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LOL Sober

Nelson H.

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

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5:25

The after-meeting meetings

LOL Sober ·

2024/05/02

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 THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I heard someone speak the other day about the best way to approach a new person at a meeting. He was saying how many times he has seen people come on a little too strong, and I have seen similar situations. His suggestion was to always remember that if

4:32

Am I a fountain? Or a drain?

LOL Sober ·

2024/04/30

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 THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I was at a meeting the other day when a guy shared about how intoxicating self-pity can be. He really had me nodding along, because he was making a great point about when you say things like, “Oh, just my luck…” or “That figures, I’m jinxed” you are

6:46

Mind your own sober business, buddy!

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2024/04/25

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!I went to a meeting a few months ago and ran into a sober guy that I love. But I hadn’t seen him in awhile, and he said that to me. “Where have you been? We miss you around here. Everything ok?” he said.It was such an innocent remark on his part. There

4:36

The difference between a better life and a sober one

LOL Sober ·

2024/04/23

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!I was at a meeting the other day where someone really captured something that was a big problem for me, and also a big problem for many other people trying to get sober that I have known over the years.He was talking about how putting down the drink and

6:59

A few thoughts about the Shohei Ohtani dialogue

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2024/04/18

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 THIScomedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I listen to a lot of sports podcasts, and one of the main topics this month has been what has happened with star baseball player Shohei Ohtani. For the non-sports fans out there, I will summarize briefly what happened, though the facts and debate about the

6:37

Does everything happen for a reason?

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2024/04/16

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!Sorry, I took a day off last week to go to Disney with my family. I’m back now!I was at a meeting the other day where the topic was that everything happens for a reason. The person who shared it is a very religious person and believes in that phrase from

5:48

Emotional sobriety at Disney World... my Olympics

LOL Sober ·

2024/04/09

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 THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!We’re flying to Disney today, which is the happiest place on earth. Allegedly. I’m already taking deep breaths.It’s actually a wonderful gift that I can take my family there every couple of years. They love it. It is an awesome experience that my whole

5:26

The bigger the dum-dum, the bigger the recovery

LOL Sober ·

2024/04/04

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 the gym this week and there was a big guy lifting weights with a trainer that I know. The big guy was ripped and had on a T-shirt that said “Dummy mindset” on it. When he left later, I asked the trainer what dummy mindset means.He said that that

4:18

The sweet and sour of sobriety

LOL Sober ·

2024/04/02

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 THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I was at the ultimate sweet and sour kind of meeting recently—a meeting when someone from the rooms of recovery dies of our disease. I didn’t know the guy who died very well. But I knew his name. I saw him at meetings. I’ve hugged him a few times. So even

6:32

People, places and things (oh, and ads)

LOL Sober ·

2024/03/28

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 THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I have a very addictive personality. So I have to watch out for pretty much any mood-altering item. That includes drugs, alcohol, sleep medication, gambling and even stuff like food and money. If one is good, then more is better… right?I’ve specifically

8:00

The traditions don't suck (that much)

LOL Sober ·

2024/03/26

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 first got sober, I cared about my sobriety and the meetings I went to. That’s it. I didn’t want to hear about area commitments or world services, or the history of 12-step recovery. My ass was on fire and I needed to figure out how to live without

4:35

What would my sober band be called?

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2024/03/21

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 was at a meeting the other day in which we read the story in the back of the Big Book where the author describes her state of being as “restless, irritable and discontent.”I always liked that phrase, because it is a good description of how I feel when I

6:43

The cleanliness conundrum

LOL Sober ·

2024/03/19

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 love the book “Drop the Rock.” It’s not official 12-step literature but it’s written by alcoholics and addicts, and I have found the book to be an essential part of working on character defects. It’s about 100 pages long and goes deep on the Sixth and

6:04

Come on, you want me to talk to you after a meeting?!?!

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2024/03/14

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 went to a giant men’s meeting the other night, and it was one of those meetings where everybody sat on their hands for most of the hour. There would be 30 seconds of awkward silence waiting for someone to raise their hand, and then finally somebody

6:14

Action first, motivation second?

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2024/03/12

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 read a very interesting piece in Psychology Today recently, from a clinical psychologist who specializes in addiction treatment. I’ve included it HERE.His basic point is that we often mistakenly think that motivation will cause action, and that it is

8:00

The expanded definition of "progressive illness"

LOL Sober ·

2024/03/07

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 meeting the other night where we read some recovery literature that talked about alcoholism as a progressive illness. I nodded my head and listened, but I was yawning a little bit.Of course my alcoholism is a progressive illness—my drug and

8:58

A wild sober money proposition

LOL Sober ·

2024/03/05

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 listen to a lot of podcasts, and I caught a new episode of a sports podcast that I like the other day where the three hosts—all of whom I am fond of—debated what to do about winning some money.I’m going to change some details and not use the name of the

4:04

Compatibly incomprehensible

LOL Sober ·

2024/02/29

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 love going to recovery meetings more than ever, and I often wonder why. After all this time being sober, I thought for sure I would burn out a little. I always used to worry that I would start to do the bare minimum to stay sober, which is probably about

10:00

A tricky Tradition issue

LOL Sober ·

2024/02/27

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 am chairing a Traditions meeting for the next six weeks, so I am knee-deep in reading about the 12 traditions that 12-step founding mothers and fathers set up as a guardrails for recovery. I almost can’t believe I am saying that, because I used to get

5:35

The juice and the squeeze

LOL Sober ·

2024/02/22

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 meeting recently where a newly sober guy mentioned that he can’t believe how much the juice has been worth the squeeze early on in his recovery. As he kept talking, I found myself nodding along. Sometimes I forget how much easier sober life is

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