Me too! 
Mmmmm one of my fave things about sobriety is how much I appreciate caring for my body. I like taking a swim. I like the steam room. I like walks in the forest. I like eating a really good healthy meal.
Life is good and when Iām sober I appreciate it so much more 
I canāt believe I didnāt realize this before!
Pour a glass of OJ letās get drunkā¦ Wait itās breakfast I donāt drink, especially not for breakfastā¦ I quitā¦ It will kill me if I have even a sipā¦ I am intolerantā¦ 
Precisely! Word for word. I get a little down, and I think, āTighten up the ponytail, throw in everything green, fruit, yogurt, flax, macha, trendy shit I canāt pronounce for good healthā and I feel like Iām reborn before I sample my pudding-brown, seedy drink. It kick-starts me into making another good decision or looking up something fun coming up that I can focus on.
It really is different on this side. Day 41ā¦hanging in strong. Hard not to fear failing. But, what, one day at a time? Itās terrifying being on Day 41. Canāt say it was scarier than Day 2, or canāt think it will be any different from Day 90 or Day 735.
Everyone in recovery needs a steamroom! #GoFundUsInSoberTime
Running out was a 4-Alarm fire. I learned never to allow that b/c I KNEW Iād go out and buy more. Unless it was after ālegal selling hourā so Iād dig around the house, eventually passout. Gawd, how UGLY that is!
I have alcohol in the house, but itās the two kinds I donāt drink, so it hasnāt even been a thought. And I donāt think it will be. #BitterBeerFace
Yes we do! God if there was a gym just for people in recovery weād all have a blast
One day at a time. One step at a time. Youāve got this. 
I used to be mad at the drink for giving me cirrhosis. I blamed the normality of it and the fact that it was legal. We alcoholics take it too far. Like anything, itās OK in moderation. My view of it now is a slight shrug while saying thereās nothing we can do about it. People want to get wasted? So be itā¦thereās so much shit advertised out there that isnāt good for you this is just another one of those examples.
What, I think last year I saw a couple of ānon-alcoholā BARS popping up! At the time I thought, HELL, NAH!!! Now itās more like 
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Funnyā¦left the house to pick my daughter up from HS and a stupid āNEWSā thing popped up about some guy in the Atlanta parade on a float, caught the beer a fan threw, and slammed it. First of allā¦Eeeeew!!! Secondly, why was it a STOP EVERYTHING ALERT from ATL when in CA? Grrrrrrā¦Alcohol promoā¦itās everywhere!
Oh man it is everywhere 
but that is just part of it. Our escape route has been part of our life for so long that the first period after the breakup is hard. Itās all we can think about, how angry we are at it. But gradually we grow into new things. Onwards and upwards 
Where I live in Asia ākitchen partiesā day drinking night drinking breakfast drinking is the NORM. Itās always a party either tourists or locals. All the local restaurants employ āPGā pretty girls to try to sell whatever brand of beer they represent. There is no soda water girl. LOL. It is everywhere. Need a sign for your shop? The state run beer factory will pay for all your supplies (fridge, tables, signs) as long as it displays their beer logo. Itās too much.
Based on what ive read this seems to be the case. Interesting article here -
Yep wasnāt my kind neither but I still thought it this morningā¦ Dont know whyā¦ Thatās an improvement from hearing it thoughā¦ 
I figured if I could make it past Jose, Captin Morgan and Parrot Bay (donāt let that Bird on the bottle fool ya folks ) while picking up that Turkey for him that I wasnāt even gonna open the cabinet doorā¦ It can gobble all it wants toā¦ Only Turkey I want is roastedā¦
Alot of the times people do not realize how far drinking parties go but at the same time freedom to drink is always brought up. I always say if u think you have it uncontrollable or itās making you lack In certain areas it should be brought up.
I just got back from a business trip to Tijuana and that place looked like s dream destination for allsorts of vices. Brits would love that place to drink in the sun but itās luckily too far away.
If you look at the statistics in the uk. Alcohol causes more social unrest then all the illegal drugs put together.
Its definitely normalized more than I realized before I got sober. Literally ebery TV show I watch, except Mom where theyre all in AA, all they do is drink. They carry flasks, open wine as soon as they walk in the door, seems like every other scene someone is having a drink. However, rarely do they ever show anyone intoxicated. So people think that if you start slurring or stumbling, or show any sign of intoxication you must have just had too much, no one on TV gets drunk off 3 drinks! They go out and solve crimes or save lives after 3 drinks with a flask in their pocket! Bars and liquor stores on literally every corner here in Metro Detroit. Online datiing the first thing people ask is you want to grab a drink? Even during Prohibition they just created speakeasys and glorified it even more. To some extent marijuana is becoming the same way. Think about how often you see people on television or in movies smoking a joint like a cigarette, then going and doing something like theyre in no way fucked up from it. Its never going to get any better unfortunately. Just have to keep carrying the message and trying to help those you can when they realize what theure doing isnt normal. Great thread. Thanks for starting it.
Of course we are all responsible for our own sobriety and we can play the blame game all we want but Iām pretty sure it comes down to us all being responsible for our own actions. But we are a society of drinking. A LOT !! Iām on a text message list for the restaurant at the club where I live and I just got this text. Seriously just now.
Does your NYās resolution have you feeling the winter time blues? Sneak down to the Meadow Bar for $2 off ALL draft beers! We wonāt tellā¦
I mean CāMON!! It is part of our society. And usually I would have enjoyed that notice. I prefer to hear when itās taco night or pizza and pastabilities night. But hey it is what it is.
Some of us just canāt take that first drink.
Yeah the stereotypes are reinforced heavily all across the board. Just like with tobacco companies, cute animated characters play on our imaginations. Drink specials. Discounts, wine and beer by the case for great savings. Relax a little bit, have a drink and get to know everybody. When was the last time you saw a party scene on any media where people were just standing there with nothing in their hand?
Ladies half price on Tuesdays! 2 for 1 rail drinks!
Yea I notice it a lot more now that I am not drinking. I feel like I am in the Matrix and am the only one who chose the red pill.
Omg this is the difference. Iāve never been able to just have one. Or half for that matter. My husband drinks non-alcoholic beer, because he likes the taste. For me, non-alcoholic booze is a massive trigger.