jesseCandyBaroness
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Never expected to make it this far, sober, but here I am. Infinitely less social, raw dogging reality, straight up not having a good time bro (but also no longer having bathtub hours or coming up with new ways to get cases of vodka to my house)
I identify as a raccoon, not so much the cat like agility and far more the dark circles/will fight for food
My lovely partner all the time, giving me the advice I need and not co-signing my BS, I hate it (I love it)
How it felt the past 666 days
Thankfully never me… I wasn’t a puker when I drank in public, but I did spend the last 2 years drinking at home to avoid this very situation.
Sorry for the absolute lack of pixels
Potatoes are the best.
Didn’t mean to add this one
Slowly fixing my credit, apparently it’s easier to make monthly payments when you are actually aware of time passing
My daily reminder that it wasn’t all bad jokes and drinking games… it was definitely popping off for little to no discernible reason
Definitely my love language, I have meme channels because otherwise my people wouldn’t be able to get through the sheer volume of memes I share on a semi regular basis
Sent to a trumpet player who has daddy issues, gotta help my loved ones when I can
Long distance sucks. It’s wild being in a relationship and going months without any kind of physical touch platonic or otherwise
Best kind
I was okay with mine (march) until I saw the second row
I’m the one with the allergy, but I didn’t figure that out until much later
Thanks for scrolling through my stollen memes! Be kind to yourself, drink some water, and I’m proud of you getting up every day in this batshit crazy world.
LariCheltsy
DMorison
Just over 2 months till you hit 2 years; great work & keep on keeping on!
Emiloo74
#20 Having an alcoholic spouse, I can attest to the terrifying switch. Not fun. Never been directed at me, but not fun.
jkwgn
Congratulations! 7.5 yrs here. Catch a meeting. Not like the movies. Find one you like. One day at a time. Good Luck!
BrigidtheMechLady
666 days? So, you're not drinking for evil now. Nice.
Turtlegir
Go you!!!!! I personally have never had to deal with addiction, but several of my family and friends have, and I have seen how hard it was for them. I am so proud of anyone who can do it. Do a snoopy dance!!!! Plus points for a spoopy number!
AlmostHappy
#1 Keep going! I’m on 8482 days here, and really feel recovered since a couple of months. Well, on that front. I have many issues left.
spooktree
hail satan
allnewuserforyou
Day 66, looking forward to 600 more. Congrats! Any advice?
jesseCandyBaroness
Congrats! Finding enjoyable things to do that didn’t involve drinking was key. Talking to people when I felt crappy or wanted to drink, especially people who can listen and validate (not try to fix you or the situation) made it so much easier. There are lots of programs (AA, SMART recovery, recovery Darhma) but not every program works for every person, programs have people and people can suck. You’re doing great, try to focus on today/tomorrow and the rest will come. (My DMs are always open)
Kommkat
#43 Low 30s, half my friend group died, half moved away, yay.
goodguyC
KaptainObveeus
#43 Early 40s simulator: you're down to zero friends. You are alone and your only companion pet has passed. You eat ravioli out of a can, cold, when you have enough spare cash to treat yourself. A social media app keeps you going, because you leave you will miss out on all the hot dank memes to come.
ilovebigmutts
Proud of you dude. Coming up on 8yrs myself.
summabish
I just made it 1 year, I can't imagine 8, that's good work!
thebookster92
#31 What's the November car?
jesseCandyBaroness
Bumblebee, the transformer
WillemHellfire
Hail Satan!
IliveIdyeIliveagain
#1 Good job OP keep it up!
surprisinglynotmyrealname
#1 yeah hit the two year mark but I stoped counting after about 18 months. Infinitely happier, took back up sailing. I wasn't an alcoholic, I was a sailor without a boat (also with a substance abuse problem and undiagnosed ADHD). Look after yourself. Reach out by pm if you want to chat.
jesseCandyBaroness
Ah yes, the pre-VA addiction school! I ran out of crayons, so I grabbed the spicy water. I don’t pay too much attention to my days but since I forgot to remember day 420, I set a reminder for 666. I am happier overall now, but day to day still tends to suck sometimes (the world is messy and I am tired)
Emiloo74
I am proud of you, @op. Sobriety is no small thing. Keep at it.
trigonman3
#11 @BottomShelfVodka
jesseCandyBaroness
I got one too! Kool-aid or not, it is still a great punchline
trigonman3
Yes, the fewer religious nutballs, the better. Oh yeah!
stonetemplefox05
#48 what this is?
goodguyC
I have no idea!!!
wademcgillis
Hotel: Trivago
jesseCandyBaroness
They are vines, when I am bored/sad I will go to the tube and watch compilations to crack a smile
cullen0013
Oh my sweet summer child. Look up “best of Vine” on YouTube
allyouneedtodoisbreathe
@OP try the Wim Hof method. Helped me to ground really well and feel awesome! I've been sober for 7 years
AyatollahBahloni
Pyrowolf1
#33 what the fuck is a penjamin?
jesseCandyBaroness
It is about the weed vape pens, which make it much easier to get away with smoking weed, which is cool, but it’s kinda like how we got a school bus but our parents had to walk uphill, both ways, in a snowstorm to get to school. This is the stoner version of that
goodguyC
Based on context, I'm guessing it has to do with weed vape pens. Which I actually prefer, because they don't draw so much attention!
trigonman3
Google is down for me too, bro. Stay strong.
ChewyTheWookie
You're a Beast!
tallyhoho
#2 my husband will often do that like prison arm thing around his food so no one can steal it even though I made the food and there is plenty of the food to have 2nds and 3rds. Food hits different when you don't have much of it growing up
HippoTel
#11 Kraft Foods would like you to know that "it is a popular misconception that 900 followers of cult leader Jim Jones committed suicide by drinking Grape Kool-Aid laced with cyanide at their commune in Jonestown Guyana in the late 1970's. This is not true. The followers of Jones actually drank cyanide laced Flavor-Aid, a cheap imitation of Kool-Aid. The Flavor-Aid flavor they consumed was grape. Therefore, Kool-Aid played no part in this tragedy." We looked this up one day during a meeting.
butlerfly24
Thank you!!! This is a hill I will continue to fight on...
behrtimestories
Used to have a gamemaster named Jim Jones. Called his house Jonestown and served grape Flavor-Aid whenever a new player joined.
DocFaust13
It’s also not true that all of them, or even a majority of them, drank it willingly or at all. Many were found shot by crossbows or who were obviously threatened to drink it or they’d be killed anyway. A bunch escaped into the woods.
pandemicpolemic
Shot by crossbows?! That’s an interesting mass suicide / homicide wrinkle.
DocFaust13
There’s a new doc series on Netflix about it. Jim Jones’ son was one of the survivors because he happened to be at a house they had in town when everything went down. He made a statement that the “drinking the kool aid” joke is insulting because it wasn’t really a mass suicide, more like mass murder. By the time it all happened a bunch of the followers were being kept against there against their will.
SadsPikkelson
Couldn't even afford name brand drink mix and you think you're qualified to lead people to heaven, Jim? Could you imagine ascending to heaven and the only thing there is Best Value peanut butter and Flavor-Aid?
tallyhoho
Who knew heavens pretty mid
7andaswitchblade
#33 someone help with this one please,
Pyrowolf1
I thought it was a homemade sex toy thing, guess I was way off lol
jesseCandyBaroness
It’s what you exhale into when smoking weed to filter out the smell. If you smoke a bowl and don’t light it enough for extra smoke to come out you can smoke weed with no noticeable smell. (Totally used this my senior year in high school to get away with smoking and not smell like weed)
7andaswitchblade
Oh my shit. I never knew, I just smoked where there weren't people around and called it good
jesseCandyBaroness
It’s usually filled with dryer sheets and paper towels, like stuffed enough to be difficult to blow through
SayRamrod
these are wonderful
IfILikeYourJokeITellYou
In honor of your 666th day the TST sober faction. Really helped a friend of mine. https://thesatanictemple.com/pages/sober-faction?srsltid=AfmBOopiwafrtJpyxAlJ5oNjMa8TsxBnpbflrHXw4MNEkNnbW8PQTkFu
OhOhOwen
Bathtub hours?
jesseCandyBaroness
When you’ve been puking so long/hard you can’t keep yourself up at the toilet so you sit/lay in the tub and periodically rinse off. Not my greatest moments, that’s for sure
TomIsMyDog
These were wonderful. I've been the meme gatherer for my husband for a while now since he kind of checked out due to addiction. But he is in rehab right now, so Im trying to save only the bestest ones for him. Your journey is inspirational and gives me hope for him.
jesseCandyBaroness
So glad to hear he is in rehab, rehab can teach some awesome skills. Maybe I will do a sober themed dump at some point. Have you sent him a little “you’re doing great” card? Silly but I cried when I got those in rehab (I have a few amazing friends who know the power of getting physical mail)
TomIsMyDog
I'm looking for the right card, something that will look cool on his walls. So far, I've sent him two CDs and Battleship!