Living Sober Sucks (but living drunk sucks more) By: Mark A. Tuschel   

Everything DOES NOT always work out for the best,,, but you can make the BEST out of how everything works out.

What is it that you WANT and DON'T WANT out of living sober? Let's make a list.

A question from a website visitor: "How do I find new sober friends?" - These segments are called "Ask the Alkie."

Being selfish and self interest is NOT a bad thing, especially with your sobriety.

You have the brain, the mental capacity and the power to change your spots.

Your choice to THINK. You can think about self-destruction or about self-preservation.

You might have to DO the DON'TS when you sober up.

Why not be happy with what you have? Or at least enjoy the process of getting to “I’ll be happy when…”

It is your CHOICE to drink or not drink. This doesn’t make it any easier to stay sober, but YOU DO have a choice in the matter.

Don't let the "memory" of drinking deceive you into a relapse. Here's how our memory affects our continued sobriety.

My patriotic love of America and the Big Business of Alcoholism.

Sobriety may not be as fun as being drunk - but it CAN be more enjoyable. Relearn how to have fun as a sober person.

You may not drink - but are you a "prisoner" to the influences of alcohol?

What's the one thing an alcoholic hates to admit? Find out and make sobriety PAY you back.

Boredom - It's part of life and part of living sober. Get over it and get busy. There are ways to assuage boredom.

Sobriety doesn't sap you of creativity. But you will have to regain it once you've sobered up.

Do you need to be deemed a "clinical alcoholic" before you do something? Who gives a shit about the title? If drinking is causing problems - then it's a problem.

I caution about relying on god to keep you sober. Who wrote the 12 steps? Not god – males wrote them. IF there is a god, it is a WOMAN. This Raw-Cast is for the secular crowd.

It doesn't matter if you follow 12-steps, 24-steps or 147-steps. There is only ONE step that will keep you sober.

The first of many Raw-Casts to come. I discuss why I'm doing "Raw-Casts" and I look at the way fear holds us back from doing the things we know we should do.