Found this AMAZING YouTube Ted talk. You need to watch this, whether you are an addict, or a family member/friend/colleague of an addict. He is speaking from the point of view of an addict’s family member. But what does this video mean to you as an addict? I think it means – (re)discover your dreams…
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Great blog site: The Best Brain Possible
Have a look at this website – it’s not specifically aimed at addicts, but rather at some of the issues that addicts battle with – especially depression, anxiety and dealing with destructive thought patterns. Click on the image below to take you to the site. I’ve also added some links directly to posts I thought…
Apps & AUD
There are some REALLY interesting apps on the market these days. We’re sharing some Android apps we found useful or intriguing. You can find them on Google Play store, and they’re free. If you found some that you liked, please share them in the comments. Replika So do you sometimes just need someone to…
Chat rooms
We found this interesting Reddit chat room (online forum) and thought we wanted to share it with you. It is on Reddit and is called “Stop Drinking”. Go and have a look and tell us what you thought about it. Also feel free to add links to other online communities / forums / chat rooms…
A life in progress … sans alcohol
Blog name and link: “The Soberist Blog” [June 2015] https://thesoberistblog.wordpress.com/ Their description: I am here to document my quest for an authentic, sober existence. I have been to the edge, and I didn’t like it there much. My sobriety date is August 15, 2013. Extract from one of their blog posts: Quitting was a huge…
An AA sponsor blog
Blog name and link: “Mr Sober Pants” http://mrsponsorpants.typepad.com/mr_sponsorpants/ Their description: More than 25 years clean and sober. More than 50 years old. I am not a Spokesperson for AA – there is no such thing, in fact. There are no “authorities” on or in AA. (Really, the only authority on AA is the Big Book…
1 year sober and fighting cancer
Blog name and link: “Writing my way sober” https://writingmywaysober.blogspot.com/ Their description one woman’s attempt to stay sane and sober through writing Extract from one of their blog posts: I remember sitting in my car the day I read the x-ray report that contained the word “metastatic”. i remember thinking “what have I done? dear god,…
32 years sober and on being retired
Blog name and link: Being sober http://marychristineg.blogspot.com/ Their description I am a sober member of Alcoholics Anonymous. Sober, by the Grace of God, since July 24, 1984. Extract from one of their blog posts: I celebrated 32 years of sobriety on July 24, 2016. I got sober at 32, so I have now been sober…
Any Suggestions?
This is EVERYONE’s post! If you know of any AUD blogs that have inspired you, given you strength, given you understanding or even helped you understand your own struggles better, please share your links and tell us why this is a helpful blog in the comments to this post. We’ll have a look and start…
Blogs of AUDers
Here you’ll find blogs of fellow AUDers (= alcoholics). We’ll add to these as we go along – so keep your eye on this page. Oh, and if you want to, please add comments on the “Any Suggestions?” post. We’ll have a look and start adding some of those to this page. Please note: We’re…
Sober Daisy 