Tomorrow will be day 15. Will be two weeks sober complete

Watching the Mario movie with my dad (not in person though) then going to sleep

I’m proud of you bro. Srs



I have had that feeling many times. It’s basically a panic attack, or at least that’s what it sounds like you may have had. That impending sense of doom and like you have to escape, like you’re about to die. It’s a totally irrational fear coming from deep within your brain, it’s like your subconscious is trying to communicate something to your conscious mind.

Maybe it could be something as simple as the change in your living situation. Maybe you feel fearful about getting sick again. Maybe you are worried about finances. These are all things that most people worry about pretty frequently, of course. Only problem is, some people’s fight-or-flight response overreacts to something that isn’t life-threatening in a way that your conscious brain perceived as an imminent life-threatening danger.

My go-to was always alcohol because it immediately cures that feeling for me. The only problem is that it just comes back, it’s like injecting a numbing agent into an infected limb…the pain goes away, but the infection rages on and when the feeling comes back, the pain is worse than before.

Anxiety is a struggle but I find exercise to be probably the best and most effective way to mitigate it.


I’m glad you got that booch and some sliders instead of beer. Your body and mind was very happy to get that instead of filling it with poisonous garbage.


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In other news, I went to a gym for the first time in 9 years yesterday. Chest and lats feel strong because of all the dips and pull-ups I’ve been doing, but my shoulder press is weak as a baby. And my legs don’t feel “weak”, but unracking 135 on the bar definitely felt like something I haven’t experienced in a while.

Pathetic! My new goal is to get my squat and shoulder press up. Gotta work on those weaknesses!

I also did some depth jumps, box jumps. I am able to move pretty well with the running and sprinting I’ve been doing. Decent explosiveness.

Lots of equipment and a pool too. I’m excited. Got a free 3-day pass but will buy a membership tomorrow. Gonna go back today but not sure what I wanna work on.

Lats, biceps, chest definitely feeling strong but shoulders, triceps weak as a baby. Probably just gonna take a few weeks to reaccustom myself to the movements.

You bastard

lol sorry I couldn't help myself!

Boy who cried wolf.

To be honest I didn’t find it funny. I was actually devastated, srs. That’s probably pretty stupid of me. Well whatever, I’m just glad you are good.

****, I'm sorry man. I didn't mean to make you feel that way

No worries bro, but not gonna lie I really believed you. Given how you haven’t been feeling well and then almost broke your sobriety by drinking, you really got me!

Anyway keep making vids but don’t do that again please, srs. I kind of don’t find it funny to joke about and I’m surprised you would joke about it tbh.

Anyway that’s all I’ll say about it, just being honest.

Joey can you describe the good workout you had in more detail? What do you think made you have such a good workout?

Thanks Joey!!!! Glad you are going strong, it’s inspirational

One good thing about quitting so far is I’ve started cooking a little again.

Previously I’d just get restaurant food literally every night. Bad for me as well as my wallet.

Just done stuff like homemade burgers, sugar free Greek yogurt with frozen berries, but it’s cheaper and a lot better for me

No problem! And I appreciate you sharing that, I’m glad I can provide some sort of inspiration! That’s awesome that you’ve started getting back into cooking. It can be a really fun and creative hobby in which you can enjoy good food afterwards, a win win lol. You should post some pics of your cooking on here!

Burgers sound good as well as that Greek yogurt; I’ve never added additional fruit to my yogurt, I’ll have to try that. Or I suppose you might use plain Greek yogurt and then add stuff. I just buy the Greek yogurt with **** in it lol.

One of the house mates brought home some southwestern Mac and cheese from work last night. This is the leftovers, so the pic doesn’t do it justice. It is hella good!

Cleared two weeks, doing pretty good. OMAD diet is going well, the beer gut is on its way out. I definitely feel different than my other sober sprints though. I've realized I had issues described in the 12 steps that led me to becoming an alcoholic, and I'm more cognizant of them. I've been reading the daily reflections on the Everything AA app and it's a good help.

I've been meaning to go to another AA meeting but I haven't yet. I need a support group to work on these things.

Keep strong bros.

Dude you guys are frickin killin it, it’s cool seeing the success you are all having ITT srs

Yo Scam that insomnia does hit every so often but eventually goes away forreal.

Cleared two weeks, doing pretty good. OMAD diet is going well, the beer gut is on its way out. I definitely feel different than my other sober sprints though. I've realized I had issues described in the 12 steps that led me to becoming an alcoholic, and I'm more cognizant of them. I've been reading the daily reflections on the Everything AA app and it's a good help.

I've been meaning to go to another AA meeting but I haven't yet. I need a support group to work on these things.

Keep strong bros.

Dude you guys are frickin killin it, it’s cool seeing the success you are all having ITT srs

Yo Scam that insomnia does hit every so often but eventually goes away forreal.

Excellent job guys!

Don't forget, you aren't giving up anything that adds anything positive to your lives.

Once I realized and meditated on the life and energy and positivity and a hundred other things that I've gained since stopping, I've been able to stay mostly in peace and content with my sober identity.

Everyone's different, but for me realizing I'm not missing out on anything positive by not drinking had the biggest influence in me not fighting my own mind anymore.

Fell off after my last post but proud to say I’ve not had one drop of alcohol in July, and I was on vacation a week ago. Last time I was on vacation I spent half of it drunk. Don’t even feel like drinking right now. I have been eating like crap though to replace the booze so need to do better there but still feels good man.

Fell off after my last post but proud to say I’ve not had one drop of alcohol in July, and I was on vacation a week ago. Last time I was on vacation I spent half of it drunk. Don’t even feel like drinking right now. I have been eating like crap though to replace the booze so need to do better there but still feels good man.

21 days complete. This past week I felt atrocious (anxiety, terrible lack of sleep, depression), but woke up yesterday feeling great.

Have only gone 3 weeks several times the last 6ish years.




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Very good bro, nicely done srs. You keep feeling better and better. Also even though it’s difficult to get to sleep right now, you’re probably getting more restful sleep even though you aren’t “sleeping” as long as when you are blasted.

It does get easier and easier though. Have you tried anything like melatonin or 5-HTP or anything like that?

Next step is 22 days. Then 4 weeks. Then 4 months. Etc.

Fell off after my last post but proud to say I’ve not had one drop of alcohol in July, and I was on vacation a week ago. Last time I was on vacation I spent half of it drunk. Don’t even feel like drinking right now. I have been eating like crap though to replace the booze so need to do better there but still feels good man.

Got ultrasound results back. No cancer or ascites so that’s about as good as I can be. Just has to stay that way. Fukin depressing as fuk. Still can’t believe I did this. Well nothing matters anyway and people die all the time, so I shouldn’t be such a pussy about it.

Fell off after my last post but proud to say I’ve not had one drop of alcohol in July, and I was on vacation a week ago. Last time I was on vacation I spent half of it drunk. Don’t even feel like drinking right now. I have been eating like crap though to replace the booze so need to do better there but still feels good man.

21 days complete. This past week I felt atrocious (anxiety, terrible lack of sleep, depression), but woke up yesterday feeling great.

Have only gone 3 weeks several times the last 6ish years.

Got ultrasound results back. No cancer or ascites so that’s about as good as I can be. Just has to stay that way. Fukin depressing as fuk. Still can’t believe I did this. Well nothing matters anyway and people die all the time, so I shouldn’t be such a pussy about it.