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Eight Years Ago I Took My Last Drink

And why I celebrate milestones but rarely talk about sobriety anymore.

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Emily Lynn Paulson
Dec 31, 2024
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My last drunk Christmas, 2016

I spent New Year’s Day 20171 mostly in bed, hungover from my last series of drinks the night before. New Year’s Eve 2016 went much like any other uneventful night out with…

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