I talk about this often, how I had to do a lot of really hard work retraining my brain...
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Ten Tips for Doing a Party Sober
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, bravery, self-care, socialising | 5I've been to many parties as a sober person and generally I don't have a problem with them (unless...
It's very hard to explain the intensity of a drinking dream to someone who isn't sober. It's one of those...
I think a big part of the reason I've never picked up a drink since I made the decision...
Let's talk about 'the voice'. No, not the TV show - the one in your head trying to convince...
A letter to my past addicted self
Mrs D | | Sober Self Care, brain re-training, drinking-culture, emotions, honesty, regret, writing | 10Someone suggested that I write a letter to my past addicted self. So I did and you can see...
Visualisation was a really powerful tool for me early on. It was one of my main strategies for dealing with...
Learning to understand ourselves
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, fun, gratitude, happy, self-care, socialising | 7I knew after I stopped drinking that if I was going to be genuinely at peace with being sober,...
A powerful observation
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, cravings, drinking-culture, socialising | 15I go on a lot about brain-retraining in early sobriety... how we need to really embrace the reality of...
How do you move on from the need to escape?
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, bravery, emotions, raw | 17Someone once asked me: "How do you move on from that need to escape your feelings by soaking yourself...
Ok that was SUPER fun!! Loved that 'Bullshit' game in the last post and thanks everyone for playing. You...
Thick Sludgy Mud (warning: laboured metaphors within)
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, community, cravings, emotions, hope | 86That's how I think of early sobriety. You've jumped off the Boozy Cliff into a ginormous field of Thick Sludgy Mud...
That is BULLSHIT!
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, fun, honesty, hope | 92"You'll never have fun at a party again if you stop drinking." That is BULLSHIT! A party is fun...
It’s just bullshit all the lies that are fed to us about all the wonderful things alcohol brings to...
You know those thoughts that fly at you trying to convince you to drink or telling you you’re a...
I’ll be honest I had a sad pang about not drinking the other day and had to quickly run...
“Would you like to sample some wine?”
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, drinking-culture, happy | 7She was very cheerful the lady at the supermarket who asked me this question. She was dressed smartly, standing beside...
A year or so ago I took part in a free online Mindfulness Summit which was amazing! I felt like I was...
A lovely man who worked in the addiction sector here in New Zealand passed away recently. His name was David...
I deserve this…
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, bravery, emotions, self-care, self-help | 17Once again here I am going on about brain re-training. It is VITAL! It is CRUCIAL! It is HUGELY...
It doesn’t solve or fix anything…
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, emotions, self-help | 8Alcohol is such a tricky drug. On the surface it appears to help us deal with things by relaxing us...
A special Christmas gift (Guest Post)
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, gratitude, happy, hope | 7The Silly Season is fast approaching and already there are rumblings in the Members Feed about what a difficult...
This might seem a bit silly and trite but I’m often incredulous about this. Before I got sober I...
There’s so much talk in sobriety about us all learning to take care of ourselves (so often a foreign...
Did you know that when you get sober you develop X-Ray eyes? You do! It’s amazing. @chatnoir discovered this...
On my lowest days I sometimes have glum thoughts about my sobriety. It happens rarely nowadays (at 3+ years sober)...
Member @Zentient wrote this in the members feed a couple of days ago… “Trigger! And I don’t mean Roy...
Naval Gazing…
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, calm, happy, self-help | 32Oh how scornful I used to be about naval gazing! “Naval gazing is for sissies” (I’d say). “People who always...
You are Brave and Amazing
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, bravery, emotions, raw, writing | 5I just got a random lovely email from a dude in Utah – he works at Thistle Creek Ranch...
We are not boring losers…!
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, calm, happy, hope, raw, socialising | 9We’re just people who don’t drink alcohol. I’ve just been hanging the bunting in the dining room for tonight’s...
We’re hosting a big dinner party here on Saturday night. A 10th Anniversary Dinner Party Extravaganza! for our Antenatal...