Tag: Drinking

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Long Term Sobriety Sucks

Six months of sobriety doesn’t seem to be fixing anything…

Tags Addiction, Alcoholism, Depression, Drinking, Insomnia, Long Term Sobriety, Recovery, Self-Improvement, Sobriety, Stop Drinking

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Tips for Surviving the First Week Sober

Post author By TheBlackhairedGuy
Post date September 5, 2021
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Some (hopefully) useful tips on surviving your first week sober.

Tags Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Cessation, Alcoholism, Drinking, Sober, Sobriety, Stop Drinking, Tips to Stop Drinking

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Vacation, Drinking, and Not Drinking

Post author By TheBlackhairedGuy
Post date April 14, 2021
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I guess I’m doing this again. 2:30 a.m. tired but unable to sleep. Might as well write. I’m back to sober life and today is day four. I fell of the wagon or whatever it is a few weeks ago…maybe? It’s amazing how I’ve lost track of all time and structure since I started boozing […]

Tags Drinking, Insecurity, Sobriety, Stop Drinking, Stress, Work

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Sober January? Sober 2021?

Well let’s give this a try again: sobriety. Despite the wonderful success of Sober September I took up drinking again in October and I’ve drank every day since. Part of this was justified (in the grasping-for-straws way us alcoholics are exceedingly good at); as a UPS worker dealing with the holidays I did whatever I […]

Tags 2021, Alcohol, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Drinking, Self-Improvement, Sobriety, Stop Drinking

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Ten Reasons Face Masks are Awesome!

Post author By TheBlackhairedGuy
Post date December 8, 2020
4 Comments on Ten Reasons Face Masks are Awesome!

10 Awesome Reasons to Wear a Mask.

Lessons From Substance-Free September: Life Goes On

Post author By TheBlackhairedGuy
Post date October 13, 2020
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More lessons from Substance-Free September

Tags Alcoholism, Attachment, Blogging, Change, Depression, Drinking, Emotional Change, Emotions, Life, September, Sobriety, Substance-Free September

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Lessons from Substance-Free September: Don’t be too Hard on Yourself

Post author By TheBlackhairedGuy
Post date October 11, 2020
2 Comments on Lessons from Substance-Free September: Don’t be too Hard on Yourself

Lessons from September

Tags Blogging, Drinking, Life Lessons, Self-Hatred, Self-Improvement, Self-Love, Self-Worth, Sobriety, Stop Drinking

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Vacation 2020 Sucks: Pissing it All Away

Post author By TheBlackhairedGuy
Post date July 24, 2020
1 Comment on Vacation 2020 Sucks: Pissing it All Away

Being unproductive and drinking heavily while on vacation

Tags Binge Drinking, Drinking, Motivation, Self-Discovery, Self-Growth, Self-Hatred, Vacation, Vacation Sucks

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My Sobriety is…Meh

I go on a three-week drinking binge and quit caffeine/sleeping pills.

Tags Benadryl, Binge Drinking, Caffeine, Coffee, Drinking, Flying, Quit Caffeine, Sleeping Pills, Stop Caffeine, Stop Drinking

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Lyme Disease Sucks…Or COVID? Or…Huh?

Post author By TheBlackhairedGuy
Post date May 22, 2020
4 Comments on Lyme Disease Sucks…Or COVID? Or…Huh?

The week degrades even further as I’m off work until my COVID results come in…

Tags Alcohol, Alcoholism, Binge Drinking, COVID, COVID-19, Depression, Drinking, Living in the Woods, Lyme Disease, Marital Issues, Unemployed, Unemployment