You never wake up regretting not having drunk the night before….
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A simple truth….
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What ‘having boundaries’ means to me
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, bravery, honesty, self-care | 6
It’s such a loaded word ‘boundaries’. People say it with such gravitas sometimes. ‘Know your boundaries’ they might say...
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This time last year (Guest Post)
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog | 19
This Guest Post comes from member @ecd66. ================ It’s Sunday morning and everyone else is asleep. I’m sitting at...
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Who am I now that I don’t drink?
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, change, fun, socialising | 26
One of the very hardest things for me in getting sober was the massive shift I had to do...
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Techniques for being around drinkers…
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, self-care, self-help, socialising | 21
It’s definitely an extra layer of ‘hard’ for us sober people if we have to spend a lot of...
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I am flying (guest post from @mac007)
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, hope, writing | 7
One of our wonderful members @mac007 (who I have had the pleasure of meeting twice!) has just travelled away...
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A 21st Party (Guest post from @morgan)
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, community, emotions, socialising | 18
Lovely long-time member @morgan travelled to Wellington recently to attend a 21st party. She stayed at her elderly Aunt’s house...
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My ugly recovery…
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, emotions, honesty | 17
Sometimes my recovery is extremely ugly. Sometimes my recovery involves tears, yelling, feeling low or inadequate, self-destructive thoughts, grumpiness, a...
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Was I really that bad?
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog | 17
How bad was my drinking really? I didn’t crash any cars or end up in hospital or jail. I...
No how true.. But I certainly went to bed regretting that I couldn’t have just that one glass of wine again… and two bottles were now in the recycling bin