Addiction and Sobriety

Jan 15

How Group Accountability Can Help Keep You Sober

By TFA2021AdmnusrZs Addiction and Sobriety No Comments

I've been sober from alcohol for 6 months and 8 days as of today (January 15th, 2021). That's 192 consecutive days of not having a drop of alcohol, the longest streak in my life since around 10 years old, definitely by 13. How did I go from binge drinking for 20 years to getting sober cold turkey without any...

Jan 12

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How To Forgive Your Former Addicted Self: 3 Steps to Peace

By TFA2021AdmnusrZs Addiction and Sobriety

Getting sober comes with a series of challenges, most obvious is remaining free from the vice given up. Something not as frequently discussed yet one of the most difficult aspects of sobriety is not the calling of the substance given up but rather, finding peace with who you were. I'm learning how to forgive myself for who I was...

Jan 08

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6 Lessons Learned From 6 Months of Sobriety

By TFA2021AdmnusrZs Addiction and Sobriety One Comment

I've been binge drinking since I was 13... I'm currently 33 and as of this moment I am now 6 months sober. That's right, after two decades of all in drinking, I found a way to finally stop. I don't share binging as some "party boy" humble brag; it's embarrassing and if I could go back in time I'd slap...

Jan 05

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5 Reasons It Was Time To Quit Booze For Good

By TFA2021AdmnusrZs Addiction and Sobriety No Comments

There comes a point in most "drinkers" lives where they ask themselves, "Do I have a problem...?". Everything you read on 'Alcohol Free' blogs will tell you that if you're asking the question, there's a reason but I'm not going to take that approach. Instead, I'm going to share five reasons I got sober and you can decide if you...

Sep 08

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Books that helped me get sober

By TFA2021AdmnusrZs Addiction and Sobriety No Comments

Since getting sober after two decades of binge drinking alcohol I've found that I had to fill the now vacant "drinking time" with something... So I did. I filled it with reading about drinking. Diving into other people's journey's with alcohol and sobriety helped me better understand myself. Getting to better understand the science behind addiction and seeing story...

Aug 07

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5 Lessons from 1 Month Without Alcohol

By TFA2021AdmnusrZs Addiction and Sobriety No Comments

It's been over 31 days since I've had a drop of alcohol and as I go through this journey I figured I'd share some lessons learned along the way. My first piece on the subject was dropped when I shared that I'd "Fired My Drug Dealer" and now that I'm hitting certain milestones of sobriety (1 month, 3 months, 6...

Aug 06

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How I got sober without AA

By TFA2021AdmnusrZs Addiction and Sobriety No Comments

There are many formal programs out there that are used to help people get and stay clean and sober; today I'm over 30 days without any of them. After multiple attempts throughout the past 20 years of binge drinking, I've finally broken free from that voice within and below I'll be sharing a few actions I took to make this...

Jul 31

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Getting Sober aka Why I Fired My Drug Dealer

By TFA2021AdmnusrZs Addiction and Sobriety One Comment

â€‹â€‹Did I let go of the sketchy guy on the corner of the road in a trench coach selling dime bags? Nah. The drug dealers I fired were the bar tenders and liquor store clerks; I've decided to completely and permanently remove alcohol from my life. You can find the why and how below, but before I go on I...

How To Forgive Your Former Addicted Self: 3 Steps to Peace

6 Lessons Learned From 6 Months of Sobriety

5 Reasons It Was Time To Quit Booze For Good

Books that helped me get sober

5 Lessons from 1 Month Without Alcohol

How I got sober without AA

Getting Sober aka Why I Fired My Drug Dealer

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