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7 years #soberaf. If I had a pickle for every time I started over, I could garnish every burger in America.

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Brain: “I see you’re trying to sleep. Can I offer you a selection of the most embrassing and shameful things you’ve done while drinking?”

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Me when I drink alcohol.

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How many sober girls named Ashley were once nicknamed Smashley?
99%? Ok.

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When you wake up without a hangover on July 5th

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“Wow, you’re glowing!”

“Thanks! I quit drinking so now I sleep better, stay hydrated, have amazing new hobbies, set healthy boundaries, give myself and others more love and grace, and laugh everyday! Oh, and you gotta try this dewy foundation!”

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Sober curiosity is a slippery slope. First you take a “little break” and accidentally feel better and like yourself more. Then you’re like “maybe one month.” Suddenly you’re 5 years sober, glowing, mentally stable, and emotionally available?? Rude. I was just trying to detox.

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I’m so proud of you for prioritizing your sobriety even though it’s super uncomfy and awkward sometimes.

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I used to do lines of cocaine off public toilets and now I eat fruit without rinsing it so you can say not much has changed.

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How my dog looks at me now that I’m sober and never skip walkies because I’m too hungover.

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When you inherit generation trauma instead of generational wealth.

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When someone says they are proud of me for staying sober through the holidays.

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Shoutout to everyone tackling the urge to drink with a hot girl walk and Cheetos.

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What is something you’ve done in sobriety that was more exhilarating than anything you did drinking?

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I love how so many people’s sobriety date is the last week of November. I need the tea on what happened at Thanksgiving that year.

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Me waiting for my trauma to alchemize into wisdom or at least something I can monetize.