Your progress is amazing!! Keep up the good work! I love reading stories like yours!!

Good for you Plantpro!

FYI I had a long talk with my wife about that article you posted about addiction and environment.

TSM gives you a different perspective on alcohol!

Week 43, 16 units, 4 af. Went out 4 nights but only drank 3 with a 6, 5 and 5 beer nights. The nal continues to strengthen and I believe my switch is becoming broken in the off position as opposed to the decades I experienced in the on position. Had a super bowl party and quite a few friends commented on how far I've come. It was nice to respond I was kicking a$$ when asked how I was and how I was doing. I was able to drink with them and socialize. But as you know, never got high and kept it at a solid mindful event. I want to try and convey something that I have mentioned before and that is the long term effects of being on nal. As I mentioned before, I believe the nal just isn't just targeting my alcohol addiction. But rather all my addictions I've created throughout my life. Whether it was the work, food, sex, sports, spirituality, internet and on and on. I was never able to really balance them in my life and put them in a healthy proper context. I became too one sided, if that makes sense? We live in a world that has become so busy and complicated that I have always got sidetracked in a way by the BLING of life. I've always created these little pockets of addiction to consul myself so to speak but at the expense of a good healthy balance. With the nal's effect of smoothing these things out. I feel I'm in a much better position to evaluate what's really important and therefor act in my favor. I'm no longer drawn or torn in one way or another by my addictions. But rather experience a very peaceful state of existence to choose from. I've thought before about starting a separate thread about the spiritual side effects of taking nal. That is when you remove all the things that constantly sidetrack you. You are in a much better position to experience the truth of life and therefore learn to abide by it's law. It's like we get the effects of meditation as a TSM bonus. That's pretty cool isn't it? In signing out for the week I'm very happy. I love my life. Keep the course and watch the miracle as you become un-drugged by the illusion of alcohol. Peace. Start TSM 4/10/14, pre TSM probably between 60 and 70, going as high as 85 units per week for months straight .......................................... Wks:
1-52.5.......... 11-42.75.............21-21.75, 2 af................31-17, 4 af.....................41-26.5, 2 af
2-52.5.......... 12-36.75.............22-23, 1 af....................32-15, 4 af.....................42-17, 4 af
3-53.5.......... 13-27.................23-25..........................33-18, 4 af......................43-16, 4 af
4-51............ 14-28.75..............24-19.5, 1 af.................34-12, 5 af
5-50.5..........15-27.5................25-9...........................35-19, 4 af
6-56.5..........16-27.5................26-14.75......................36-17, 4 af
7-51.............17-30..................27-19.5, 2 af.................37-16, 4 af
8-46.............18-34.5...............28-17, 3 af....................38-30, 2 af
9-46.............19-28.5...............29-17.5, 3 af..................39-16, 4 af
10-42...........20-14.5, 3 af.........30-17, 4 af....................40-12, 5 af

Week 44, 21 units 3 af. Went out 5 nights but only drank 4 with 5, 6, 6 and 4 beer nights. I realize now I'm at a point where a conflict has to be resolved and worked out. I love the fact that I'm out meeting new people. I'm dancing, socializing and even having woman hit on me and ask me out. But there is a definite conflict with the way I feel the next day as compared to the way I feel after af nights. I absolutely love being af and I experience no desire to drink at all. Lately I have been using alcohol only when I'm out and in the context of a habit as a social lubricant. TSM did exactly what it was suppose to do. But I now have the challenge of learning how to socialize on less or no alcohol. It will be in line with my new objectives and have many positive effects. I have everything to gain if I can still have fun and pull this off. I've put this off for a while but I believe it's time to force drinking less. 10 months ago this wouldn't of been the case or even possible. I was addicted to everything about it. But that's not the case anymore and I feel what I'm preparing to do is just be socially and personally responsible. The four or five hours of fun while drinking just isn't worth the uneasiness and pain I feel the next day. The people I'm around wouldn't care so this is just in my head. I'm going to try it this week, especially on school nights. In signing out for the week, real proud of you that have kept the course. I believe you will get out of it what you put in. Nal-on. Peace..Start TSM 4/10/14, pre TSM probably between 60 and 70, going as high as 85 units per week for months straight .......................................... Wks:
1-52.5.......... 11-42.75.............21-21.75, 2 af................31-17, 4 af.....................41-26.5, 2 af
2-52.5.......... 12-36.75.............22-23, 1 af....................32-15, 4 af.....................42-17, 4 af
3-53.5.......... 13-27.................23-25..........................33-18, 4 af......................43-16, 4 af
4-51............ 14-28.75..............24-19.5, 1 af.................34-12, 5 af......................44-21, 3 af
5-50.5..........15-27.5................25-9...........................35-19, 4 af
6-56.5..........16-27.5................26-14.75......................36-17, 4 af
7-51.............17-30..................27-19.5, 2 af.................37-16, 4 af
8-46.............18-34.5...............28-17, 3 af....................38-30, 2 af
9-46.............19-28.5...............29-17.5, 3 af..................39-16, 4 af
10-42...........20-14.5, 3 af.........30-17, 4 af....................40-12, 5 af

Hi plantprO

The reward of drinking gets less and less when taking nal and the joys of AF days increases. This is something I have experinced first hand.

The obvious action for myself at least is to maximise AF days, maybe even contemplate total abstinence.

However breaking those final ties is still harder than it should be. IMHO it's a condridiction, when the pleasure of not drinking surpasses the painful effects of drinking or Nal-overs then the logical thing is to chase the pleasure. However a drinkers brain is not logical I guess.

Just maybe this is the final frontier, a final choice in completing the journey.

Peace to you too brother!

Reading your post the words (and the book) Freedom and Responsibility come to mind. TSM can give you freedom, and with freedom, the ability to act responsibly. It's so simple, but it's also very powerful. I'm just about there with you guys, experiencing my first strings of AF days, and rather enjoying it. I feel like I just turned a corner and bumped into a stranger, and his name is sobriety.



I wish I could say he's an old friend, but he really is a stranger. Seems like a nice guy......

Week 45, 24 units, 3 af. Went out 5 nights but only drank 4. I ended up with 4,6,6 and 8 beer nights. I was proud of myself with the 4 on a school night. I felt much better the next day and I consider it a step in the right direction. The other nights were full of socializing, dancing and the 8 beer night I was taking advantage of Mondays holiday. The 8 beer night was spread over 7 hours and I ended up having dinner with a girl I'm fond of, it was killer. I experience nal-overs when I drink these days. I guess I'm just constantly reminded alcohol is a poison. I have no compulsive desire to drink. It's nothing like pre nal where I drank to get drunk every night and isolated myself for decades. I never get drunk or experience the old buzz these days. I prefer not drinking but the context in the way I drink is a comfortable way for me to be out and meet people, especially women. It's a shame it's so late in my life but at least I'm been given the opportunity to make up for lost time. I'm out in an effort to better my life, my cage so to speak and it's working. Maybe one day in the future I will even bring someone special into my life and not have it ruined by the effects of alcohol like the past. I consider this a much healthier way to live and am happy. In signing out for the week, I want to ty you all for your posts and keeping TSM alive for anyone who happens to find us. I don't have the desire to post or respond like I used too but my thoughts and hopes are for you. Keep the course and I believe it will work. You guys are doing great. Even if it hasn't quite kicked in yet. Give it time. Peace........................................................Start TSM 4/10/14, pre TSM probably between 60 and 70, going as high as 85 units per week for months straight .......................................... Wks:
1-52.5.......... 11-42.75.............21-21.75, 2 af................31-17, 4 af.....................41-26.5, 2 af
2-52.5.......... 12-36.75.............22-23, 1 af....................32-15, 4 af.....................42-17, 4 af
3-53.5.......... 13-27.................23-25..........................33-18, 4 af......................43-16, 4 af
4-51............ 14-28.75..............24-19.5, 1 af.................34-12, 5 af......................44-21, 3 af
5-50.5..........15-27.5................25-9...........................35-19, 4 af......................45-24, 3 af
6-56.5..........16-27.5................26-14.75......................36-17, 4 af
7-51.............17-30..................27-19.5, 2 af.................37-16, 4 af
8-46.............18-34.5...............28-17, 3 af....................38-30, 2 af
9-46.............19-28.5...............29-17.5, 3 af..................39-16, 4 af
10-42...........20-14.5, 3 af.........30-17, 4 af....................40-12, 5 af

I'm already feeling the way you feel and your updates are encouraging. Very much appreciated and keep up the good work!

sounds like you're doing really well PP really appreciate you stopping by & keeping us updated, it's really helpful for us still on the journey

-badger