M E M B E R P R O F I L E
fairbanks28
every day is a good day
I'm a 28 year old professional male. I have been sober for over 4 years and am a recovering alcoholic and cocaine addict. Being sober is the most important thing in my life. In order to get to this place I went to both a short and long term rehab program that helped equip me with the tools I needed to maintain a sober way of life.
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Addiction and Recovery: The Journey
This blog talks about the day to day of being sober. It will deal with the things that sobriety has enabled me to do, the types of things that help me stay sober and the situations that confront me that challenge sobriety what I've learned by staying clean and sober through them.'
Being home for the holidays is like returning to the scene of the crime. This is where it all began. The dynamics forged through years of positive and negative reinforcement ellicit some of the most disturbing and dangerous emotions for addicts and alcoho
Seriously... do it. You will thank yourself once it is over. Start with just a few minutes concentrating on breathing in and out. Have you ever noticed the calming effect that mindless tasks produce? Inadvertant meditation I would imagine.
My mind races.
I have a voice inside my head that sounds a lot like me. The voice tells me to do whatever I feel like doing and damn the consequences. That voice is my disease.
Last night sitting on the couch the voice spoke to me telling me to stay up late watching tv
Anything we put before our sobriety we will lose. This is a difficult axiom for us to grasp, primarily because we are riddled with guilt over neglecting our family, friends and loved ones. How are we to repair the damage if we are putting recovery above t
My mother recently gave me an article to read outlining the trama that survivors of sexual abuse deal with. Alcoholism, drug addiction, food addiction and inability to accept or give physical and emotional intimacy in a relationship are all issues that ar
Man Plans, God Laughs
Isn't that the truth. My grand scheme for moving to the suburbs, getting a couple of dogs and settling into a 9-5 routine were upended. Not consulting any of my trusted advisors, much less listening to their opinions once they heard
So I totally dissappeared on you guys... sorry about that. I've moved, temporarily, and was without the internet for the better part of the month and have been reluctant to post things from work. Something about that whole "anonymous" part of Alcoholis An
Part of getting sober is clearing away the wreckage of the past. My wreckage is prrrrrreeeettttttty knarley. Several months after making one of my amends I was faced with the reality of what I did. Sitting across from the person I had harmed, facing what
I guess the point of this whole deal called sobriety is to be responsible and accountable... well I mean after you actually stop drinking and using that is.
Reviewing my time in sobriety thus far reveals an amazing ammount of old behavior. Lying and cheat
Addicts and alcoholics are quick to blame others for their troubles; Something to do with taking responsibility for our actions. Regardless of this fact it is important to know that our disease has created a support system within our network of family and
