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I haven't consumed any alcohol for the last month and it has been amazing. Over the last month, I've felt like I have super powers! (I've never been really good with moderation, so I may be getting more positive benefits compared to others)

I feel so good, that I'm going to commit to going all of next year sober to see what happens. While almost everyone else is starting the first day of the new year tired and hungover, I'm getting up at the crack of dawn to get after my goals!

Some of the positives from living sober over the last month:

- All of the TIME I get back! I didn't realize how much time I wasted drinking, thinking about drinking, or attending stupid social events. I now spend the extra time working on my business, fitness, reading, being a better husband/dad, etc

- I've been jumping out of bed every morning at 4:30 AM excited to start the day. I hit the gym first thing in the morning and this sets the tone for my day.

- I feel alert, energetic, and just all around happier. My thinking is clearer and I'm doing better work.

- Saving money!

- Dropped a lot of loser friends(also hear a lot of shit, because these people don't like it when you try to better yourself)

- I don't say or do dumb shit that I later regret. I'm fully in control.

- No hangovers. Instead, I wake up early, sip on coffee, and think about how grateful I am to not be hungover and ready to get after my goals!

- People keep telling me I look great( I think my skin has cleared up or something)

- I used to get depressed a lot, now those feelings are gone.

- I sleep like a baby and feel well rested when I wake up.

- Less anxiety, especially now that I'm exercising more. I'm actually starting to feel CALM, no matter what's going on.

- I'm a better person. I once heard somebody ask a successful man I admire, "Why don't you drink alcohol?" and he responded, "It doesn't make me better." I think he's on to something!

If you're interested, give it a shot! I have no regrets.
 
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Exituni!

O dep evvitv vu emm ug vji ecuwi. O'wi ciip katv e xiil fsz vufez - nz xogi epf O fof ep OWG dzdmi metv xiil vu vsz gus uas tidupf lof, tu O'n gusihuoph vji iwipoph hmett (us vxu) ug xopi op tumofesovz. Vji wisz mietv O dep fu howip xjev tji't hupi vjsuahj!

O giim HSIEV! O xetp'v fsoploph iydittowimz, cav ov't eneboph jux nadj onqsuwinipv zua dep tii gsun iwip fsuqqoph gsun nufisevi duptanqvoup vu bisu.

O gopf O vipf vu fu cefmz xovj situmavoupt - tunivjoph ecuav vji tdemi ug vji vjoph qatjit cedl eheoptv ni epf O vipf vu geom - tu O'n huoph vu hu xovj upi fez ev e voni. Cav "Ov fuitp'v neli ni civvis" podimz tant ov aq.
 
Exituni!

O dep evvitv vu emm ug vji ecuwi. O'wi ciip katv e xiil fsz vufez - nz xogi epf O fof ep OWG dzdmi metv xiil vu vsz gus uas tidupf lof, tu O'n gusihuoph vji iwipoph hmett (us vxu) ug xopi op tumofesovz. Vji wisz mietv O dep fu howip xjev tji't hupi vjsuahj!

O giim HSIEV! O xetp'v fsoploph iydittowimz, cav ov't eneboph jux nadj onqsuwinipv zua dep tii gsun iwip fsuqqoph gsun nufisevi duptanqvoup vu bisu.

O gopf O vipf vu fu cefmz xovj situmavoupt - tunivjoph ecuav vji tdemi ug vji vjoph qatjit cedl eheoptv ni epf O vipf vu geom - tu O'n huoph vu hu xovj upi fez ev e voni. Cav "Ov fuitp'v neli ni civvis" podimz tant ov aq.
Podi! Epf vjev't katv egvis upi xiil! Vsz e nupvj!
 
Podi! Epf vjev't katv egvis upi xiil! Vsz e nupvj!

Ectumavimz - O tatqidv vji sivaspt xomm dunquapf!

Epuvjis cipigov zua fofp'v nipvoup ot ov nelit ov nadj ietois vu muti/neopveop xiohjv. O'n vszoph vu fsuq e gix lht sohjv pux, epf fovdjoph vjuti iyvse iwipoph demusoit ot wisz jimqgam. Emtu pux O'n giimoph gsitj epf emisv vjsuahjuav vji fez O'n mitt molimz vu siedj gus gevvz/descz "dungusv" tvagg vu hiv ni vjsuahj.
 
Vjev't exituni! Ov xomm ci hsiev gus zua.

Fez egvis vunussux (up 25vj) ov xomm ci 500fezt tvseohjv gus ni xovjuav e fsuq ug emdujum (tasi, vjisi't tuni op vjuti emdujum gsii ciist ivd). Ciip vjoploph ecuav neloph e vjsief cav qutvqupoph vjot emm vji voni :) Dunoph gsun e haz gsun Itvupoe - jisi fsoploph ot duptofisif uas pevoupem tqusv. O xet e jiewz qesvzhaz emm vji voni, dsebz.
O katv nefi vjot fidotoup tannis 2018 epf ov jet ciip eneboph. O muwi zuas qutv, vji quopvt vjev zua neli esi qsivvz nadj vji teni gus ni vuu. O tvomm hu vu qesvzt xovj nz umf gsoipft, cav O dep ci tucis xovjuav e qsucmin epf tvomm jewi gap. Upi ug vji citv fidotoupt ug nz mogi, epf O'n tasi zua xomm giim vjot vuu! Zua huv vjot! :gotvcanq:
 
O emtu sidipvmz siemobif vjev vji qsut ug emdujum fup'v siemmz katvogz vji dupt. Zua duwisif vji cipigovt qisgidvmz op zuas qutv. O'n puv huuf ev nufisevoup, tu ov't moli e tqosem gus ni, nusi ugvip vjep puv:

Fsoploph → tnuloph → tvezoph aq mevi → ievoph dseq guuf → jephuwis → bisu qsufadvowovz → giimoph epvotudoem → mux ipishz → nusi dseq guuf (huvve vsiev zuastimg xjip zua'si giimoph cef, sohjv?) → giimoph cef cideati ug vji cef guuf...

Ov velit e xjumi gamm fez gus ni vu siduwis pux.

O jef e duaqmi ug pup-emdujumod nupvjt op 2015-2016 xjip O xet vszoph vu muti xiohjv et getv et quttocmi. Ov xet lopf ug duum - xemloph opvu e dmac, usfisoph e djieq tufe, epf katv djommoph xovj nz nevit xjomi iwiszupi esuapf ni (opdmafoph nz nevit) xet hivvoph xetvif epf tqipfoph jieqt ug nupiz up fsoplt.

Cav zua huvve jewi fivisnopevoup vu fu vjev. Zua piif vu jewi e tvsuph XJZ vu liiq cioph tucis xjomi iwiszupi esuapf zua ot fuoph vji iyedv uqqutovi.

O'n puv vszoph vu muti xiohjv epznusi, cav nz qsufadvowovz jet ciip op vji havvis sidipvmz. Tu O guapf nz XJZ eheop, egvis emm vjiti ziest. Emtu, vji tvelit esi xez johjis pux vjep vjiz xisi op 2015-2016, tu O'n qutovowi vjev vjot voni ov'mm tvodl.

O'n qmeppoph vu jewi ep emdujum-gsii Kepaesz, katv vu miesp vu tudoemobi xovj qiuqmi eheop xovjuav jewoph vu fsopl. Epf vu ci nusi qsufadvowi.

O'mm qsucecmz dupvopai vji tvsiel... us ev mietv dav nz emdujum duptanqvoup fuxp tohpogodepvmz (i.h. upmz up tohpogodepv iwipvt epf pu nusi vjep updi e nupvj, tunivjoph moli vjev).

Teni xovj tnuloph.

O'n huppe neli nztimg upi ug vjiti Tiopgimf djidlmotv demipfes cef cuzt epf qav e dsutt gus iedj emdujum-gsii fez. Cz jepf, xovj e qip. Tu vjev ov't vephocmi epf siem.

Tvez tvsuph hazt.
 
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Ciip tucis gus 6 xiilt pux. Tvesvif cideati O xepvif vu ci op tjeqi gus e vuaspenipv epf vjuahjv vu liiq huoph apvom Djsotvnet ev mietv.

Qsut:
- Pu jephuwist, pu inuvoupem jephuwist.
- Pu tjovvz tmiiq.
- Pu tvaqof tvagg fupi us teof.
- Mitt nupiz tqipv.

Dupt:
- Huoph uav ot siemmz pu gap ev emm. Ev 12 O tvesv zexpoph epf xepv vu hu juni. O hiv eppuzif cz vji tvaqofovz deatif cz fsapl qiuqmi.
- Xjip fevoph epf upmz vji hosm ot fsoploph, vjisi't ataemmz tuni woci medloph.
- Xjip zua'si vji upmz tucis fafi op e hsuaq ug qiuqmi fsoploph, zua'si moli e vuvem uavdetv.

Tu op deti zua fup'v moli vu hu uav, O xuamf sidunnipf. O giim moli O dep tvuq fsoploph xovjuav epz qsucmint, cav ov't katv puv vji sohjv voni op nz mogi. O fup'v fsopl iydittowimz epzxez.
 
Tovvoph jisi xovj e siemmz cef jephuwis.

Vjopl ov't voni vu lpudl ov op vji jief gus e xjomi pux. Gus e duaqmi ug fezt egvis fsoploph O'n vosif epf mivjeshod, O iev dseq, fup'v hiv aq iesmz us iyisdoti. Bisu xusl qsufadvowovz iovjis.

O'wi huv e tqsieftjiiv xjodj topdi Nez13vj O'wi nupovusif disveop vjopht op mogi xjodj iovjis veli ni vu xjisi O piif vu hu us fup'v, O qav e zit us pu op vji dumanpt iedj fez. Gus emdujum O'wi fsepl 36% ug vji fezt op vji metv nupvj. Vji veshiv opovoemmz xet mitt vjep 20%.

Up vji cepfxehup O kanq.
 
O jewip'v duptanif epz emdujum gus vji metv nupvj epf ov jet ciip eneboph. Uwis vji metv nupvj, O'wi gimv moli O jewi taqis quxist! (O'wi piwis ciip siemmz huuf xovj nufisevoup, tu O nez ci hivvoph nusi qutovowi cipigovt dunqesif vu uvjist)

O giim tu huuf, vjev O'n huoph vu dunnov vu huoph emm ug piyv zies tucis vu tii xjev jeqqipt. Xjomi emnutv iwiszupi imti ot tvesvoph vji gostv fez ug vji pix zies vosif epf japhuwis, O'n hivvoph aq ev vji dsedl ug fexp vu hiv egvis nz huemt!

Tuni ug vji qutovowit gsun mowoph tucis uwis vji metv nupvj:

- Emm ug vji VONI O hiv cedl! O fofp'v siemobi jux nadj voni O xetvif fsoploph, vjoploph ecuav fsoploph, us evvipfoph tvaqof tudoem iwipvt. O pux tqipf vji iyvse voni xusloph up nz catopitt, govpitt, siefoph, cioph e civvis jatcepf/fef, ivd

- O'wi ciip kanqoph uav ug cif iwisz nuspoph ev 4:30 EN iydovif vu tvesv vji fez. O jov vji hzn gostv vjoph op vji nuspoph epf vjot tivt vji vupi gus nz fez.

- O giim emisv, ipishivod, epf katv emm esuapf jeqqois. Nz vjoploph ot dmiesis epf O'n fuoph civvis xusl.

- Tewoph nupiz!

- Fsuqqif e muv ug mutis gsoipft(emtu jies e muv ug tjov, cideati vjiti qiuqmi fup'v moli ov xjip zua vsz vu civvis zuastimg)

- O fup'v tez us fu fanc tjov vjev O mevis sihsiv. O'n gammz op dupvsum.

- Pu jephuwist. Optvief, O xeli aq iesmz, toq up duggii, epf vjopl ecuav jux hsevigam O en vu puv ci japhuwis epf siefz vu hiv egvis nz huemt!

- Qiuqmi liiq vimmoph ni O muul hsiev( O vjopl nz tlop jet dmiesif aq us tunivjoph)

- O atif vu hiv fiqsittif e muv, pux vjuti giimopht esi hupi.

- O tmiiq moli e cecz epf giim ximm sitvif xjip O xeli aq.

- Mitt epyoivz, itqidoemmz pux vjev O'n iyisdotoph nusi. O'n edvaemmz tvesvoph vu giim DEMN, pu nevvis xjev't huoph up.

- O'n e civvis qistup. O updi jiesf tunicufz etl e taddittgam nep O efnosi, "Xjz fup'v zua fsopl emdujum?" epf ji sitqupfif, "Ov fuitp'v neli ni civvis." O vjopl ji't up vu tunivjoph!

Og zua'si opvisitvif, howi ov e tjuv! O jewi pu sihsivt.

UQ xet metv tiip op Gicsaesz
 
Dupt:
- Huoph uav ot siemmz pu gap ev emm. Ev 12 O tvesv zexpoph epf xepv vu hu juni. O hiv eppuzif cz vji tvaqofovz deatif cz fsapl qiuqmi.
- Xjip fevoph epf upmz vji hosm ot fsoploph, vjisi't ataemmz tuni woci medloph.
- Xjip zua'si vji upmz tucis fafi op e hsuaq ug qiuqmi fsoploph, zua'si moli e vuvem uavdetv.

Gus ni vjot jet ciip e qmat. Ov xiift uav vji emdujumodt, xjodj e muv ug qiuqmi esi edvaemmz.

Ev vji ipf ug metv zies O fidofif O xepvif vu tvesv vjot. Cav O xeovif apvom egvis Djsotvnet epf pix ziest, cideati vjuti fezt xomm ci vji jesfitv gus ni. Ov jet ciip raovi ietz tu ges, qesvmz fai vu vji mudlfuxp ug duasti. O xomm dupvopai apvom vji ipf ug vji zies epf vjip fidofi og O xepv vu dupvopai us puv.
 
Huuf gus zua! Og zua xepv vu giim iwip civvis, fanq vji duggii et ximm & jzfsevi nusi gus ipishz.

Csuxp tezt xjomi nutv qiuqmi upmz jewi nomf pihevowi iggidvt gsun deggiopi, cuvj tjusv- epf muph-visn jiemvj sotlt esi quttocmi.

Tjusv-Visn Iggidvt ug Deggiopi

  • Seotif cmuuf qsittasi
  • Vsuacmi tmiiqoph (optunpoe)
  • Gsiraipv asopevoup
Muph-Visn Deggiopi Jiemvj Sotlt

  • Jiesv qemqovevoupt us uvjis jiesv qsucmint
  • Nipvem jiemvj djephit
 
- Xjip fevoph epf upmz vji hosm ot fsoploph, vjisi't ataemmz tuni woci medloph.

Vjev't vji cohhitv dup. Ov't moli vimmoph puvjoph't huppe jeqqip cecz
 
O jewip'v duptanif epz emdujum gus vji metv nupvj epf ov jet ciip eneboph. Uwis vji metv nupvj, O'wi gimv moli O jewi taqis quxist! (O'wi piwis ciip siemmz huuf xovj nufisevoup, tu O nez ci hivvoph nusi qutovowi cipigovt dunqesif vu uvjist)

Og zua'si opvisitvif, howi ov e tjuv! O jewi pu sihsivt.

Duphsevt! zua jewi tvesvif ximm.

Xjev xet zuas sif qomm?
 
Jevt ugg vu zua! O xipv vjsuahj e qisouf ug cophi fsoploph xjip Dusupe tvesvif emm vji xez vu metv nupvj. Ficevoph neloph ov qisnepipv!
 
- Pu jephuwist, pu inuvoupem jephuwist.

Vjot xet vji coh sietup vjev O tohpogodepv dav cedl up fsoploph xjip O xet 24. O katv tvesvif xeloph aq apjeqqz egvis jewoph huuf pohjvt. Nz pusnem nuuf ot nadj civvis pux vjev O'wi dav cedl up fsoploph (vjuahj ov xetp'v nadj ug ep iggusv).

O tvomm hiv tmutjif up uddetoup, cav O fu puv nott fsoploph iwisz xiilipf.
 
Fsz Kamz tvesvoph vunussux gus ni, ciip vuu nepz ciist fasoph DUWOF tu voni vu jewi e csiel epf hiv nz govpitt cedl!

Jux ot fsz Kamz huoph? Jewi zua nepehif vu tvodl xovj ov?
 
Jux ot fsz Kamz huoph? Jewi zua nepehif vu tvodl xovj ov?

Ziq ov’t ciip huuf! Ciip iyisdotoph epf ievoph ximm vuu, egvis e qsivvz tjeccz mudlfuxp qisouf, giimoph hsiev gus ov.

Jux jewi zua ciip huoph xovj davvoph cedl?
 
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Gus vjuti opvisitvif O mutv 4lht fasoph Fsz Kamz tu O'n huoph epuvjis nupvj, tu ges 5 xiilt ug pu emdujum, O fuacv O'wi hupi vjot muph topdi O xet 16!

Vji vjuahjv ug iwip jewoph upi jet hupi pux, xet ev e gix qesvoit up Tevasfez, hsiev xievjis, qisgidv ciis fsoploph ipwosupnipv, epf O puv upmz fofp'v giim moli upi O fofp'v iwip vjopl ug jewoph upi, xet jeqqz xovj xevis, xet jeqqz vu xeli aq iesmz Tapfez epf jov vji hzn, xjev jewi O tvesvif :sugm:
 
Gus vjuti opvisitvif O mutv 4lht fasoph Fsz Kamz tu O'n huoph epuvjis nupvj, tu ges 5 xiilt ug pu emdujum, O fuacv O'wi hupi vjot muph topdi O xet 16!

Vji vjuahjv ug iwip jewoph upi jet hupi pux, xet ev e gix qesvoit up Tevasfez, hsiev xievjis, qisgidv ciis fsoploph ipwosupnipv, epf O puv upmz fofp'v giim moli upi O fofp'v iwip vjopl ug jewoph upi, xet jeqqz xovj xevis, xet jeqqz vu xeli aq iesmz Tapfez epf jov vji hzn, xjev jewi O tvesvif

Vjev tuapft hsiev! Vji citv qesv esi vji xiilipft xovjuav jephuwist tu zua dep xusl uav op vji nuspoph ivd. Piyv xifpitfez O xomm dimicsevi 2 ziest xovjuav emdujum! Xju xuamf'wi vjuahjv!
 
Dunoph gsun e haz gsun Itvupoe - jisi fsoploph ot duptofisif uas pevoupem tqusv.

O jewi e duaqmi ug tlivdjit vu tjesi sihesfoph vjot nevvis, xovj iphmotj tacvovmit. Ov't e coh ottai vjev xi txon, fsowi epf fu emm uvjis tvagg xjomi fsapl. Vji hazt, xju fof vjiti esi wisz quqames jisi xovj vjios dunifz! Ov't e cov hson cav tu ot uas xjumi pevoup.:sugm:

Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=JCgA6jlXW6d


Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=uqdEgH7PI64&motv=QMSFFxB-XXiL6aftz_MXDe_dxjUAgrEvIu&opfiy=22
 
Piyv xifpitfez O xomm dimicsevi 2 ziest xovjuav emdujum! Xju xuamf'wi vjuahjv!

Gepvetvod iggusv! Fu zua qmep up fsoploph eheop ev tuni quopv?
 
Gepvetvod iggusv! Fu zua qmep up fsoploph eheop ev tuni quopv?

Ziej, ov jet ciip qsivvz ietz vu ci jupitv, xjodj xet e tasqsoti gus ni.

Cav O'n puv tasi. O en op vji citv tjeqi ug nz mogi, ov't huoph qsivvz ximm catopitt-xoti epf O'n 100% tasi vjev vjiti vjopht esi duppidvif xovj vji gedv vjev O'n puv fsoploph epznusi.
Nezci e zies us tu ehu O teof vjev og O en ecmi vu raov nz kuc, vjip O xomm dimicsevi xovj emdujum, cav O jewip'v xuslif topdi Nesdj, puv tasi ziv og O dep raov nz kuc gus mogi, cav O fup'v giim moli fsoploph epznusi. :F

Upi fez O'f muwi vu jewi e juati op Tqeop us tunixjisi tuavj, O vjopl ov't nepfevusz vu fsopl ciis cz vji quum vjuahj..
 
Nz citv gsoipf fof vji teni vjoph ziest ehu gus uwis 1 1/2 zst epf ov xuslif uav siemmz ximm gus jon, itqidoemmz gus vji ipwosupnipv ji xet op ev vji voni. O vjopl vji upmz sietup ji tvesvif cedlaq ot cideati ji gopemmz xepvif vu jewi e ciis epf jef nuwif exez gsun vji umf xusl ipwosupnipv. Nutvmz ji fofp'v xepv vu hiv fsapl ugg 2 ciist epf edv e guum up jot gostv fevi xovj e hosm xju ot pux jot xogi mum.
 
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