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    Thumbs up -sigh of relief-

    after having been a walking catastrophe *heavy drinking, heavy drugs* for over half of my 23 years in this world......i have decided to put a close to that chapter. as of friday..........i am a sober girl. starting meetings and sober fun as of tomorrow night. I have too much going for me to drink it away...i eat too healthily and work out too hard to get f'd up so much..... i have an amazing boyfriend and friends that i want to keep around. etc etc etc. anyway...just wanted to throw it out there that i am very excited and very confident that my life is about to be so much nicer. anyone else out there sober? give me some advice?

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    ^ ot but, you look like belladonna.


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    good for you! Best wishes; you can do it! And don't be afraid to ask your friends/boyfriend for support if you need it.

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    Most of my best nights of going out was while I was sober. It was so funny to watch the other people act a fool. There are alot of things that you can do with your friends or your boyfriend that doesn't revole around getting messed up!

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    My recommendation would be to research in advance some fun, sober things to do. That way you don't end up in a bad situation because no one made plans and the only bar / party / event you know about will be very tempting. Austin is a wonderful city with performing arts, etc... a great city to explore again as you build a network of sober things to do.

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    I am happy for you honey. I don't have any advice but I am proud of you. I wish you the best in your journey.

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    I've been clean and sober for over 3 years, and I really commend you for wanting to keep your health and stop using.

    The meetings thing is a good idea. I did "90 in 90", or one meeting every day for the first 90 days you don't use substances. I don't really even like AA or NA, but the big deal for me was learning how to relate to people sober, and make sober connections. After that period I pretty much stopped meetings because of some issues I have with that program, but if it works for you all the better.

    Cravings can be hard to deal with, and if you expect them you can prepare yourself to deal with them without giving in. The important thing to remember is that cravings will pass. They are only big and bad and scary if you let them be. They're just thoughts, until you act on them.

    God I can so easily step up on this soapbox. I love talking about being sober! It's nerdy but true.

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    thank you guys for your well wishes and advice, you are awesome! ...and day two of working sober went really well. both shifts were super slow (monday and tuesday dayshifts generally are) but i made good money and didnt have to call a cab bc drunky couldnt drive home. yay

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    as for fun things to do that dont involve drinking/drugs, we sometimes do game nights- board games and shit. actually is a ton of fun.

    as for working sober, well, i do it always. i dont like to drink. i find i make more money when sober so, tell yourself, "i will make more being a sober girl."

    ummm oh and if there are lots of drinkers that are going to be at a place with alcohol, you should avoid it. period. you should just make up an excuse to not show, because temptation is too hard to avoid in the beginning... i know from me trying to quit pot the first few times.

    Love it!

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