The Sober Squad- Alcohol Free Living

Hi There! I was DD last night for a country music concert. I had to pick up three friends in different places in the city and then drive there. They tailgated and drank some more. No one was out of control though. However, my one friend pounded 12 beers probably in the course the evening; she looks unhealthy (beer belly). It reminded me how alcohol really affects our looks. It was ok being sober during the concert. I also analyzed the lead singer who ballooned over the years; he had a red face and looked awful. Then, I wondered if he's a heavy drinker. Those are my rambling thoughts....

This morning woke up sober and happy! That is a beautiful benefit of being sober- getting your Saturday mornings back!

Hi ALL Rainy morning where I live....I like a lazy, rainy morning....occasionally!

The Gender Reveal Party was short-lived for me...I stayed a couple of hours and left as soon as the fireworks turned blue to reveal a boy was on his way soon. I knew a few people there, but most were strangers & I tend to feel a bit awkward in social situations anyway. I am ok one on one or a with a few people. This is something that I have just recently realized and I'm thinking that is part of my former reason for drinking in social situations, because I was somewhat anxious, but never sat with the feeling long enough to realize it...I just started to drink to take the edge off. So, my anxiety was particularly noticeable for me last eve. I held drinks for 2 people as they did something requiring both hands, but that was the extent of my contact with booze. Even my friend who does not normally drink had a glass of wine, but just one glass and no problem saying N...O...thank you.

It's interesting to me that my thinking has actually changed. I remember for the first long while of my sobriety, I "wished" I could just drink "normal" just have one and leave it, but I don't "wish" any more...I'm not saying I'm cured, but I know that I am healing and I just do not have the desire at this point. As I count my blessings for this day THIS is the first one on my list.

Happy, AF day to all

Morning Todays Letting Go is about Letting Go of Urgency





This is my Monday pep talk to moi and wanted to share with you.....for any of us who are feeling overwhelmed right now.

Have a GREAT Af day

Just what I needed. I was just posting about my bottle of wine a day issue.

I'm doing very well, but I just saw I've missed nearly 1,000 posts in here.

Looking at my Nomo app:

601 days alcohol-free
$3,435 saved ($40 a week)
Last drank on January 31 2018.

I don't miss it. Alcohol doesn't seem comforting or pleasurable to me like some people think it is for them (or the advertisements make us want to believe).

I don't just look at the buzz and high of the first hour or two.

I see all the guilt, regret, anxiety, arguments, expense, conflicting thoughts, desperation, sickness, insomnia...

Douglas Adams wrote a book entitled, "The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul" - to me that sums up the feeling of when the sun is nearly over the yardarm and you want to start drinking to stop the worry and stop feeling crappy about everything. Get a quick buzz like a rat in a science experiment in the 1940s.

That's alcohol. That's the result of chemical effects the day after you drank (again).

It's not your fault you can't moderate. Totally not your fault.

Alcohol is to blame.

It's lovely to NOT drink. It's lovely not to desperately reach for a fake high that messes up your already borked chemistry.

It's lovely to look forward to feeling tired in the evening and ready for rest and relaxation.

Orphia, excellent post..........reasons I quit were that feeling the next day...........pure guilt, esp if I were around loved ones

I would sometimes drink wine in the evening and then later, wake up about 2 am with the extremely fast heart beats. I mean, I thought I was having a heart attack. Also, I was almost hyperventilating, my breathing was bizarre.....Like I couldn't get enough oxygen from a breath to my lungs,,,,,,,,,sweaty palms, nervousness, weird thoughts.........like it was a panic attack. I was so scared....scared I was going to die from drinking.....and I want to emphasize that I would rarely drink more than 3 glasses of wine.........I cant drink hard liquor, like gin ,rye , bourbon, etc...........my body cant handle more than 2 - 3 glasses of wine, but if I drank 3 glasses, it was like I drank a case.........my body just doesn't do well in processing alcohol.........which I guess is a good thing.....

also, my father, his father and his father were horrible abusive alcoholics.......he used to beat us as children when he got drunk...........I would have belt marks on my back for days, and blood would sometimes seep through..I remember one of the Catholic nuns confronted me about the bruises and marks.........I lied of course, but they knew his history.....

I haven't drank in almost 2 years and have more problems with a desire for chocolate or ice cream than Alcohol

I hope the folks out there know some day it will get where they will have more issues with food than alcohol....I never , never think or desire alcohol.......none..............I just dont think about it and there are a few bottles of wine here for company, but it never registers to drink.........lol, only when I walk down the ice cream aisle at the store, that is when I struggle...........

best wishes, and thanks for a great post.........

Alcohol started to become a big problem for me in the past 2 years, since my marriage break up. I blamed it on that, but really I knew it wasn't the right way to deal with how I was feeling. Things came to a head in July this year and now I have been sober since 17th July. Decided to really make a change and lose the alcohol/stress weight too. No drinks since then, but I am celebrating tonight with 1-2 glasses of Moet, as I just sold my house. My partner will keep me accountable and I will keep me accountable too

Happy Sober Friday everyone!

stride, I understand about that blood pressure........mine became elevated and since I don't drink, its about 115/75 or so...........
My primary dr emphasized the need to make sure my bp was normal, which is another incentive to have stopped.........my lipids are great, so you will definitely see a change in your numbers....best of luck.......and again, another reason not to drink.............