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This is a place to motivate each other to control or stop drinking. It is also a place for non drinkers to discuss and share.

We welcome anyone who wishes to join in by asking for advice, sharing our experiences and stories, or just encouraging someone who is trying to quit or cut down.

Please post only when sober; you’re welcome to read in the meanwhile.

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A Thread for Friday (self.stopdrinking)

submitted 1 year ago by EtherCityRule to c/stopdrinking

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Always my toughest day... the day I would be out drinking after work, crashing straight through "merry" to "stupid drunk", and getting angry with friends who didn't want to drink with me.

So use this thread for whatever you need it for today - checking in, sharing jokes, seeking support, asking questions. Whatever you do, IWNDWYT

Peace and love

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[–] mcpheeandme 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn. You described it so well.

Fridays in autumn, right at the time the setting sun is lighting up the night sky, is such a trigger for me. This time of year, it's more like Fridays around 3, when the sun is shining and the trees are super green and robust. Idk -- there's something about the time and scenery associated with the pre-drinking routine that's difficult.

But I'm starting to feel really settled into sobriety. It only took six years of stumbling!

Wrote some songs with my sober friends yesterday afternoon and evening. Then came home and hung out with my wife while our baby slept peacefully upstairs.

That's a way better Friday than I ever had in the drinking days.

[–] EtherCityRule 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing - now that sounds like a fun Friday! Great start to the weekend. IWNDWYT.