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re: What is one thing that helped you find soberity?
Posted on 10/7/25 at 8:48 pm to LSU Coyote
Posted on 10/7/25 at 8:48 pm to LSU Coyote
Simply didn't want to live like that anymore. The time spent chasing the next buzz was mind boggling. I haven't done any party favors in at least 20 years. The other day I bought a 6 pack of longnecks. It took me about 1 month to finish all 6. lol
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Posted on 10/7/25 at 8:53 pm to LSU Coyote
I found this meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein.. changed my life. Now im 2 years sober and meditate 15 minutes a day. Feel like ive finally reached a point in life where i am existing in a natural state without clinging.. just experiencing life without trying to drastically alter it through booze, accumulating shite i dont need, holding resentments etc.
can’t recommend Joseph Goldstein enough… hes a buddhist but none of his teachings offended my Christianity.. in fact i think it meshed well
can’t recommend Joseph Goldstein enough… hes a buddhist but none of his teachings offended my Christianity.. in fact i think it meshed well
Posted on 10/7/25 at 8:54 pm to LSU Coyote
An SSRI and suicide attempt.
Also moving to a place that fit me better
Also moving to a place that fit me better
Posted on 10/7/25 at 8:56 pm to LSU Coyote
Following line by line the directions in the first 164 pages of the Big Book.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 8:59 pm to Crow Pie
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Step # 1 - Put a plug in the jug.
Sayings from group therapy based AA lite kills people. Read the chapter in the Big Book “More about alcoholism”. You can’t use the mind to fix a problem that originates in the mind.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 9:30 pm to Yeahright
Thanks for sharing your testimony brother
Posted on 10/7/25 at 10:09 pm to Gnarler
quote:Slow down. I meant maybe he should stop drinking before he mis-spells the topic on his own thread. Which he did.
Sayings from group therapy based AA lite kills people. Read the chapter in the Big Book “More about alcoholism”. You can’t use the mind to fix a problem that originates in the mind.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 10:28 pm to LSU Coyote
Prison
Posted on 10/7/25 at 10:30 pm to SuperSaint
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SuperSaint
I frick with you when you deserve it, but at least you don’t lie about your past (while having admitted it previously) like these other degenerate idiots
Posted on 10/7/25 at 10:59 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
When my first son was born. Didn’t want my kids to see dad drunk.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 11:00 pm to LSU Coyote
It was just a light switch that went off with me after my wife had a conversation with me about it. It was heading towards causing a problem in our relationship so I quit. There's no way that I would let it affect our relationship so I just quit. It was fun for many years but it was time for it to go.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 11:01 pm to LSU Coyote
Owning a bar
Posted on 10/7/25 at 11:17 pm to Beessnax
My ex put out an ultimatum my pot or her. So i bad to make a tough choice. At least the divorce didn't cost me too much.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 11:19 pm to LSU Coyote
When you despise hangovers and realize how much money and time you wasted you’ll have an epiphany.
Find something you love that requires getting up early.
Find something you love that requires getting up early.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 11:38 pm to LSU Coyote
God
I really have no other way to explain it other than God
I've gotten so used to being sober I'm starting to feel like I take it for granted sometimes bc what He gave me was an unbelievable gift I try to thank Him for daily
I really have no other way to explain it other than God
I've gotten so used to being sober I'm starting to feel like I take it for granted sometimes bc what He gave me was an unbelievable gift I try to thank Him for daily
Posted on 10/8/25 at 2:28 am to Espritdescorps
Joseph Goldstein is great. Have you read Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening? Another great teacher is Christopher Titmus. I had the honor to pick him up at the airport and take him to a retreat he was giving here in Bavaria. These guys walked the walk. I will be sad when they are "gone". And you're right, none of their teachings conflict with Christianity.
To answer the original question, the impetus to finally stop was the final realization that I would lose my wife, the most important part of my life, if I didn't. That came after hitting bottom and causing a head-on collision while I was blackout drunk. Luckily noone was injured. I woke up in a psychiatric ward next to some screaming guy at 3 in the morning, spent a week there and, except for one relapse (last gasp addiction?), have been sober since. If I ever have the desire to drink - I don't - all I have to do is call up images such as my wife sitting in the ambulance with me crying, before they took me to the hospital for withdrawal - that was another incident where I thought I was going to die. Or not being able to put toothpaste on my toothbrush because I was shaking so bad. Or sitting here through the night asking for help from God. Or being so drunk at 2 in the afternoon I fell into a table and broke my collarbone. I have a whole photo album of memories to keep me from returning to that hell. And I will never, ever, put myself in a position again where my wife can't depend on me. I've witnessed 2 people drink themselves to death, I'm 65, and I don't have that much time left, so every day counts.
To answer the original question, the impetus to finally stop was the final realization that I would lose my wife, the most important part of my life, if I didn't. That came after hitting bottom and causing a head-on collision while I was blackout drunk. Luckily noone was injured. I woke up in a psychiatric ward next to some screaming guy at 3 in the morning, spent a week there and, except for one relapse (last gasp addiction?), have been sober since. If I ever have the desire to drink - I don't - all I have to do is call up images such as my wife sitting in the ambulance with me crying, before they took me to the hospital for withdrawal - that was another incident where I thought I was going to die. Or not being able to put toothpaste on my toothbrush because I was shaking so bad. Or sitting here through the night asking for help from God. Or being so drunk at 2 in the afternoon I fell into a table and broke my collarbone. I have a whole photo album of memories to keep me from returning to that hell. And I will never, ever, put myself in a position again where my wife can't depend on me. I've witnessed 2 people drink themselves to death, I'm 65, and I don't have that much time left, so every day counts.
This post was edited on 10/8/25 at 2:33 am
Posted on 10/8/25 at 2:29 am to LSU Coyote
The business I was in make being a drunken fool, easy, We were encouraged to take clients out frequently, spend a lot on booze, I wouldn't get then hookers, some of the sales people did, I'll buy them drinks, but I wasn't going to pimp for them.
We had 3 young children under the age of 6, my dad was an alcoholic and with my smart mouth, I was a frequent punching bag. My wife figured that an abused child is a future child abuser, she actually kept me away from my son especially.
I got the company to give me the assignment of building and operating out new loading facility. This meant moving away from the old crowd and daily drinking. As soon as we got settled I went to an AA meeting, that started over 20 years of sobriety. My life improved drastically. Later, when my kids hit teen s and college years, I could be an example, a good one.
If anyone on the cusp want more info, I'll be glad to help.
We had 3 young children under the age of 6, my dad was an alcoholic and with my smart mouth, I was a frequent punching bag. My wife figured that an abused child is a future child abuser, she actually kept me away from my son especially.
I got the company to give me the assignment of building and operating out new loading facility. This meant moving away from the old crowd and daily drinking. As soon as we got settled I went to an AA meeting, that started over 20 years of sobriety. My life improved drastically. Later, when my kids hit teen s and college years, I could be an example, a good one.
If anyone on the cusp want more info, I'll be glad to help.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 3:16 am to LSU Coyote
quote:
What is one thing that helped you find soberity
Not being a POS alcoholic or drug addict really helped me.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 3:28 am to LSU Coyote
Observing drunks as a kid encouraged me to not start drinking in the first place. 
Posted on 10/8/25 at 4:48 am to LSU Coyote
Financial stability and satisfaction with my life
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