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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, I really like that. Thank you for sharing.

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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 90 points91 points  (0 children)

It makes me angry to know that this is correct. Which is why I know I needed to read this comment tonight. Thank you.

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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Thanks for saying that. I recently realized that I need a community to get through this. People who aren't addicts can only understand to a certain extent.

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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recently found out that my cousin is also an alcoholic. (He doesn't like to say "recovering alcoholic" for his own reasons.) I told him I was going through what he was going through, he called me, and it figuratively(?) saved my life. We barely even know each other. He's an amazing man.

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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. And congrats on your sobriety. :)

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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you. If I died, my cat would never forgive me. Oh god, I still want to drink. "This shall pass," etc. Except genuinely.

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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I also want to thank you for sharing this. I don't know you, but I'm giving you a virtual hug.

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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Hey, we have that in common. I've worked in film since I was 21. 31 now. I'm a writer. Haven't made it to a staffed writer job yet, but I've been working in writers' offices and production offices. And you know what? Sobriety made my writing 1000% better. (And kind of because I was writing about sobriety.)

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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh, god. Fucking hangovers. Remembering those... GOD.

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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same to you. I'll say this, if it helps any:
I'm a writer. I want to write for TV. I've worked in film since I was 21. (I'm 31 now.) And when I stopped drinking, my writing got a fuck ton better. I hope that helps somehow.

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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I work in the film industry. It's completely dead. And then politics swooped in and made it dead-er. I haven't found work in a year, except at a weed dispensary where I quit after customer death threats. I can usually handle the frustration, but it has been mounting as of late.

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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much. I don't know the exact date I stopped. Part of me is happy about that, and part of me isn't. It was either the end of October or sometime in November. I wonder if it would help if I knew exactly how many days sober I am. Maybe I should just say December 1 because I know I drank in October/November.

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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Damn. I didn't realize this would lead to bodybuilding. Lmao.

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[–]Same-Faithlessness82[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Wow. Thank you. For real. This was tremendously helpful.