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It Felt Nice Talking With Someone New Who I Haven't Hurt Yet

It Felt Nice Talking With Someone New Who I Haven't Hurt Yet

Part two of our December check-ins.

Sober anniversary

+10

It’s a Threefold Disease

It’s a Threefold Disease

The holidays are here . . . and so is part one of our December check-ins.

Sober anniversary

+14

Always In Thanks, No Matter What

Always In Thanks, No Matter What

We have a WOMEN AND NON-BINARY meeting at 1 p.m. PST/4 p.m. EST today. Plus the annual Thomas Lux banger.

Sober Thanksgiving

+6

It Was as Bad as I Thought

It Was as Bad as I Thought

Say goodbye to Daylight Savings and hello to . . . November check-ins

Sober anniversary

+10

Does It Get Better?

Does It Get Better?

October check-ins are here, and we’re just asking for a friend . . .

Sober anniversary

+10

Doing Our Level Best to Stay Level

Doing Our Level Best to Stay Level

September check-ins are here.

Sober anniversary

+10

More on What It’s Like to Love an Addict

More on What It’s Like to Love an Addict

“When I consider what it must be like for him to feel that concern for other humans each day, I don’t have to wonder why it all became too much.”

Love

+4

You Don’t Have to Win the Party

You Don’t Have to Win the Party

“This can sometimes make the other person feel like a bit of a jerk, but guess what? That’s not my problem!”

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+1

Why the Impulse to Suffer?

Why the Impulse to Suffer?

August check-ins are here.

Sober anniversary

+10

Cults of Kindness and Desperation

Cults of Kindness and Desperation

Calling for August Check-Ins.

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+4

What It’s Like to Be Addicted to Gambling

What It’s Like to Be Addicted to Gambling

Our next check-in is here: “I'd gamble my paycheck and spend the week DoorDash-ing after work to get essentials.”

Depression

+3

It's Beautiful, It's Strange

It's Beautiful, It's Strange

We have a meeting today if you need it. Plus, Kate Light.

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+2

More on What It’s Like to Be Addicted to P*rn

More on What It’s Like to Be Addicted to P*rn

"I’ve tried to stop, tried to delete everything, but without it I’m miserable."

Depression

+3

An American Prayer

An American Prayer

We have a meeting today if you need it. Plus, Thomas Lux.

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+3

Getting to Just Unhappy

Getting to Just Unhappy

July check-ins are here.

Sober anniversary

+10

What It’s Like to Be Addicted to P*rn

What It’s Like to Be Addicted to P*rn

Our next check-in is here: “I would never talk about paying for sex with strippers, never talk about looking at animal porn, and sure as hell never talk about being unfaithful to women.”

Depression

+5

Keep Telling Me How Good I Am

Keep Telling Me How Good I Am

June Check-Ins, Part Two

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+10

It’s Not Really About Not Drinking

It’s Not Really About Not Drinking

Time for (Part One) of our June check-ins

Sober anniversary

+11

I Do Trust Time

I Do Trust Time

May check-ins: feeling stuck, being patient, making progress.

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+10

What It's Like to Be a Fearful Man

What It's Like to Be a Fearful Man

Our next check-in confronts masculinity.

Depression

+9

To All The Skeletons Drinking Coffee

To All The Skeletons Drinking Coffee

The April Check-Ins from our readers have arrived.

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+10

But Who Am I To Guide Someone Forward?

But Who Am I To Guide Someone Forward?

March check-ins: We’re making it through another day.

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+9

What It’s Like to Be Medicated: Beware the Sunken Shame

What It’s Like to Be Medicated: Beware the Sunken Shame

More readers write in to tell us how they’re living better through chemistry.

Depression

+8

What It's Like to Be Medicated

What It's Like to Be Medicated

Our readers write in to tell us all about their prescription med situations.

Depression

+8

We Have No Choice But To Sit With It

We Have No Choice But To Sit With It

February check-ins: This month, our inner critics have bullhorns.

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+7

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