As society changes and our own personal level of understanding and absorbing new knowledge improves, many of the old, unquestioned belief systems must improve and change. Throughout history people have believed crazy things, but knowledge and information changed many of those beliefs. For thousands of years nobody considered or believed that the heart pumped blood, but now its common knowledge and seems only logical. Every morning when I wake up and get out of bed, life still shows up, but now I have to face it sober.

• That crazy red-haired woman pushed me so hard to write this.
• I grew up in Milwaukee, the beer capitol of the world.
• Next thing you know it’s costing you more than you ever imagined.
• But now, I get to be the person who makes sure they get home safe from the bar.
• It doesnt seem to fall in with any of the traditional 12-steps.
• Interact with people who are dealing with recovery every damn day.

All of these are perfectly valid answers. When taking on a social experiment like this, really dig deep and figure out why you want to do it. I look at them and there’s a part of me that envies their ability to put down a drink, to enjoy alcohol responsibly without having it take over their lives. It makes me feel like I am just an out-of-control person. Before you call me ungrateful or tell me that I am a hop, skip and a jump away from a relapse, hear me out. Yes, freedom from addiction and a life of sobriety is an incredibly amazing journey. While getting and staying sober was the best decision I’ve ever made, in a lot of ways it’s also been the most challenging.

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These changes will be a challenge for all parties involved. Not just spouses and partners, but with family members, friends, with your job and with people you work with. It may even impact where you work or what you do as a career field.

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But it is through sober eyes that I am able see how many personal flaws I have. Sobriety has enabled me to attack my flaws and life’s difficulties – to work on making the necessary changes and overcome them. Sobriety is helping me win many of the battles in life’s game. When you’re in early recovery, even good days can be tough. It feels like you’re pulled in 521 directions at once, and there’s the constant draw to fall back into old habits.

See that they have friends and love and all the stuff you really want and they have it without alcohol. Often-times in recovery, being sober seems to be the aim. As you get going, keep a simple chart or use an app that tracks your progress. Now when I read old blog posts, I realize how pompous I sounded at times.

Living Sober Sucks (but living drunk sucks more) By: Mark A. Tuschel

I read the entire book in about 4 days because it simply was too hard to put down and I couldn’t wait to finish it to give it to my boyfriend to start reading. Thanks for writing this Mark, it’s a great alternative to the traditional programs, especially for people who refuse to go that route. The names of the people involved have been changed. I have tried to recreate scenes and conversations to the best of my memory. If I can’t quote people verbatim, I hope you will at least be able to grasp the idea of what was said or done. This is told from my perspective, but I try to be extremely honest in my observations.

My philosophy and strategy for maintaining sobriety doesn’t work for everyone. (Actually, no system works for everyone.) Some people function best under a regimented plan or step system. That doesn’t mean they are weak; they just need a pre-established structure to follow.

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My story, the people and activities I talk about are very personal. These are passed along not to glorify myself, but it is done to document and better explain what being a drunk and sobering up is like.

I sobered up by using my own sheer willpower, self discipline and an acceptance that living as an alcoholic is a choice. It’s okay to drink, it’s even okay to get drunk. Many people are capable of being responsible social drinkers – but I am not one of them.

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No one in their right mind would ever plan for that, but it happens. Don’t beat yourself up for it, don’t hate yourself for it and don’t let others make you feel guilty because of it. Just face the fact that it happened, you’re now a drunk, alcohol controls you and you may think that you have possibly fucked https://ecosoberhouse.com/ up your life beyond the point of repair. But unless you’re already dead, some things will be able to be repaired. Are there more problems and obstacles in my life now that I’m not drinking? All of my problems and obstacles seem to have come rushing at me all at once when I finally started living sober.

We all lead busy lives, but have you ever thought about the difference between Good Busy and Bad Busy? Many of us invest too much of our valuable time into the act of being Bad Busy. Have a listen to this podcast to hear the difference between the two. I hope this podcast motivates you to avoid getting involved and overwhelmed by Bad Busy and start focusing your time and your life on being Good Busy. Getting sober through the help and community I found in AA is maybe the only reason I didn’t drink myself into chronic illness or death.

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I wanted to develop my own personalized plan to aid me in making the best out of my own sobriety. Living Sober Sucks was written over a three year period of sobriety sucks time. I started writing this approximately one year after I sobered up. I wrote many parts during the earliest and most fucked up stages of my recovery .