5 Things Nobody Dares Tell You About Getting Sober
I would never have managed to quit drinking if I’d known what it entailed short term.
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Chelsey Flood
Aug 27, 20205 min
Narcissistic Triangulation Looks Like this
When I was nine years old I had a beautiful, charismatic best friend.
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Chelsey Flood
Jun 2, 20206 min
Drinking Like A Man Stopped Me Enjoying Being A Woman
Drinking Like A Man Stopped Me Enjoying Being A Woman. How getting sober helped me to understand and make peace with my femininity.
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Chelsey Flood
Jan 2, 20204 min
No Problem Drinker is Created in a Vacuum
We need to stop vilifying people who can't stop drinking.
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Chelsey Flood
Dec 13, 20195 min
How To Refuse Drinks Over Christmas
How to refuse drinks over Christmas without ruining the vibe or feeling like a loser.
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Chelsey Flood
Dec 8, 20198 min
How to Deal with Death without Alcohol
I'm still learning to process pain without alcohol.
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Chelsey Flood
Nov 30, 20195 min
Why You Should Never Stop Drinking Forever
When I first quit drinking, I had no intention of stopping for good. I wanted to have a break, to sort a few things out in my life.
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Chelsey Flood
Oct 23, 20196 min
How Do You Know It's Time to Stop Drinking Alcohol?
My experience of living with a drinking problem was that it was a bit like having two personalities.
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Chelsey Flood
Oct 10, 20195 min
Three Lies that Kept Me Drunk For Years
My subconscious did a fantastic job of keeping information about alcohol away from my consciousness.
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Chelsey Flood
Sep 15, 20196 min
Are You Accidentally Torturing Your Freshly Sober Loved One?
Three things absolutely not to say and what you can try instead.
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Chelsey Flood
Sep 12, 20195 min
Simple Mind Shifts Can Make You Get Sober
Until I changed my thinking around alcohol I couldn't break my dependence on it. 1. I’ll stop tomorrow/after that birthday party/next...
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Chelsey Flood
Aug 20, 20194 min
How Do You Know If You Love Alcohol Or Are Powerless?
When I first started learning about addiction I couldn’t see how I was powerless over alcohol.
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Chelsey Flood
Aug 4, 20195 min
How I Stopped Using Wine as Self-Care and What I Do Instead
The evolution of looking after myself from the drunk years to my fourth year sober.
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Chelsey Flood
Jul 21, 20196 min
I Regretted Starting This Blog Until a Stranger's Email Reminded Me Why
In a time obsessed with image crafting, public vulnerability feels dangerous and damaging. Honestly, the opposite is true.
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Chelsey Flood
Jul 16, 20196 min
How To Survive A Wedding Sober
It’s a May wedding and I am so freshly sober that I don’t even know I’m getting sober.
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Chelsey Flood
Jun 23, 20196 min
How a Writing Residency in the Arctic Forced Me to be Grateful
eighteen months sober, I arrived in the wilderness. September 2017 I travelled to Svalbard for a writing residency. For three weeks, we...
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Chelsey Flood
Apr 24, 20197 min
Three Years Sober, I Finally Understand My ‘Rock Bottom’
This time three years ago, I woke, dehydrated, with a sickening feeling of doom. It wasn’t the first time, or even the first thousandth...
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Chelsey Flood
Apr 15, 20195 min
Am I 'Alcoholic'? Try My Test
If you've ever worried about your drinking, I invite you to try my foolproof and unassailable test. Number of times googled Am I...
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Chelsey Flood
Mar 18, 20196 min
Sober on St Patrick's Day
Ah, how easy it is to accidentally drink too much on St Patrick’s Day, when all around the world, people gather in pubs to don...
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Chelsey Flood
Mar 8, 20198 min
Can Nature Get You Sober?
Drinking cured my social anxiety short-term, but made it worse long-term. After finally quitting I found a more constructive source of...
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