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My Sobriety Onion
Following my emotional episodes this week, several people have compared my sobriety to an onion, peeling away the external layers to reveal forgotten buried layers beneath. Isn’t it ironic that...
My Sobriety Onion
Following my emotional episodes this week, several people have compared my sobriety to an onion, peeling away the external layers to reveal forgotten buried layers beneath. Isn’t it ironic that...
Being the problem that is me
My mate Russell Brand has got my brain fizzing with stuff. I really enjoyed what I listened to today, particularly around linking food addiction to other addictions. Because I’ve got...
Being the problem that is me
My mate Russell Brand has got my brain fizzing with stuff. I really enjoyed what I listened to today, particularly around linking food addiction to other addictions. Because I’ve got...
31 days of freedom
I have just read the most awful article on Sober For October. It was so shit, I’m not promoting it by telling you what is it but it riled me...
31 days of freedom
I have just read the most awful article on Sober For October. It was so shit, I’m not promoting it by telling you what is it but it riled me...
Sober For October Tips
The key to success is meticulous planning. Personally I avoided situations where there was going to be copious amounts of alcohol. If you were on a diet, you wouldn’t hang...
Sober For October Tips
The key to success is meticulous planning. Personally I avoided situations where there was going to be copious amounts of alcohol. If you were on a diet, you wouldn’t hang...
‘Worry is a misuse of your imagination’
Worry. We worry about everything. What happens if? What will they think? What if I don’t? What if I do? Our mindset determines what we are and what we become....
‘Worry is a misuse of your imagination’
Worry. We worry about everything. What happens if? What will they think? What if I don’t? What if I do? Our mindset determines what we are and what we become....
How Sober Fish began
My real name is Dawn. My nickname is Fish. You may think it’s because I drank like one. You wouldn’t be far wrong. My inspiration to ‘go sober’ for a...
How Sober Fish began
My real name is Dawn. My nickname is Fish. You may think it’s because I drank like one. You wouldn’t be far wrong. My inspiration to ‘go sober’ for a...
Soberpunks.co.uk
... is a sweary alcohol recovery blog that is written by mid-thirties ex-drinker Jon Tetsuo. Born and raised in West Yorkshire, England, Jon’s drinking career began at around age 15,...
Soberpunks.co.uk
... is a sweary alcohol recovery blog that is written by mid-thirties ex-drinker Jon Tetsuo. Born and raised in West Yorkshire, England, Jon’s drinking career began at around age 15,...
SWF - Sober White Female
As most of you know, I'm looking for love. In fact, I've been looking for love for a long time but only appear to attract knights in tin foil (shamelessly...
SWF - Sober White Female
As most of you know, I'm looking for love. In fact, I've been looking for love for a long time but only appear to attract knights in tin foil (shamelessly...
The last (foreign) hurrah
A year ago tomorrow, I set off on my final drinking holiday ever. In one word, it (I) was carnage. Of course, I didn't know it was my last drinking...
The last (foreign) hurrah
A year ago tomorrow, I set off on my final drinking holiday ever. In one word, it (I) was carnage. Of course, I didn't know it was my last drinking...
Popping the sober dating cherry
Last night, I popped my proverbial sober dating cherry. Not literally, I hasten to add, but I climbed back on the horse of Tinder and got myself a date. Dating...
Popping the sober dating cherry
Last night, I popped my proverbial sober dating cherry. Not literally, I hasten to add, but I climbed back on the horse of Tinder and got myself a date. Dating...
My French Vacance
I've always been an over thinker, a predictor of the future. Before every situation, I've already pictured it in my mind & thought of all the possible disasters that could...
My French Vacance
I've always been an over thinker, a predictor of the future. Before every situation, I've already pictured it in my mind & thought of all the possible disasters that could...
Sleep when you're dead?
Tired. I was always tired. Most of the population is tired. Everyone is quick to blame it on work or kids or a late night out but actually, one of...
Sleep when you're dead?
Tired. I was always tired. Most of the population is tired. Everyone is quick to blame it on work or kids or a late night out but actually, one of...
A day of tiny miracles
This weekend is my baby brothers 40th birthday .. he celebrates every year in the same way by having an all day session in a pub in a beautiful setting...
A day of tiny miracles
This weekend is my baby brothers 40th birthday .. he celebrates every year in the same way by having an all day session in a pub in a beautiful setting...
A Special Guest Blog 'Becoming teetotal' by Lys...
I had my first alcoholic drink when I was about 15 at our school do when my friend Heidi & I shared a bottle of Thunderbirds before we got to...
A Special Guest Blog 'Becoming teetotal' by Lys...
I had my first alcoholic drink when I was about 15 at our school do when my friend Heidi & I shared a bottle of Thunderbirds before we got to...
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine'
As Dawn the Drinker, I was well known for getting far too excited, far too early. For example, I'd always get hammered the night before a wedding in anticipation for...
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine'
As Dawn the Drinker, I was well known for getting far too excited, far too early. For example, I'd always get hammered the night before a wedding in anticipation for...
What is 'forever' anyway?
One of the common things I've been asked this week is how to take the plunge, how to 'go sober' forever? It's not easy. I'm not going to tell you...
What is 'forever' anyway?
One of the common things I've been asked this week is how to take the plunge, how to 'go sober' forever? It's not easy. I'm not going to tell you...
Safety in Numbers?
Sometimes, it's hard to imagine a time without alcohol. But for most of us, we managed to live for quite a few years alcohol free and had fun. Becoming sober...
Safety in Numbers?
Sometimes, it's hard to imagine a time without alcohol. But for most of us, we managed to live for quite a few years alcohol free and had fun. Becoming sober...
Can a leopard change its spots?
Sober For 2017 was just that. An experiment for a year, to give my body a break from the constant cycle of poison and hangovers. I'm not sure it crossed...
Can a leopard change its spots?
Sober For 2017 was just that. An experiment for a year, to give my body a break from the constant cycle of poison and hangovers. I'm not sure it crossed...
Soberfishery
1. Do not glamourise the first drink .. remember the phrase 'one is too many, a thousand is never enough'. 2. Flood your mind .. read books about giving up...
Soberfishery
1. Do not glamourise the first drink .. remember the phrase 'one is too many, a thousand is never enough'. 2. Flood your mind .. read books about giving up...
(Sober) Life at the Lodge
I've always been a believer of what goes around comes around, that good energy brings good things. Before Soberdom, I was stuck in a rut of negative things that were...
(Sober) Life at the Lodge
I've always been a believer of what goes around comes around, that good energy brings good things. Before Soberdom, I was stuck in a rut of negative things that were...
Change is the only constant
Taking a mind altering substance will rarely end well. In fact, it's pretty guaranteed that at some point in its misuse, there will be some kind of disaster. You've now...
Change is the only constant
Taking a mind altering substance will rarely end well. In fact, it's pretty guaranteed that at some point in its misuse, there will be some kind of disaster. You've now...
The Hangover
A definition of a hangover - 'A hangover is the experience of various unpleasant physiological and psychological effects following the consumption of ethanol. Hangovers can last for several hours or...
The Hangover
A definition of a hangover - 'A hangover is the experience of various unpleasant physiological and psychological effects following the consumption of ethanol. Hangovers can last for several hours or...
Be the game changer
It's scary, being the odd one out. The one who sees things differently. The one who dares to be different. Why do we all strive to be the same? Wouldn't...
Be the game changer
It's scary, being the odd one out. The one who sees things differently. The one who dares to be different. Why do we all strive to be the same? Wouldn't...