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public:blog:becoming_teetotal [18/04/26 18:57 BST] – created johnpublic:blog:becoming_teetotal [19/04/26 19:39 BST] (current) john
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  Other people were the problem. Not the //not drinking//. People. It became obvious that drinkers just don't like a non-drinker - it makes them feel as though they're being judged, or makes them question their own relationship with alcohol. And they get uncomfortable.  Other people were the problem. Not the //not drinking//. People. It became obvious that drinkers just don't like a non-drinker - it makes them feel as though they're being judged, or makes them question their own relationship with alcohol. And they get uncomfortable.
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 I wanted to stop & I enjoyed the peace and freedom of not drinking. I wanted to stop & I enjoyed the peace and freedom of not drinking.
  
-The new "Day One" was April 23<sup>rd</sup> 2021, but I only know this because I've just checked back in my diary. I calculate today to be day 1765. I've had 5 sober Christmases, 5 sober Birthdays, 5 sober Wedding Anniversaries. 5 sober New Year's Eves.+The new "Day One" was April 23<sup>rd</sup> 2021, but I only know this because I've just checked back in my diary. I've had 5 sober Christmases, 5 sober Birthdays, 5 sober Wedding Anniversaries. 5 sober New Year's Eves.
  
 Anyway.... back to blogging.... Anyway.... back to blogging....
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