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Addiction & Recovery

JayhawkSD

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4. Sobriety is not a joking matter.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2019, 02:10 PM

Jan 2019

Drinking because you don't like the president is bullshit and you all know it. Staying sober is a serious business. I've been doing it for more than 35 years and I haven't done it by making jokes about it. I've seen plenty of people who made jokes about it die drunk.

Sobriety is an inside job. Whoever is in the White House neither weakens or strengthens one's sobriety. There are twelve steps in that process, and all of them address the inner condition.

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"Normies" can do this? [View all] irisblue Dec 2018 OP

With sincere respect to those in recovery... PJMcK Dec 2018 #1

I really wonder how many Americans are using chemicals/maladaptive behaviors irisblue Dec 2018 #2

Trump & his madness solidifies my sobriety, makes it stronger even after 31 years . . . Journeyman Dec 2018 #3

Sobriety is not a joking matter. JayhawkSD Jan 2019 #4

Jay,.... "We are not a glum lot" pg 132 in my Big Book irisblue Jan 2019 #5

For me, getting sober was too serious to NOT joke about it. Iggo Jan 2019 #6