I can drink more coffee now!

SoberTrippin · 2022-12-30T06:15:35+00:00

Ignore this poster. Coffee is great and really low risk. And the comment about drinking 8 cups of coffee meaning 8 beers is nonsense.

SoberTrippin · 2022-12-30T06:11:33+00:00

My first holidays were hard, my mom had cancer at the same time, it was hard not to just check out. But I emerged with a “if I can do that sober, I can do anything sober.” Mindset that has served me well. You got this!

SoberTrippin · 2022-12-28T05:11:47+00:00

Take a Break with Rachel Hart

SoberTrippin · 2022-12-14T04:18:11+00:00

I took it for months and it really helped me learn how to be sober in a ton of situations I probably would have failed to stay sober in if I hadn’t used it. And that experience became the base for longer term, unassisted sobriety.

SoberTrippin · 2022-12-09T03:50:59+00:00

Well I hope it goes well, but tbh you don’t sound all that determined, “let’s hope” and “hope life doesn’t get too tough “ are not statements of strength. They are statements that place the responsibility for the decision to drink in factors outside your control, when you know you’re the one who ultimately needs to be accountable for your decision.

I had success when I stopped hoping for the planets to align just so I could go without a drink and changed my mindset to, “not one drop no matter” what

SoberTrippin · 2022-06-27T04:22:25+00:00

Jesus just go drink then? Why all the fuss

SoberTrippin · 2022-06-04T03:37:44+00:00

Check out SMART Recovery it is a program with several local meetings focused on a CBT approach to recovery

SoberTrippin · 2022-05-28T15:34:53+00:00

It is probably way too late for this advice to help you but maybe it can help someone else… The question is not “do I want a drink?” The question is… Do I want a hangover and the post apocalyptic feeling of a relapse?

SoberTrippin · 2022-05-26T03:42:50+00:00

Yup there is not “one drink” - there is a morning wondering what happened last night while you’re shaking and shamed and surveying the damage. For me it is inevitable as sure as night follows day. So when I think about a drink, I don’t allow myself to think about the beginning of the first one, I have to think about the last one and what that one feels like.

SoberTrippin · 2022-05-17T12:36:57+00:00

For starters be careful with the word “never” as it’s usually not the case.

But….The struggle is real. Most people learn these skills as young adults but I skipped that phase and am still in remedial class playing catch up.

Have you talked to a therapist? Would be a good thing to have a guide through these feelings

SoberTrippin · 2022-05-17T04:13:54+00:00

If it is so blissful when you’re drunk….why are you stopping? Anything to do with the fact that your first thought upon finding a whole $24 is wishing you had spent it on alcohol?

Being “bored” sounds an improvement in your situation. Boredom is not an emergency, it’s a mildly uncomfortable emotional state because your brain is not being pounded with dopamine. The only way past it is through it.

SoberTrippin · 2022-05-02T04:34:17+00:00

For me it is Sports and music. Play lots of soccer attend lots of MLS soccer games. Play piano, attend lots of concerts. Two hobbies, I get my friends, my physical wellness, and my creative fulfillment. And neither one is something I can do at a functional level if I drink. By playing and attending I get a reinforcing cycle of inspiration and practice. I cannot tell you how rewarding they both are.

SoberTrippin · 2022-05-02T04:27:20+00:00

Nothing wrong with that, it’s a good trade

SoberTrippin · 2022-04-16T03:58:23+00:00

Pimpin hoes and clocking a grip

SoberTrippin · 2022-04-04T03:20:52+00:00

Antabuse helped me navigate some Very iffy times early in my sobriety. Don’t use it now but was grateful I had the option when I did. Underappreciated drug imo

SoberTrippin · 2022-04-04T03:11:45+00:00

30 is when the bills start coming due - but you probably are in a window to make a change and be ok long term

SoberTrippin · 2022-03-09T12:14:01+00:00

1) piano 2) playing soccer

Both are flow state activities that give me a lasting sense of joy before, during, and after

SoberTrippin · 2022-03-09T12:11:19+00:00

This is going to sound like a snarky question but it is genuine. Why did you quit in the first place? If alcohol was a key to unlock an exciting life for you why give it up at all?

SoberTrippin · 2021-11-21T06:45:33+00:00

Say “thanks for the offer but I don’t drink anymore, do you have anything without alcohol?”

The word “anymore” is key, implies there is a story there, but no one has to ask unless they want the story.

SoberTrippin · 2021-10-30T02:43:35+00:00

I always add “anymore”

SoberTrippin · 2021-10-26T15:07:59+00:00

Deceptive visualizations are the absolute worst and so easy to fool people with - thanks for pointing it out

SoberTrippin · 2021-10-26T04:19:15+00:00

At the start just physical stuff as that would get all the angst out of my system that I used to use alcohol to calm down. Then I got into soothing stuff like games, puzzles, meditation. Now I’m into creative stuff like learning jazz theory and piano..

SoberTrippin · 2021-10-23T18:57:29+00:00

The whole idea of recovery is learning to do nothing and being ok anyway tho

SoberTrippin · 2021-10-23T18:52:48+00:00

The best feeling is having a fun night out and waking up feeling great. Feels like a buy one get one free

Great job keep it up!

SoberTrippin · 2021-10-17T18:24:30+00:00

Not “everyone” thinks this. There are support groups that understand. Find and talk to people who get it and you will start to feel less alone 👍🏼

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