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LOL Sober

Nelson H.

How to laugh your ass off in sobriety nelsonh.substack.com

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5:28

Itch perfect

LOL Sober ·

2024/02/20

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!When I told my wife I had to go to rehab in 2008, she seemed genuinely surprised. I had done a pretty good job of covering up how bad my addictions had gotten. She knew I had been prescribed some painkillers, and that I drank sometimes in addition to the

4:21

One more thing about the Super Bowl

LOL Sober ·

2024/02/15

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIScomedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I wrote about the Super Bowl earlier this week, and I wanted to say one more thing about it.I often beat myself up a bit for getting frustrated with people driving, or with a long line at the grocery store, or with inconsiderate people at the gym. It’s

4:44

Another sober Super Bowl

LOL Sober ·

2024/02/13

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I’ve met lots of sober people who mention specific dates as dreaded days because it triggers their addictions. By that, I mean, a day that makes us think, “I should get sober… but I don’t know how I would not drink on FILL IN THE BLANK.”Some people

6:24

A great Aristotle quote to think about

LOL Sober ·

2024/02/08

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIScomedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!At my gym, every trainer has a small bio on the wall with a photo of themselves. And each trainer has picked a favorite quote to put on that wall.One really spoke to me the other day: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a

9:07

A fast car isn't enough

LOL Sober ·

2024/02/06

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIScomedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!Did you watch the Grammys on Sunday? Me neither. But I did see 1.5 billion people post the video of Tracy Chapman singing “Fast Car” with Luke Combs. If you don’t know the back story, Tracy Chapman is a very reclusive musician who hit her peak popularity

4:11

Uh, can I get an ETA on this too shall pass?

LOL Sober ·

2024/02/01

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I had to pick something up from the pharmacy the other day, and one of the workers said, “Give me one minute, okay?” I nodded my head and said sure… but it was not one minute. It was more like three minutes, and I found myself getting aggravated. I like

4:45

The goodness of bad prayer and meditation

LOL Sober ·

2024/01/30

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIScomedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I was very amped up for the NFL playoffs this past weekend, partially because the games were exciting but also because I was in a fantasy pool where I had players from all four teams. I couldn’t wait for the games on Sunday, and I found myself mentally

7:34

Luckily me not fry brain too bad

LOL Sober ·

2024/01/25

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!In 2017, I started having all sorts of cognitive issues. I couldn’t remember things. I felt hazy and tired all the time. It felt like the world was moving 65 MPH and I was in the right-hand lane going 35. It was scary as s**t.So I went to my doctor, who

7:18

Another hilarious sober meme

LOL Sober ·

2024/01/23

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!As I have mentioned a few times, I love the Instagram account Sarcastic AA memes. The person who runs it also has published a few books of memes about recovery, too, and I find them hilarious… but also very cutting and true. This person gets it. I’d

8:00

When I was Tony Robbins

LOL Sober ·

2024/01/18

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I was at a meeting recently in Nebraska when several newcomers showed up and said they were at their very first meeting. I always feel a warmth toward newcomers because we were all newcomers at a certain point in our lives, and I also love the concept of

4:16

The (torturous?) gift of taking inventory

LOL Sober ·

2024/01/16

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIScomedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I was at a men’s meeting the other day where the topic was moral inventory, and specifically the role that fear plays in all of our lives. It was during an NFL playoff game on a Sunday afternoon, and I had this a-ha moment of sitting in a circle of 30 men,

5:04

A brilliant, simple way to pray

LOL Sober ·

2024/01/11

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I was at a meeting recently where someone shared their experience, strength and hope, and she talked a lot about her meandering journey to find a higher power. I certainly identify with that sentiment. And she said she ended up not really completely

8:31

Confirmed: Yep, there are sober people in Nebraska

LOL Sober ·

2024/01/09

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIScomedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I get to travel a lot for work, and I always find myself landing at an airport in a new place and thinking, “I wonder if there are any sober people here.” The answer always is, holy s**t, yep, there are plenty of alcoholics and addicts here!On this trip, I

9:39

It's true, we talk differently in sobriety

LOL Sober ·

2024/01/04

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I was at a meeting a few weeks ago, and a guy mentioned he had been going through some significant life difficulties that didn’t involve alcohol but affected his alcoholism. And the point he wanted to make was that he was startled by how much more

5:38

New Year's revolutions

LOL Sober ·

2024/01/02

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIScomedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!My wife sent me to the grocery store to buy a lengthy list of things on Dec. 31. The store was absolute mayhem. The average age of customers was roughly 114 years old, so it was cart chaos, people talking on speaker phones with their great-great-great

3:58

The last cold callers

LOL Sober ·

2023/12/28

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIScomedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I remember once talking to a new guy who started coming to meetings and flirting with the idea that he might belong in a 12-step program. He had lots of curiosity about sobriety but not a lot of interest in doing it himself… yet.One thing that blew his

4:46

No more holidazed and confused

LOL Sober ·

2023/12/27

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIScomedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I shared at a meeting the other day how Halloween 2008 helped get me sober, and someone specifically commented that that anecdote really hit home with him because of what a mess holidays used to be when he was still drinking and drugging.Halloween 2008 was

6:34

A holiday shout-out to the MVP of sobriety

LOL Sober ·

2023/12/21

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIScomedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I walked into a 12-step meeting the other day that I had never been to, and as I wandered down the steps into the basement, I couldn’t help but feel some gratitude to all the churches out there.I have been sober since November of 2008, and I estimate that

4:02

A road incident we can all laugh at

LOL Sober ·

2023/12/19

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIScomedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I was driving the other day on a 35 MPH road in the town I live in. I got behind someone driving 25 MPH, which is slower than the speed limit, which is an absurd thing to do in this world.Anyway, we were approaching an intersection and the light was green

3:25

Where's Pride-o?

LOL Sober ·

2023/12/14

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I have an interesting exercise for you to try.Think back to the last time you were really angry about something. Soak it in for a second. Take a snapshot in your brain. Now ask yourself, where was your pride in that picture?Now think back to the last time

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