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theabortionator
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Not that exciting but whatever. Literally 100%. Def a little different but getting more and more used to it.


cool story hansel
Sep 1 2011 1:12AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Celebration shots!
Sep 1 2011 1:14AM
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colleenator
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yes
Sep 1 2011 1:14AM
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theabortionator
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You just smoked your first bowl last week. I hope you feel cool. Just going by you "high thread".

I remember my first bowl/beer
Sep 1 2011 1:16AM
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Gstrong
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celebration lines, whew
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Sep 1 2011 1:17AM
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snowdon
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hahahaha
Sep 1 2011 1:23AM
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snowdon
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Also, props to you, abortionator, for the whole sober thing. It aint easy.
Sep 1 2011 1:24AM
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Kratotalaga
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yup first 2-3 days sucks, a week gets a little better, after a month its no biggie, then 3 months hits and for some reason it gets harder to stay clean, your mind wants to reward itself by getting high/drunk.
Sep 1 2011 1:38AM
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moms_favorite
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why? if you dont mind telling us.
Sep 1 2011 2:58AM
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Poundtown
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im trying for the 100th time starting tonight.
Sep 1 2011 3:09AM
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blatt
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Yayy for being sober! Haven't smoked in like a year and a half. I'm so much more productive in day to day life. And I don't drink intensively (like never more than a buzz). Life's good, I enjoy doing shit a lot more when I'm not fucked up.
Sep 1 2011 3:10AM
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BrewskiJr
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Im studying abroad in Europe right now and I've been near blackout if not blackout for 13 days straight.. Curious to see how long this lasts..
Sep 1 2011 4:01AM
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PopsicleStand
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this probably explains why you are so angry all the time.
Sep 1 2011 6:00AM
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Mike-O
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Good luck. I go one month without booze every year and it's very refreshing, thinking about lengthening it to two or three.
Sep 1 2011 6:23AM
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.frenchy
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SO PROUD OF YA.

yay!

Sep 1 2011 6:38AM
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soulskier
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good for you man, found the right motivation?
Sep 1 2011 8:26AM
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jfoley019
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Yay bud so stoked for ya.  Shows will be tough to go sober, but I am guessing you got a ton of good people supporting you.  I would ask for deetz but none of my business.  I have a lot of friends who gone sober and they are doing well.  One day at a time!
Sep 1 2011 8:38AM
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chardi
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sooooooo... it was laced?
Sep 1 2011 9:37AM
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squawshredder
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this labor day weekend Ill have benn sober for a whole year. it feels like a big accomplishment, but I dont try to push sobriety on people, I just didnt mix well with alchohal and finally figured it out
Sep 1 2011 9:44AM
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doitbig
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good luck to you sir!
Sep 1 2011 10:05AM
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yeahno
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congrats man, keep it up
Sep 1 2011 10:06AM
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theabortionator
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Yeah for sure. I had knocked out a few things before and notice that. At first it was like nah but yeah. As soon as anything came around. Hoping that I'll just get completely used to it and it will be no big deal.
Sep 1 2011 12:19PM
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jibnut
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I forgot how to drink after a long sobriety. I can now drink, though, without getting rowdy
Sep 1 2011 12:20PM
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theabortionator
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cause my brain is fucked.
Sep 1 2011 12:21PM
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AWALLRUS.
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LOL I HAVE THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM. IF I GET A HANGOVER I CANT LOOK AT BOOZE FOR WEEKS.

I GOT REALLY SAUCED ONE TIME AND DIDNT DRINK FOR 7 MONTHS
Sep 1 2011 12:29PM
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1337
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good for you rusty
Sep 1 2011 12:30PM
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bakedpow
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Nothing to do with a job? The smoking side at least?
Sep 1 2011 12:36PM
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F-Beezy
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man good job my bro just went through rehab and in a halfway house tryiing to stay sober so good luck with it ive tried many times before but always after a while i go back to it
Sep 1 2011 12:37PM
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theabortionator
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nah. Haven't blazed for over a year. That was fucking with my head.

More a necessity thing right now. Too many concussions plus other problems. Brain= toasted.

And i don't have a job. Passing a drug test is easy anyway. And stopping for a few weeks to pass one doesn't really count as much sobriety.
Sep 1 2011 12:47PM
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bakedpow
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Well then good for you, whatever helps you live a better life i say.
Sep 1 2011 12:50PM
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ThaLorax
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Props man. To the guy who said shows will be hard to go to sober. That's not true at all, some of my favorite shows I've been to, I've been sotally tober.
Sep 2 2011 11:07AM
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theabortionator
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Raged the fuck out of moe.down all weekend. Didn't even drink a beer all weekend
Sep 5 2011 9:28PM
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wait.what
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I'm pregnant :(
Sep 5 2011 9:31PM
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theabortionator
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It's been almost a year and a half. Wild shit. Also started dipping/smoking cigs again because I couldn't deal with it. But quit those for good about 2-3 months after and haven't done either since.

So for over a year been legit legit sober.


I don't think it's made me less depressed though. Oh well, surprised I made it this long
Dec 27 2012 5:37PM
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crab_pretzel
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honestly congrats and good luck. my friends mom has some serious problems but she just hit 8 years sober. i know it can be tough so i dont blame you for wanting to tell people about it
Dec 27 2012 5:47PM
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theabortionator
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I'm only an angry person on the internet, and that's not real.
Dec 27 2012 5:51PM
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Dr.Dealgood
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 ^hahahaha. (@ abortionator's internet comment)

Being sober is really hard. Really hard. I've abused a couple of things here and there and it's a long dark, lonely road.

I quit smoking cigarrettes this past year and it has been so great. I've cut back on my drinking (I feel you on the concussion circuit) and drug use, just occasional grass here and there.

I always think of it in terms of... well, if I wasn't saying no right now, I'd be saying yes and waking up pissed and a whole lot poorer.

Just keep your head up, find good things to replace the holes left by the bad ones and it can get easier every day.

Congrats!
Dec 27 2012 5:55PM
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theabortionator
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For sure. I go to a ton of shows and am around everything you've heard of and things you haven't every day all summer and a decent amount the rest of the year. At first it was a pain in the ass but I'm so used to it. I can brush off it off no problem when people offer me things. So used to it so far.

41 moe.
23 heavy pets
13 phish
8 umphreys
6 biscuits
10 or 11 fests
a bunch of states plus Canada.

All in 2012, all 100% sober. It's weird that there's people I consider good friends by this point that never knew of me not sober.

Maybe I'll still be on this wagon in another year.
Dec 27 2012 5:56PM
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Thadius.Castle
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I've been sober for the past fifteen years. I feel like it's probably the longest time on NS.


/Claim?


Dec 27 2012 6:02PM
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theabortionator
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I'm going to use my psychic powers and venture to say that you're 15 years old?
Dec 27 2012 6:06PM
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VT_FLO
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Dec 27 2012 6:08PM
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theabortionator
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You really suck at posting gifs appropriately.

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Let's see if the 3rd time will be a charm. Doubt it.
Dec 27 2012 6:12PM
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Thadius.Castle
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Sixteen but my first year was really hard. That was when the thug life chose me.
Dec 27 2012 6:13PM
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shorty_T
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I am on the Sober train right there with you.

Not more drinking, no more smoking, I even quit caffeine.

Keep up the good work!
Dec 27 2012 6:14PM
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theabortionator
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Did you like to do hoodrat shit?

Dec 27 2012 6:15PM
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VT_FLO
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You get butthurt so easily lol. Appropriate posting of gifs- You so funny
Dec 27 2012 6:18PM
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2_fadez
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^calm down Latarian

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Dec 27 2012 6:21PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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damn. i haven't been legit sober in probably 16 years. i can't even imagine how bored i'd get.
Dec 27 2012 6:25PM
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theabortionator
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You try so hard. You don't know anything about me. I listen to music and type away.


If anything was going to get me butt hurt, you posting an irrelevant gif, would def not be in. But sure, continue on your quest to get me riled up. I find it amusing.
Dec 28 2012 4:57AM
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PeppermillReno
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What do you think would happen if you fell off the wagon and started getting fucked up again? Just curious.

Personally I don't use substances regularly...so when I drink a few beers things are fine I just have 2-10 beers and then go chill and watch some tv or whatever. But should I drink a lot and get fucked up my tolerance is low and there's a 80% chance I get arrested or similarly humiliate myself. Its really annoying I can't put down large amounts of alcohol and function anymore, but oh well comes with not boozing up daily. Probably haven't done a bump in months but I'd do some if someone offered me a line of yayo I'd do it. If someone had tabs around I'd def drop one. Shit is cool drugs are "recreational" for a reason I like them and I haven't done any in the last month. But there is no gay ass sober wagon or anything I just am not doing them.



So I am sort of calling bullshit on your expertise about sticking drugs up your ass since you clearly don't do them. This is all some desperate shit you spout out out of boredom for attention is my guess. Someone who can go to 70 Jam shows without even hitting a joint that is passed to him is definitely a pussy with his drugs. I mean if your in that scene and you consider weed any different than cigarettes your a huge one already, knowmean?

I am really not talking shit either I am just curious why the forum expert on anal induced highs hasn't touched a substance in 18 months? Especially if you go to that many shows. There has to be some reason for that much hardcore sobriety....
Dec 28 2012 5:59AM
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theabortionator
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Boofing is a state of mind. I can be sober but still be on that level or tranquility achieved through countless years of boofing. Come as you are, the boofing way of life has open doors, and will open your mind. Free your mind La vida boof.

Of course I'm bored. I'm not sitting on an internet forum because I have things to do.

I don't understand the weed/cig comment.

And I pretty much broke my brain. Stopped doing a few things the first time. Then shit got bad with everything and got pretty scary. Now I don't really know what I'm doing. Your brain can only take so much abuse. And I'm in the redzone on concussions alone.
Dec 28 2012 6:10AM
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