Sober Notes

I’ve been self medicating with booze and drugs since I was 14 years old. I’m in my forties now and I don’t want to die not having lived as a much better version of myself. I began writing here May 2018 in desperate hope I’d document my first year living clean and sober which I did, but I’ve also become a repeat-relapse-offender. Here are my written wanderings, struggles and reflections, my journey to wellness...

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Grief and Talking to Spiders

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104 days ago, I received a text message from my sister, Hey Sis, please can I borrow $10 and Sam is in a coma. It was 9am, instead of leavin...
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Friday, April 29, 2022

Day 0

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I've not written here for an entire year. When I began Sober Notes I thought it right to only write whilst clean and sober. Today I'...
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Thursday, June 3, 2021

Here I am again...day one...

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Hello Day One,  Yesterday I poured myself a large glass of wine at 9am, the clock has just ticked to 9:01 so I am officially 24 hours sober ...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Pebbles of Pain and Parked Trucks - 11 months sober

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Sobriety has given me the foundation needed, to start addressing the trauma I've experienced.  The chances of a person who experiences...
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Monday, December 30, 2019

I wanted the floor to swallow me whole...

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I recently experienced a social occasion where I felt so uncomfortable the entire time, I wanted to run or be swallowed by the floor. There ...
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Friday, December 20, 2019

Fear & Vulnerability

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It's been three months since I've written here. Putting sentences together is difficult when being honest is hard. I'm full of f...
Monday, September 30, 2019

180 Days

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I'm almost six months sober, I can't quite believe that alcohol has not passed these lips in half a year. I've been in a kitchen...
Thursday, July 4, 2019

92 days

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Living sober has absolutely changed my life for good. How did I get here...the decision to stop drinking (for real this time!) came from ut...
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Day 55

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Life is good, I can honestly say I'm happy. The gifts and miracles of sobriety that have blessed my life in just 55 days overwhelm me wi...
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Thursday, May 9, 2019

Day 36

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I confidently conducted myself through a job interview today. I would not have had the confidence to sit relaxed and answer each question wi...
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