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Legal Editor, @BuzzFeedNews. SCOTUS Correspondent. Nat Sec Team, covering Trump & Mueller. Sober. Gay. Buckeye. Law Dork. DMs open. chris.geidner@buzzfeed.com

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    1. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Dec 2017

      And now, I’ll be back at work in the morning, doing a job that I love, covering issues that I think are vitally important, and working with some of the best in the business — at BuzzFeed News and in the Supreme Court press corps.

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    2. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Dec 2017

      It’s not been the simplest year: tons of work, moving, friendship issues, getting sick and spending a few days in the hospital, turning 40, and dealing with mental health issues. But, I did it all sober — and made it to today. 😊 For that, I’m grateful.

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    3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Dec 2017

      I talk about my sobriety on occasion because people shouldn’t be afraid to talk about addiction — and recovery — and because, to the extent some people think I’ve got a pretty good life going, I want them to know where it came from.

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    4. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Dec 2017

      I went through bottles and bottles, was drunk many nights a week, ruined friendships, got kicked out of places, worried family and friends, embarrassed myself, and did shitty things to people who didn’t deserve it.

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    5. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Dec 2017

      I ended up at the ER one night here in DC after falling over myself on the way to the metro. I got in a car on Connecticut Avenue that was NOT a cab another night. ... I was, simply put, a mess.

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    6. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Dec 2017

      Eventually, after far too many experiences that might have led another person to reassess their drinking, I reached my point when I ran out of excuses for why I was drinking the way I was drinking.

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    7. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Dec 2017

      I reached out. I got help. I got sober, and I’ve worked every day since to stay grateful for whatever it was that morning of Jun. 27, 2010, that led me to say, “Enough is enough.”

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    8. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Dec 2017

      If you are at that point — or even just are uncomfortable with your drinking or other drug use — reach out to people: doctors, therapists, sober friends, 12-step programs, other support systems, whoever you’re open to being honest with. It could change, or even save, your life.

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    9. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Dec 2017

      In any event, 2,741 days later, I’m grateful for my sobriety, my family and friends, and for all of you folks — who read and share and talk with me about the strange variety of things, including my life, that I write about on here. Y’all are great. 😍

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    10. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Dec 2017

      As a dear friend just reminded me, I am a sap. As such I am completely overwhelmed with the moving responses tonight. You all truly are amazing. Seek help if you need it, and, if you don’t, support your friends who might!

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      Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 27 Dec 2017

      For now, though [and with that grammatically improved tweet put in place], I am off to bed. ... Night, all, and let us be good to one another — and ourselves. 💜😴

      10:04 PM - 27 Dec 2017
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        2. Jeramie Rain‏Verified account @jeramiedreyfuss 27 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Thank you for sharing this. So glad you are sober and wonderful and a great inspiration. Sleep well

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        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 28 Dec 2017
          Replying to @jeramiedreyfuss

          Thanks. :)

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        2. StandUpRepublic-Builder of Gallows - Joe‏ @WakeThe_UP 27 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          4 years if I make Jan 20th. Life came at me hard the past 4 months and sanity was on the brink, but no alcohol. Purely by the grace of God.

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        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 28 Dec 2017
          Replying to @WakeThe_UP

          Amazing. Keep it up!

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        4. StandUpRepublic-Builder of Gallows - Joe‏ @WakeThe_UP 28 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Thanks! You too.

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        2. Not Indicted by Mueller‏ @nonunaspiare 28 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Happy (half) birthday, and thank you so much for sharing this. I'm literally in an airport right now, flying back home to that same city you love, coming back from a funeral of an uncle that just lost his battle with addiction.

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        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 28 Dec 2017
          Replying to @nonunaspiare

          So sorry to hear that. Glad you could be there for your family.

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        4. Dede  🇺🇸 #boycottNRA‏ @antypynky55 28 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner @nonunaspiare

          Chris thank you for sharing that. I am 12 yrs sober and have shared openly on Facebook and Twitter. I hope you continue to grow your program

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        2. Joyce Faraone‏ @factsfaraone 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Good for you . You deserve your better life for all the hard work you’ve put into it . You gave your son the best gift anyone would ever want and I know he will be forever grateful .

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        3. Chris Geidner‏Verified account @chrisgeidner 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @factsfaraone

          Omg. I got VERY confused. Then I figured it out. That’s my nephew. 😂 But, thank you.

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        4. Joyce Faraone‏ @factsfaraone 30 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Sorry - that was an assumption on my part- 🤔 you know why they say about assumptions ! Haha😂

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        2. Kaveh Akbar‏Verified account @KavehAkbar 27 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Grateful for your sobriety and your openness. Thank you!!!

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        4. Jared Lipof‏ @jaredlipof 28 Dec 2017
          Replying to @DynoStars @KavehAkbar @chrisgeidner

          BREAKING: Grown (?) Man Who Lacks The Self-Control To Keep Opinion To Himself Says Self-Control Easy

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        1. Kristin Chirico‏Verified account @lolacoaster 28 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Chris I am so grateful for you and grateful for the life you choose every day-- you are killing it.

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        1. JM McCarthy  🔇‏ @SelmaJonque 28 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Wonderful thread. Best thing I've read in a long time. This December marks 29 years sober for me. Congratulations on your milestone - it gets even better. Happy New Year!

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        1. Tim Newton‏ @TimTimTimbo 27 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Congrats! 19 years (December 8th) Finally sick of booze and pills (Vics 40 a day) and whisky, Rum and Beer. Cold Turkey'ed it. Sick in bed for a week. The most anxiety ever experienced. Lucky on 1st try to get sober. One word did it and that was SURRENDER. It works. Keep it goin'

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        1. Claire Lopez‏ @imcbear 28 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Congratulations! 30 yrs here. No telling where my life would be today if I was still drinking. I’m in Alanon 2 which I consider graduate school for alcoholics. AA taught me how to not drink (among other things) and Alanon taught me how to get along w ppl. I highly recommend it.

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        1. Marilynn Mendell‏ @WinSpinCIC 28 Dec 2017
          Replying to @chrisgeidner

          Congrats! Keep it up- may the force be with you. Happy New Year.

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        1. Jeanne Taylor  🌊‏ @jeedew 27 Dec 2017
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          I’m really happy for you, and extremely so for your mother. There is nothing worse than witnessing your own kid struggle with addiction and not able to “fix it” for them — and nothing more joyful than seeing that same kid sober, mostly happy, successful and thriving. #YinYang

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