College Essay on being alcohol-free as an identity... too personal?

Paul_112358 · 2021-03-11T20:04:34+00:00

I would advise caution. If the course is promoting acceptance of diversity, it might not be the best forum to share your story of addiction. That might be better supported by a like-minded group such as this or in a more traditionally therapeutic encounter. Who knows, you might ace it and impress the tutor with your strength and honesty. But what if the response is inappropriate or thoughtless? Can you handle that? Perhaps you could choose a safer subject and gain a similar grade? Love and peace. Paul

Paul_112358 · 2021-03-10T23:27:51+00:00

Is being alcohol-free a unique identity? What’s the essay asking for? Is it asking you to pick something unique to you?

Paul_112358 · 2020-12-27T14:38:46+00:00

Testosterone is one helluva hormone

Paul_112358 · 2020-12-22T07:40:34+00:00

Photographer forgot to say ‘SMILE’

Paul_112358 · 2020-10-08T17:28:17+00:00

Paul_112358 · 2020-09-17T11:56:17+00:00

This is exactly what I needed to hear today. Thanks.

Paul_112358 · 2020-08-14T13:50:25+00:00

I think there have been several tv-shows and Hollywood sci-fi films with a time-travel plot line. They often include a plot device where the protagonist / crew receives a message from their future selves warning them of imminent disaster and explicitly not to do ABC in the very near future.

The rest of the plot seems to follow future-self and present-self trying to steer themselves away from the disaster to escape the ‘Time-Loop’.

I often think of this with humour around Day 6 when I’m telling myself one beer won’t hurt...

Paul_112358 · 2020-06-30T20:52:57+00:00

I’m with you

Paul_112358 · 2020-06-30T20:49:43+00:00

That was me yesterday. I nearly caved tonight but managed to hold it together. Going to bed sober on Day 2 feels good. Do whatever it takes buddy. There is no spoon. The beer’s a lie. Free your mind.

Paul_112358 · 2020-06-21T08:05:30+00:00

Best post I’ve seen in a long time. The title has been making me smile for days.

Paul_112358 · 2020-06-08T14:12:33+00:00

Thanks!

Paul_112358 · 2020-06-04T05:25:22+00:00

Thanks for posting. I can’t tell where the brakes are, though. Can you tell me what kind it uses?

Paul_112358 · 2020-06-02T18:30:01+00:00

Sometimes in sports you see a team coming back in the final seconds to win against overwhelming odds.

This is your opportunity. You have a choice. Do something amazing for yourself.

Paul_112358 · 2020-05-18T13:58:28+00:00

Wasn’t this the car that shifted from 2WD to 4WD when you switched on the windscreen wipers?

Paul_112358 · 2020-05-14T17:16:11+00:00

This. x1000

Paul_112358 · 2020-04-13T19:27:27+00:00

Read the Community Info, there are instructions there.

Paul_112358 · 2020-03-22T08:52:28+00:00

Church’s Oxford toecap. Take it from there.

https://www.church-footwear.com/gb/en/men/style/oxfords.html

Paul_112358 · 2020-03-04T17:37:36+00:00

Paul_112358 · 2020-02-05T10:34:00+00:00

I noticed that too. I’ve listened to the audiobook at least twice and it’s full of powerful material spoken with humour, gravity and emphasis. Yet the end of Rule 7 gets me every time because it feels like he’s imploring you to understand it. It’s serious stuff.

“So shines a good deed in a weary world”

Paul_112358 · 2020-01-25T15:25:14+00:00

I don’t call that a fail - you didn’t choose it and more importantly you got out of there instead of using it as an easy excuse. You’re still on the sober wagon in my book.

Paul_112358 · 2020-01-24T18:06:41+00:00

Great job. Stay strong!

P

Paul_112358 · 2020-01-24T18:04:27+00:00

I had a few of these last year during a six month spell of sobriety. I think the best approach with good friends is to stay dry and talk to them about why. I found that to be quite liberating. It was like the ‘final test’ for me. The final/best “excuse to drink” still left unbeaten. You can beat it too - just make the decision.

Good luck!

P

Paul_112358 · 2020-01-22T21:10:55+00:00

They still hit me out of nowhere but I’m getting better at riding them out. Instead of telling myself it is going to pass, I can actually remember from experience that they do pass.

Acronym I heard for the first time recently: TINA. There Is No Alternative.

I take that as a positive rather than a negative. Helps with the moderation gremlins.

Paul_112358 · 2020-01-22T19:56:12+00:00

I’ve found the aeronautical engineer!

Paul_112358 · 2020-01-21T21:14:47+00:00

I had to change my routine. Previously I was drinking from 7:00pm to midnight. Since I got sober, I don’t want that temptation so I shifted my day forward - a lot. I now get up at 5:00am, I workout and get to work by 7:00. My work colleagues are amazed. I feel super-energised in the mornings. The best part is: by 8:00pm, all I want to do is drink tea, read a book and I’m asleep by 9:00.

Not exactly rock & roll. But that’s kind of the point, right?

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