Why don't you drink?
quat
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: terra (mostly)firma
Posts: 4,823
Congrats! First month of total badass Av buttkickin!
"I don't drink" how effin liberating is that? Right?! Keep that sentiment and mental stance, the AV wants us to say " aw, no thanks, I'm trying not to drink"
as if it's an option. Take it off the table as an option and the AV argument loses its merit, the argument will pop up less and less and be more easily dismissed, starve it Out.
Onward!
"I don't drink" how effin liberating is that? Right?! Keep that sentiment and mental stance, the AV wants us to say " aw, no thanks, I'm trying not to drink"
as if it's an option. Take it off the table as an option and the AV argument loses its merit, the argument will pop up less and less and be more easily dismissed, starve it Out.
Onward!
Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: MN
Posts: 8,704
Great job Carver. Be proud, and keep it going.
I do not drink currently because I can't (or shouldn't) but I do not intend to pick up again. Being sober for a couple months has proven to me that its not "horrible" not being able to drink. To the contrary, its pretty rewarding.
I do not drink currently because I can't (or shouldn't) but I do not intend to pick up again. Being sober for a couple months has proven to me that its not "horrible" not being able to drink. To the contrary, its pretty rewarding.
Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Missoula, Montana
Posts: 164
I'm not going to drink because it changed me. I allowed it to change me. I didn't face my problems but let them fester. I'm not going to drink because I come here and see your messages of hope and strength.
Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Florida
Posts: 38
Originally Posted by Carver 
One month sober today!! This isn't a huge amount of time, but for me it's something to be proud of. I'm still struggling with the AV, but I'm getting so good at hitting it with the sober stick until it goes away 
The extra weight I've struggled with for years is just dropping off. I no longer need a nap every day. I have more energy, my moods are more stable, I'm able to spend time playing with my daughter. I deal with stress better. My memory has started to improve. I feel glad to be alive. I was offered a beer by a friend yesterday. This is the first time someone's offered me a drink since being sober. Without hesitation, I said "No thanks, I don't drink." So when people ask me why I don't drink, I think of what life was like when I did drink. No way do I want to go back to that pitiful existence. Thank you all at SR for your inspiring stories. I don't post often, but I read a lot. Could not have got this far without you. You're awesome!
The extra weight I've struggled with for years is just dropping off. I no longer need a nap every day. I have more energy, my moods are more stable, I'm able to spend time playing with my daughter. I deal with stress better. My memory has started to improve. I feel glad to be alive. I was offered a beer by a friend yesterday. This is the first time someone's offered me a drink since being sober. Without hesitation, I said "No thanks, I don't drink." So when people ask me why I don't drink, I think of what life was like when I did drink. No way do I want to go back to that pitiful existence. Thank you all at SR for your inspiring stories. I don't post often, but I read a lot. Could not have got this far without you. You're awesome!
Currently Active Users Viewing this Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
