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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
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      But, for so many more people — including almost all of the people I interact with on a daily basis — they've never seen me drinking.

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    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      That concept still blows my mind. For so long, "Chris drinking (really, Chris drunk)," was a part of knowing me, part of my persona.

      2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      There were good times, sure. I hosted some great parties, met some wonderful people drunk at parties, met a few boyfriends even.

      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      But, from damn near the start, there were "issues." There were clear signs (that I long ignored) that this was not going to end well for me.

      2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      One of the first times I got drunk (in college), I ended up missing a train (or bus?) to NYC for a work thing the next morning.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
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      Over time, though, I'd learn that was ~nothing~. I got in fist fights with my closest friends, I lied to people, I treated people horribly.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
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      (And, for those who've not met me, I should ~not~ be getting into fist fights.)

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    8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
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      And still, even as thing got worse, I avoided even considering the possibility that my problems had anything to do with my drinking.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      Even when I moved to DC — which happened after I'd been euphemistically "underemployed" for 9 months — things didn't really change.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
      Replying to @chrisgeidner

      I once tried to flag down a cab on Connecticut Avenue and got into a guy's back seat — a guy who was ~NOT~ a cab driver.

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      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015

      I probably should have ended up in jail that night, or he could have beaten the crap out of me, but someone was watching out for me.

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        2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
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          Some time later, I found out that driver was watching out for me that night: He was a sober guy, and he took me to a friend's place.

          1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
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          But, even that night, & a similar night in NYC, didn't do it. It turned out that what did it for me was when I just couldn't do it anymore.

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        4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          That was June 27, 2010. As I told a friend later, I'd always had an excuse for my drinking: good things, bad things, stress, whatever.

          1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
        5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
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          But, in late June 2010, I found that I had no such excuse, and yet that I was still as out of control as ever with my drinking.

          1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
        6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          So, I started dealing with it. I talked to people, I found help, I stopped drinking, and — eventually — I changed my way of living.

          4 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
        7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          My life over the years since has been such a gift. And that's not because it was all easy (it wasn't) or all good (it wasn't).

          2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Life has, however, been so ~different~ over these past sober years. ... Just knowing I won't black out or be hungover was a start.

          1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
        9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          But since that became my new normal, so much more has come about because I was able to stop all of the lies that went along with all that.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          And, once that became normal, I was able to start dealing with still other things I'd been avoiding. It's just a constant building process.

          2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
        11. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          And, I'm slow! It took until this spring, for example, for me to really start focusing on my physical health consistently.

          2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
        12. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Folks can joke with me about all of my social media-ing about my working out, but that has been very hard earned self-care.

          1 reply 1 retweet 10 likes
        13. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          On Wednesday, I left work early to go to the gym before meeting a friend for dinner bc I'd not made it to the gym on Monday or Tuesday.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        14. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          That is a sentence I would not ever in my life have written until this year. I did, however, often leave work early to get to happy hour.

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        15. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Now, it's very different. You see me going to plays all the time. It's not that I'm rich. I've just not been buying drinks for 5+ years.

          1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
        16. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Seriously, do the math. I was drinking a lot on a lot of nights of the week, plus drinking wine at home on "cooking" nights. So much money.

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        17. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          So, now, instead of spending money blacking out and regretting my actions, I spend money seeing amazing performances of amazing shows. Win.

          4 replies 2 retweets 9 likes
        18. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          And, no, not all of it is easy. Are there times I miss it? Sure. Early on, there were lots of times. Even now, there are moments. But ...

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        19. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          I just remember how small my world had gotten, how predictable (drunken mess) AND unpredictable (anything could happen) things were.

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        20. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          And, it's a similar thing for me when it comes to momentary desires to drink when things are bad or stressful or whatever.

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        21. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          I recall what many people have said to me, and it is so true for me: There's nothing wrong in my life that a drink wouldn't make worse.

          1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
        22. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          And the corollary, for me, also is true: There's nothing so good in my life that a drink couldn't ruin it.

          2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
        23. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          And so, as I enter my 2,001st day without drinking, my life is pretty amazing. I am full of gratitude for this gift I've been given.

          1 reply 3 retweets 15 likes
        24. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          I live a life full of love, passion, & purpose, & I'm surrounded by amazing people. I want to do all I can to help myself stay on that path.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        25. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          I know there's nothing about my sobriety or life that is permanent, so I will continue moving forward as I've done for the past 2,000 days.

          1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
        26. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Full of gratitude, hope, and (as I constantly try to remind myself) humility — one day at a time.

          4 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
        27. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Not just one day at a time — but also by constantly asking for help and being honest with myself and to others about where I'm at mentally.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        28. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          So little of this ~me~ that exists today is actually about me. Everyone in my life who deals with me and helps me is, truly, to thank.

          2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
        29. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          And, in that, I have been truly blessed w incredibly wonderful people in my life long before I was ready to get sober — and certainly since.

          1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
        30. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          There's always more to say about this topic — it really is about gratitude for my life — but I'm going to end it here for now.

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        31. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          My DMs are open, though, & my email is in my bio. Please do feel free to reach out. ... And, everyone, thanks for reading. Y'all are great.

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