Sobriety helps you peel off the layers (thanks @Ditchingthewine for the expression), and figure out who you are. I just moved back to my home country after being abroad for 6 years, and it’s taking a bit of readapting. My brain has to re-learn a set of cultural norms, switch to another language, adopt newContinue reading “2020, or the Joys of Sober Dating During a Global Pandemic”
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Day 313. The Pain of Great Goodbyes
We’ve all had ’em, but man, can they sting! All this meditation is supposed to teach you to live in the present, but more and more, as my final departure from the U.S. approaches, I find myself overcome by waves of nostalgia and sadness, which the Buddhists would say stem from clinging and an inabilityContinue reading “Day 313. The Pain of Great Goodbyes”
Day 218: back to square one?
Don’t worry, I didn’t drink. I am just luring you in with a catchy title, because I have no soul. The square one I am talking about it relationship-related, not substance related: looks like Anne might be single again – or in need of some serious relationship counseling,.. Why am I boring you with theContinue reading “Day 218: back to square one?”
Day 80: Resuming “ordinary” struggles,
Long time no write, but I am back! Wow. I am going to hit the 3 month mark soon, which is both exhilarating and anxiety inducing. Initially (in great part to survive the first few weeks) I promised myself to do 3 months AF. Now that the deadline is approaching, I am positive that IContinue reading “Day 80: Resuming “ordinary” struggles,”
Day 60: waking up to the love around us.
Coming up on two months. It feels good to be here. I feel solidly anchored in my body. I feel calmer. I feel proud of myself for learning how to navigate life sober. It has become normal, so I tend to forget that this is an achievement, that this took work. That I brought myselfContinue reading “Day 60: waking up to the love around us.”
Day 46: Sober Birthday Party!!!!
Granted, it wasn’t mine, but hey, it was a party, and I made it through 100% sober, easily! It felt fine for several reasons: 1. I had planned ahead and gone through the motions in my mind beforehand. Alcohol was simply not an option and there was no room for internal struggle or negotiation. WhichContinue reading “Day 46: Sober Birthday Party!!!!”
Day 26: Getting dumped (sober^^)
Well I didn’t see this coming. Ok. Maybe I didn’t WANT to see it coming. This afternoon, my boyfriend broke up with me. On the phone. He “loves me but has reached his limit with arguing, needs to stop taking his angry feelings out on me, needs to put himself first and work on himselfContinue reading “Day 26: Getting dumped (sober^^)”
Day 10: The Sober Rollercoaster
I’ve been putting off writing this post because every time I feel like doing it, I know that an hour later I will probably be in a completely different state of mind, and the post will not be representative of the “Day” which, for some strange reason, I think it it meant to represent. I’ve alsoContinue reading “Day 10: The Sober Rollercoaster”
