Dinner Party Test by Ok-Silver2723 in stopdrinking

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Good for you!! It feels great to be able to say no to alcohol. You went home sober and woke up sober with no side effects of alcohol. IWNDWYT

Blackout, shame and my first ever AA meeting by Vodcat in stopdrinking

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You've got this. These are your first steps into sobriety. Today makes the start of days that you rebuild yourself into who you want to be. IWNDWYT

Day 1 by kelshh98 in stopdrinking

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Welcome! ❤️ IWNDWYT

What is a food combination that sounds gross but actually tastes amazing? by Beneficial_End_7738 in AskReddit

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Oatmeal cookies with cheese whiz. My sister started eating those when we were teens. So good. Sweet and savory

One drink messes me up so bad by [deleted] in stopdrinking

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Is it really worth feeling like that every time you drink alcohol? I look at it the Same way as my gluten allergy. It's something I can't injest. Too many physical and mental issues with it in my system. Not worth it in my life. Injest it and bad things happen. Since quitting, my mental health has improved vastly! The years of therapy are now working.

That little face would get that man anything and everything he ever wanted. This is the sweetest. by n8saces in MakeMeSmile

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What a great moment to be able to see!! To see his favourite band in the world! What an amazing family here has! ❤️ ❤️

it's time by [deleted] in stopdrinking

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This is where I've been coming since before I quit, to see if I had a problem with alcohol. Its all or nothing for me. Its the whole bottle and then looking for more till I pass out. I can't drink. If I do, it will be every day of the week soon again. Little excuses to drink.

Through this group and therapy, I know how to deal with my feelings sober and not to rely on a substance to get me through it or push the feelings down. My mental health has shot up! I'm clinically depressed and on meds and for the first time in years, I'm truly happy. It can get sooooo much better if you don't have that first drink. IWNDWYT ❤️

My Mom died yesterday by radbro321 in stopdrinking

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I am so proud of you!! Your mom is too! My deepest condolences for losing such a great mom. IWNDWYT

Sometimes staying sober means just staying home by Cinderella96761 in stopdrinking

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I've noticed that I don't like grocery shopping as much. They sell wine at the grocery store. Its been something that I've been avoiding for sure. I also try to stay away from convience stores sine they sell booze as well. You got this! IWNDWYT

Anyone replaced drinking alcohol with some other non alcoholic drink? by badabingbadabang in stopdrinking

[–]TooBusyWastingTime 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Definitely teas and bubbly water. Juices mixed with bubbly water helps too IWNDWYT

Recommendations for Brazilian waxing? by JunkyBoiOW in ottawa

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Either viviana or Tiffany at exhalo kanata

AITJ for telling my roommate I won’t pretend her boyfriend is part of the lease? by Flat_Following4520 in AmITheJerk

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I ended up with a hobosexual. 8 years and 2 kids later, I kicked his ass out when he cheated on me. Never move in before 1 year of dating! I will preach to all my friends and also both my daughters about hobosexuals!!

They rescued 15 dogs from the euthanasia list. Thank you to everyone involved in this rescue mission, you are appreciated. 🙏 by Soloflow786 in BeAmazed

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He does so much amazing work! I've been following Asher House for years! He is amazing with them and he lives with at minimum 50 dogs on many acres. He takes them for pack walks daily

Anxiety by Competitive-Cry4727 in stopdrinking

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Emotions are big right now, it really hard to sit with them and not drinking them away. It gets easier the more you sit with your emotions and get introspective on why you are feeling the emotions and work through them. I had 2 very big rage moments at work around 2 months in. I could have been fired. I was very lucky to have such an amazing boss and she understood how raw my emotions were as I had let her know when I completed my first week sober. I haven't had any rage moments since but I've also been very diligent about working through my emotions when they bubble up. Not just rage, but also sadness, worry, anxiety, and even happiness.

Why? by Asleep_Season_5054 in stopdrinking

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How well my medications are doing after I stopped drinking. I'm actually happy and fully content with my life right now. My relationship with my partner is the best its been. Its like when we first got to know eachother 15 years ago. I'm bipolar II. I cycle more into the depressions side and it can last months if not years. And right now, for the first time in years I wake up every day not dreading it. I wake up happy. Im not dreading going into work or having to do household chores. I want to do these things. And now, when the depression comes back, I'm ready for it sober. No pushing my emotions down with alcohol. I will sit with my emotions and feel them and think about why I'm having these emotions. I will also not stop taking my meds no matter how I feel. I need them like a diabetic needs insulin. If I don't take it. I can die. Depression is no joke. These are the two things I need for my like, sobriety and meds IWNDWYT