Posts by LifeRing

By Lisa P. Well, who said the exhilaration was going to wear off? I still get a particular thrill out of being sober. I heard something about “rose colored glasses” and similar nonsense at AA meetings. When it didn’t wear off for me, people in my aftercare class did their standard — told me I…

By Kate M. Liz wrote:  I have just read two emails in a row that mentioned the exhilaration of the early days of not drinking. That’s where I am now, and am very disappointed that it will wear off.  Kind of like a new love, I guess….  The exhilaration is what’s keeping me in there…

By MOG It is interesting, I have found, that my eyes don’t tear as much when I don’t chop onions. Some might say that I have a not so rare disease that is always there and manifests itself when the onions appear on the cutting board. Perhaps. If I stay away from the onions, it…

By Lisa P. I have been thinking about my recent problems. I figure that I can either “practice alcoholism” or “practice sobriety.”  That’s really how I feel about it. Both are actually a technique for coping. And I can make the choice, one way or the other. However, all I have to do is consider…