennifer S. <If you wait around until you “feel better” better before you stop drinking, you are probably going to have a long,...
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Dec 8, 19981 min read
To Get To Know Me
By Jennifer S. <One of the things that came up this week at my counselor’s was the fact that I am trying to get away from myself. – D.>...
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Dec 7, 19981 min read
Straight to Blackout
By Steve C. I remember when I was around 19 or 20, I almost beat the hell out of my girlfriend’s father. I broke a few dishes, yelled and...
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Nov 21, 19984 min read
That “One Last Binge”
By Diane J. <Why do I keep thinking that I have a binge coming up? Why do I feel I deserve “one last binge”….? I’m actually looking...
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Nov 17, 19983 min read
Sobriety Has Its Own Momentum
By Diane J. <I’ve come to the realization that this alcoholism is something that will never go away. There will never be a day when I’ll...
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Nov 5, 19982 min read
Those Old Triggers
By Laura L. < I had a vision yesterday of a quiet afternoon in a quiet bar, relaxing and sipping a couple of vodka tonics and flipping...
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Oct 29, 19982 min read
Proud to Say It
By Marianne H. There is absolutely no shame in being a sober alcoholic. On the contrary, it’s something to be very, very proud of. At...
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Oct 21, 19982 min read
I Recognize My Mind Games
By Steve C. I was about 9 months sober, in June of 1998, when my Dad moved in with my family because of his Lou Gehrig’s disease...
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Oct 10, 19983 min read
365 Attaboys
by Steve C. Posting to “fish for attaboys” on his first sobriety anniversary, Steve recites a long list of things he hasn’t experienced...
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Sep 21, 19982 min read
You Are Not a Failure
By De W. Personal experience … Sober 10 years, thought it would be absolutely no problem. Put myself in a very challenging situation,...
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Sep 10, 19982 min read
Applause for the Struggling
By Gregg F. Hi all, I just ran a 5K race this morning. The same race I wanted to run for the past two years. The same race I passed in my...
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Sep 7, 19981 min read
What Makes Me Want To Stay Sober?
By Kathy B. [Responding to Lynda’s question why sobriety is better than drinking] What makes me want to stay sober? It’s a great...
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Aug 14, 19982 min read
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