The sober prober

Rediscovering life without alcohol. Delving into the thoughts, processes, observations and encounters along the way.

  • Feeling all the feelings but one.

    A few years ago (wow, that’s good to say), I wrote about feelings of shame surrounding alcoholism.  Recently, I quietly celebrated 4 years of sobriety, not too much fuss outwardly, but my inner persona really understands what that means. During all of those years of drinking, whether it was for celebrating a happy occasion, to…

  • Boredom…the enemy to be feared most

    Well, as expected, I decided to start a blog and then got distracted with other lifee things, and here we are mid 2024 without a single post… It’s been a busy time, I finished my mental health qualification,  which just about near killed me, it was so fast paced, but definitely rewarding to complete. Post…

  • Chasing your dreams

    Something I’m aware of, now I’m almost 21 months into sobriety, is the massive shift in ones ability to “do”. When I start to feel like it’s hard, and it still is some days, I reflect on all that I’ve achieved in that time. My recent path and life goals were never clearly defined, other…

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