40 days!!
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40 days!!
It's been about 15 -20 years since I have gone anytime over 2 weeks with no booze. I started a new job in October. Made it till around Christmas until my boss said you choose rum or the job, can't have both. He is sober so I couldn't hide my drinking.
It's been a long time coming. It's been a daily struggle since I was 17 and I'm 42 now. Was semi functional for the most part until about 2 years ago when I just stopped caring about life and the conquinces of my drinking. I'm a chef on yachts so it is a struggle constantly being around alcohol and people drinking.
I'm giving this sober thing a real 100 percent honest shot for the first time. The boat is spending the next 6 months in the Bahamas so can keep myself busy with positive ocean activities. Been reading here every night since Christmas, this place does make me want to be sober and gives me hope hearing everyone's stories. The good and the bad.
It's been a long time coming. It's been a daily struggle since I was 17 and I'm 42 now. Was semi functional for the most part until about 2 years ago when I just stopped caring about life and the conquinces of my drinking. I'm a chef on yachts so it is a struggle constantly being around alcohol and people drinking.
I'm giving this sober thing a real 100 percent honest shot for the first time. The boat is spending the next 6 months in the Bahamas so can keep myself busy with positive ocean activities. Been reading here every night since Christmas, this place does make me want to be sober and gives me hope hearing everyone's stories. The good and the bad.
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Terrific stuff. I got sober at around the same age, 4 years ago now. This website got me sober, kept me sober and I owe it everything. Stay strong, have a plan and stick around here as much as you can. Congrats on 40 days.
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Fantastic job, CC! Especially considering where you are and the party environment. With 40 days you are getting to the point where big changes start to happen - good sleep, less anxiety, more confidence.. and clear thinking.
I had over 3 years, thanks to this site, but relapsed when I was living overseas, became complacent, and let the crazy stuff get to me - started listening to my EGO and my AV. Bad move. I spent the last few years since then intermittently trying to moderate or get sober but couldn't get more than a few months at a time. Been down this road many times and it gets more difficult each time. I'm at 60 days again and feel great. Not going back. Whatever you do - do not take that first drink. And stay close here. Stay involved with it - read and post. I found before that after 6 months it gets easier. After a year I never even thought about it.. until I stopped working my program completely.
You will be so glad you did this, Crazy Chef.
I had over 3 years, thanks to this site, but relapsed when I was living overseas, became complacent, and let the crazy stuff get to me - started listening to my EGO and my AV. Bad move. I spent the last few years since then intermittently trying to moderate or get sober but couldn't get more than a few months at a time. Been down this road many times and it gets more difficult each time. I'm at 60 days again and feel great. Not going back. Whatever you do - do not take that first drink. And stay close here. Stay involved with it - read and post. I found before that after 6 months it gets easier. After a year I never even thought about it.. until I stopped working my program completely.
You will be so glad you did this, Crazy Chef.
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I'm a chef on yachts so it is a struggle constantly being around alcohol and people drinking.
When I finally decided that I didn't want live my life as a drunkard any more...nothing stood in my way, including me. The world didn't change because I wanted to get and stay sober. People, alcohol, and yachts didn't disappear. They stayed the same. What changed was me.
Serenity is not the absence of storms. It is peace in the midst of storms. I got and stayed sober, as a chef, in the midst of alcohol, people, and yachts.
Anybody can be drunken pirate, especially in the Caribbean. It takes no special talent. Now... being a sober pirate, that takes requires a certain uniqueness.
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A chef friend told me there’s a lot of drinking after hours in that trade, the late finishes I guess.
Your boss might have been a life changer. It’s going to be a hard battle surrounded by such temptation, but you’ll be a lot better off.
Your boss might have been a life changer. It’s going to be a hard battle surrounded by such temptation, but you’ll be a lot better off.
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Originally Posted by crazychef 
It's been about 15 -20 years since I have gone anytime over 2 weeks with no booze. I started a new job in October. Made it till around Christmas until my boss said you choose rum or the job, can't have both. He is sober so I couldn't hide my drinking.
It's been a long time coming. It's been a daily struggle since I was 17 and I'm 42 now. Was semi functional for the most part until about 2 years ago when I just stopped caring about life and the conquinces of my drinking. I'm a chef on yachts so it is a struggle constantly being around alcohol and people drinking.
I'm giving this sober thing a real 100 percent honest shot for the first time. The boat is spending the next 6 months in the Bahamas so can keep myself busy with positive ocean activities. Been reading here every night since Christmas, this place does make me want to be sober and gives me hope hearing everyone's stories. The good and the bad.
It's been a long time coming. It's been a daily struggle since I was 17 and I'm 42 now. Was semi functional for the most part until about 2 years ago when I just stopped caring about life and the conquinces of my drinking. I'm a chef on yachts so it is a struggle constantly being around alcohol and people drinking.
I'm giving this sober thing a real 100 percent honest shot for the first time. The boat is spending the next 6 months in the Bahamas so can keep myself busy with positive ocean activities. Been reading here every night since Christmas, this place does make me want to be sober and gives me hope hearing everyone's stories. The good and the bad.
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Originally Posted by Hodd
A chef friend told me there’s a lot of drinking after hours in that trade, the late finishes I guess.
Your boss might have been a life changer. It’s going to be a hard battle surrounded by such temptation, but you’ll be a lot better off.
Your boss might have been a life changer. It’s going to be a hard battle surrounded by such temptation, but you’ll be a lot better off.
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Quite an amazing story and turnaround. You’ve played your part too with willpower. The irony is if you knew how strict the regime was, you’d probably have taken another job! What a lucky break.
The fishing, kiteboarding, etc., is symbolic of what else you could be doing instead of drinking. The thought of going back to my dull drinking life is bloody scary, and that’s what you should keep at the back of your mind as it sounds like you’ve got good times ahead.
Now then, got a job for me? 🤣
The fishing, kiteboarding, etc., is symbolic of what else you could be doing instead of drinking. The thought of going back to my dull drinking life is bloody scary, and that’s what you should keep at the back of your mind as it sounds like you’ve got good times ahead.
Now then, got a job for me? 🤣
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