Life at 27, Sober, & Living In My Parents Basement
From Whiskey To Water: A Guide To Your First Year Sober
When I went sober in 2017, I didn’t have any sober friends, there wasn’t much modern information or practical strategies to equip myself with. Today, the rise in sober curiosity has dramatically increased the number of resources to help guide one through their transition to sobriety. I’m here to humanize some of them.
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15 min readMar 7, 2020
It was 10:24 am on December 28th, 2017, I checked my Lyft receipt from that day, when I pushed open the basement door and walked into my parent's house, my childhood home, where I was currently living. New Year's eve was 4 days away.
The downstairs fridge was filled with leftover Christmas beers, a medley of Sam Adams, Bud Lights, and Coronas, and a bottle of Prosecco. I reached for the shelf below and grabbed a water and Gatorade, then continued to my room, undressed, and showered.
Sitting in the shower I recounted my first attempt in October, my second in November, and now this, my third failed attempt.
