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I wish I could find Coors Edge in a can!
It's gotten to the point where I like not drinking more than drinking most of the time now.
I'm pretty new to the low/no social drinking so for better or worse I've been managing that by being not very social.
I definitely get inspiration from others trying to be the best version of themselves.
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I'm interested in any good new NA and 0 beers. Any Micro brews? I don't like to drink alcohol. I'm not "sober", however I can count on my fingers the average number of drinks I have per year.
Gave that a listen gearing up to get down this am. Basically very similar stories for ppl like us.
Im glad I figured it out. I was pretty fucking bad for a number of years. For me it's either completely clear or all in on daily drinking heavy.
Theres a whole thread on that and I wil add to it as have discoverd a lot recently, brewers are coming after the sober(ish) market.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser4
Kiddo is 5 months sober. No alcohol, no weed, no drugs. She still has an occasional emotional outburst every now and then, but I guess that might be expected.
She has decided that DAA meetings seem to be better for her, and seem to have more folks in her age group.
Fingers crossed.
Fingers crossed for you guys. Does the D stand for Danger?Quote:
Originally Posted by TNKen
Sober. The NA that tickles my nostalgia is the 0.0 Heineken. I know most people consider Heineken to be skunky piss water but I guess that's what I associate with 'beer'. It tastes exactly like the alcohol version - at least from what I remember. You even get nice and phlegmy like the real stuff. Probably not for the beer snob crowd tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser4
I've tried it. Not my cup of tea. Although it works after mowing a lawn. Hydration.Quote:
Originally Posted by CarlMega
Sounds like good progress.. It's a forever program that nobody ever graduates from. We are all just one really bad day away from being right back at our lowest point again.. There are still really bad days in sobriety. The comradery of a sober community helps us face adversity together instead of alone..Quote:
Originally Posted by TNKen
I would like to see certain folks extend their sobriety to social media and even forgo computer/phones and internet connections but hey I can dream.
I now forego alcohol two days a week, and on other days I often only have one beer whereas I used to have two. Makes a difference. One night a week I will drink two or three, but I can feel the appeal of that even slipping away.
Still like a puff a day though. Pretty sure I'm a lifer when it comes to that.
Ya. drinking one or two would make me feel worse than nothing.. It's 5+ or NOTHING... and 5 is if I started at 10pm had had to crash at 12 to get up early..Quote:
Originally Posted by byates1
And guns..Quote:
Originally Posted by SB
Don't know about the Micro Brews with near 0 or non-alcoholic, around here one of the Brew Pubs does Root Beer for the NA or those that do not want their list of Pilsners, IPA's, etc. I guess it is something everyone would have to ask.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser4
For NA beers, most of the Euro's have a good non-alcohol and Canadian brewers Labatts and Molson were so much better than the O'Douls original...
Good on her, hope she has a grasp after reading some of your earlier posts. I too am not sure what DAA is- Drugs AA?Quote:
Originally Posted by TNKen
Athletic Brewing makes some damn good N/A beers. The Mexican lager with a little lime tickles my fancy, and I’d you’re into IPAs or stouts theirs are more than passable. The are a standalone company that exclusively makes N/A beer which I think is cool and it’s telling in the end product
As a bartender that has several alcoholic free cocktails on a menu, anyone feel free to PM me for ideas if that’s something you find yourself craving
Drug Addicts Anonymous
It was harder to make your declaration as a drug addict in an AA meeting than an NA meetup. Humiliating and empowering at the same time.
Any meeting is way better than no meeting. Especially when you absolutely need it.
A significant milestone...; when you understand how much your addiction hurts the people who give a shit about you
everyone in the know - recovery is one day at a time
A close friend’s daughter just went off to 90-day rehab for heroin. Gut wrenching but at least she’s going and has stayed there a week so far.
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A guy we used to hire to do some construction work just died of liver failure. Probably always was a heavy drinker but took to full time day drinking and caput. Always jarring. Vibes to all who struggle.
I appreciate the podcast above. If anyone wants a meeting online, I'm here.
Almost monthly I call the Support Line in Tokyo. I call them to say Thank you for answering the phone. The Support Line in Tokyo isn't so much alcohol related as much as a general support line but in 2019 I was standing on roof tops. I now often call to say Thank You because I never, ever, want to lose gratitude for other people being there for me when I needed it.
They are always stoked I called just to say thank you for answering. We don't talk. Don't have to. But I call 6-8 times a year because half the time a robot answers. And that's heart-breaking. So when a human answers, I thank them. They're volunteers, and I thank them for being there.
For some of us the struggle never ends. We just get stronger. And gratitude is part of the game.
So... reach out, people. Even if you don't think you have to. The people at the other end of the line are waiting to hear from you.
Drug Addicts Anonymous. Same as the 12 Step AA program, but with more of a focus on drugs, but with alcohol counseling too.Quote:
Originally Posted by RShea
13 years of continuous sobriety today. :)
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^^^Well done mang! :yourock:
And thanks for mentoring other maggots.
Congrats to everyone who has made it through another day of sobriety.
( attaBoy ! ) WrG ! !! congrats !Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
Now, If you could just avoid those injurious falls... :smile:
congrats, again.
skiJ
I just got finished with an ex gf who went off the deep end. Never seen anything like it. Jail, dui, hospital, searching at night for her, picking her up off the curb, someone’s front lawn, intervention, rehab, then AA. Her sister od’ 5 yrs ago.
I don’t want to disparage anyone in AA, she needs it, but they were giving her pills, guys hitting on her and taking her home, pushing me out of the support circle, total train wreck.
Changed my life, I will never drink myself again. Nor smoke. I feel for anyome with that gene.
That is so cool, man it's been a long time since I skied with you. Anyway I went sober a couple of years ago, an incursion here and there I admit. I didn't do it because I thought I had a problem, I did it because my athletic performance and recovery were going down the toilet. So I guess that means I had a problem, haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
Word up brother. FKNA.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
Props to you strong ass people.
I just sat in on my first AA meeting.
Its easy to deny youre an alcoholic when you say things like “well i go to work” and “im not physically dependent” to it.
I took 4 months off last year to save the marriage, and when it was evident that it was irreconcilable I quickly discovered why they all say you have to want to do it for yourself.
Technically this is my first day without alcohol for a long time.
Plenty of us here to lean on Mister,^
I can honestly say it's the best thing I've ever done.
Yessir!Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
Come ski Sun Valley sometime. Great AA community and lots of us go skiing right after the 715 meeting.
An oldtimer might say something like this to a newcomer at his first meeting and it usually rings true. Simple, to the point. "You made it through today. How about you come see us again tomorrow?......there is a meeting at XYZ place at 5:00pm. Go to it."Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd Zander
Shutting off my own thinking and just taking some god damn suggestions is what saved my life. My own best thinking got me into AA in the first place. I was fortunate to realize I needed to stop listing to the stupid decisions I came up with and take suggestions from some of the guys who had been sober for a bit. "Hey, so on Saturday a couple of us are taking a meeting to whatever town and you are coming with." I just always said yes. Getting dragged around to some speaking commitments and being signed up to make coffee is the kinda shit that literally saved me from myself for the first few years.
I feel really fortunate that I got sober in a pretty smart town with some high powered type people and intellects etc (Princeton, NJ). Did we have dudes who were essentially sleeping next to the train tracks in some of the meetings? Sure. We also had Ivy League professors, Wall Street CEOs, brain surgeons, etc etc. Many of whom didn't lose their careers......yet. You don't have to roll your car 5 times and kill the passengers in order to come into AA. You can come into the rooms before that. The only requirement is a desire to stop drinking. Period.
Amen.Quote:
Originally Posted by byates1
Sounds awesome!Quote:
Originally Posted by Beder
Yeah, buddy! 14 here an April 28th.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
Woo hoo!!Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit
And Today?, is your 2nd... and tomorrow your 3rd. Giving yourself time to heal is gonna feel so good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd Zander
Lean into the collective for the gaps that AA can't fill.
affirmation is a helluva drug... thanxQuote:
Originally Posted by Whiteroom_Guardian
Congratulations on day one, hopefully many more to come if you are doing it for yourself...Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd Zander
According to the story that was read yesterday I am a moderate drinker, can take it/leave it etc , so this isnt a big deal to me yet.
Ive told the gf and she will hold me to it, as I enjoy sitting on a chairlift with her.
One of my favorites threads on TGR.
Congratulations everyone for your sobriety and recovery.
Day 527 AF for myself now.
Life changing experience for sure.
All the shit I never thought I could get done I got done ✔ 💯
The change in myself is mind blowing to me.
I was supposed to be this way until I suffered some serious mental trauma at age 11.
Started drinking and smoking pot right after that happened.
It is all coming together for me now.
The puzzle has been solved on why.
Now I'm evolving into who I should have been.
I fucking love it!
Anyone here thinking its time.
It is time.
We are all here to help.
I will always be here to help.