Mike's Story of Getting and Staying Sober When I came in I was defeated. I couldn’t hold onto a job, a relationship, or anything really. My life was miserable because I drank, and I drank to escape it. I had tried everything I could think of to try to stay sober (including moving 2,000 miles from home) and hadn’t found anything that could end the pattern of chronic relapse that had been my life for years. And so, after crashing another car and losing another job I tried rehab again.I didn’t ...
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How I Made It Through 4.5 Years of Hell
The summer has blown past me and here I am with just a few days left of the kids being home. This has me cheering internally on one level and also boo-hooing on another level. I'll be so happy to get back to my easy routine, I run a digital marketing company from home which brings new meaning to the word CHALLENGE with the kids home. On the other hand I'll miss being able to tell the girls to pack up on a whim and taking off for the day together. With this end to the season I'm doing what I ...
Just Being Sober Isn’t Enough
There is this app on my phone that beeps at me everyday, it's not an annoying notification like most of the alerts I get....this one is something I look forward to. That high-pitched beep is a sobriety indicator, firing me a daily message to tell me how many days I'm sober. It also allowed me to insert how much I spent (on average) on booze in my drinking days to see how much money I've saved over time. How ridiculous is it that I've saved over $38K??? That's enough to build ...
3 Facebook Messages, Some Profanity, Anonymity and the Stigma of Alcoholism
This morning I sat down to write you a post exposing myself as someone who is still utterly imperfect. I'd stepped over another pile of laundry and after reflecting (and bashing myself internally for letting my housework go...again) I felt it would be blogworthy. The outline was simple: expose my imperfection, share my personal emotions and then the path I'd take going forward. Throw in what I'd hope would be a few laughs and I'd be done. Opening the laptop I opened the SoberJulie Facebook ...
A Man’s Oxycontin Addiction – A Reader’s Story
Sober doesn’t Suck! is a safe place for people to share their stories of being an alcoholic, addict, their addiction and recovery openly and honestly. There is no requirement of sobriety for posting, if you’re concerned about your using I want to hear from you too. I recently received the following article from a reader. I’m honoured to share his story, hoping someone will find comfort, tools and hope in it. If you’d like to tell your story, your feelings about your own addiction or that of ...