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Sober Nudists Why are you sober?
| I am because of religious and personal convictions. Tell us your story. | |
| Good for you RayJ. Life is better when you don't operate under the cloud. As it would appear you figured out the hard way. Wow, glad to hear you survived that epiphany. | |
| I'm sober because I got sick and tired of killing myself. And I have been rewarded with over 25 years of sobriety, almost all of which have been beautiful. Yes, it does get better. All you have to do is get past that first minute. Then the next hour and then the next day and week and month and year and years. But you have to do it one minute at a time. What's your story? | |
| I grew up in a religion that frowns on drinking. But as young boys will sometimes be, I was a rebellious teen. Started at 13 with my cousin and went from there. At one point when I was 18, a guy that I had known in high school was a bit older than us, Said that he had heard a rumor that I was an Alcoholic. Needless to say, that statement alone made me think or rethink my rebellious living and decided that I was gaining nothing from my exploits and was not even old enough to buy alcohol legally. Sobering, at a young enough age to be able to quit and move on. | |
| There have been religious and personal reasons as well. Drinkin wasn't aloud in the house growin up...once or twice I got drunk, just didn't like it and to be honest lost a good ol girl at the time. No more guilt, just realized the consequences. Haven't drank in several years, and was a social drinker at that. | |
| I was dating a lady that was a year sober. She kept it to herself, but I liked what she said. One day, a couple weeks after an embarrassing binge at dear friends of hers where I got very drunk and naked she handed me a copy of the Big Book and suggested I read it. I love to read. So I read it. I found myself in there. I'd read stories that reminded me of things I'd done and I'd write my escapades down in the white pages in the back of the book. When I finished the book my first step was right there. So, I turned myself into AA and vowed to do whatever you told me. Haven't had a withdrawal seizure, ruined a party, messed my pants, or been locked up since. That was 11/7/89 | |
| just shy of my 18th birthday, having already sampled, explored alcohol and various hallucinogens, my realization was to go natural and stop all external consumption of these substances... channeled my energy into yoga, meditation, organic, vegetarian lifestyle with no regrets, whatsoever... a loving natural high is so much better! | |
| In short, I was living my life under the influence of alcohol and it was all going to hell. By the grace of God had a spiritual awakening, and have been sober (one minute at a time) for the last 29 years. | |
| I'm sober because I NEVER drank. And, I never intend to. Best wishes to all who have to fight your demon(s). My dad loved whiskey and drank lots of beer as well. He always wanted my mom to join him when drinking whiskey at night, in the privacy of their bedroom. A lot of uncles, and some aunts, were alcoholics/winos. I guess all had a major impct on my decision to neve drink or smoke. Also, I've never done illicit drugs nor used legal drugs recreationally. But, I'm not a goody two shoes either. I've got my vices, like anyone. Jim | |
| I have a similar story to aquashizen, but it took me until I was almost 24 to get all the way there. When I became a vegetarian and became interested in yoga, meditation, etc, I started to look at everything I was consuming and how it affected me. I didn't like the idea of substances controlling me and the way I felt. When I was a teenager, we used to make fun of people being "high on life", but now I am one of those people. | |
| I like being a sober person. I like to nourish my body with healthy things. I experimented in my younger day & just didn't like poisoning myself. I try to eat healthy & love food. I enjoy cooking & using fresh healthy ingredients. I guess my vises would be sweets. Dark chocolate covered almonds.... | |
| I didn't drink alcohol,had a few,did not like the taste,all tasted the same,knew what the experience is like.Since I didn't like it never took hold on me.Prob was never in groups that was told drinking is cool be part of gang,all I see is What gang?All I see is a trap. | |
| Same as woodhand, I have had various alcohols, and don't like the taste of most of them. I only ever drink a Capt. Morgan ParrotBay, every once in a great while, to the point that a six-pack will last me 8 or 9 months! Alchohol has never been a deciding factor for me - and never will be. | |
| I'm sober because I never have desired to drink alcoholic beverages - just as I've never smoked nor used illicit or recreational drugs. I prefer to live in an unaltered state of mind. I grew up with a father who drank and who wanted my mother to drink with him, primarily for sexual reasons, according to her. She never went into depth and I did not and will not inquire how drunkeness heightened the experience, if at all. He is deceased and, so, I could not ask him anyway. But, it never seemed to be enjoyable for my mother, according to the way she referred to it. Jim | |
| As a teen I drank quite a bit, then as I grew up I saw how the friends were drinking more and getting into more trouble I slowed down to almost nothing. After seeing people steal their mom's car and crash it into a building you begin to think. | |
| I am sober for personal, non-religious preferences. I was forced to drink when I was about 20, and then continued to drink from 20 until 26 - in large part because that barrier had been broken-, although I was drinking so rarely that it didn't register with some people that I drank at all. In September of 2011, I decided I wasn't going to drink anymore, and I quit entirely. I have had a wine-based salad dressing once since then, but no other alcohol consumption to speak of. I have friends and non-biological family members who are alcoholics, and it is hard to see them hurting themselves and others. On a separate note, if there was an amendment calling for the return of prohibition, I'd be among the first in line to join its lobby. |
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