Chris Geidner Profile picture
Sep 21, 2018 8 tweets 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
OK, I did this. The best part about this, I realized, is that I have been sober long enough that I was sober during all of the years of this meme. #tbt
There wasn’t a picture to choose from where I was drinking or hungover. And this goes back SEVEN YEARS! That’s wild to me, still, and just makes me so grateful that I found this path to sobriety.
I am, however, still an alcoholic. And have my bipolar disorder to deal with on top of it. Those will always be a part of me. And they’ll make emotionally draining weeks like this tough.
And, I need to remember the things that I’ve found work for me to help keep my bipolar, addictive mind in its best state. When I’m centered, it can be pretty great! But, if I don’t take care of myself, shit happens. I’m less focused, I lash out, I’m not my best me.
So, after being that less-than-centered version of me today, I escaped from you all for a bit. I ran, I talked with people who get ~this stuff~, I meditated.
I already feel so much more centered, but looking back at these pictures — and knowing the ones that came before — are a great reminder of how precious this gift is.
Thanks for all the love and kindness and sharing you’re doing. It’s good for all of us to be more honest and open about these things (within one’s comfort and safety levels) because stigma helps no one — including those still in pain.
Part of taking care of me, though, is sleep! So, I am off for now. ... Night, all, and let us try to be good to one another — and ourselves. 😴

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Chris Geidner

Chris Geidner Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @chrisgeidner

Oct 9, 2018
Breaking: #SCOTUS allows North Dakota voter ID requirement, which had been enjoined during the primaries, to be enforced during the general election.
Here was the filing asking #SCOTUS to lift the stay that had been entered by the 8th Circuit of the district court's injunction: documentcloud.org/documents/4999…
Here was North Dakota's opposition to the request. (The state hired William Consovoy in DC as outside counsel.) —> supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/1…
Read 8 tweets
Oct 9, 2018
Off to #SCOTUS, where Justice Brett Kavanaugh has joined the court and will be hearing arguments in two criminal sentencing cases today.
Another person to watch: Chief Justice John Roberts, who now gets to decide what to do with his Supreme Court. Read my story about that aspect of this change: buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/c…
#SCOTUS, Oct. 9, 2018: Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s first day on the court, as a small group of protesters remain: “This isn’t over.”
Read 12 tweets
Oct 8, 2018
President Trump apologizes to Kavanaugh: “You, sir, under historic scrutiny, were proven innocent.” All other nine justices are sitting in the front row.
EIGHT JUSTICES. SORRY.
Kavanaugh was not, of course, “proven innocent,” as it was not a trial.
Read 9 tweets
Oct 8, 2018
My latest —> Chief Justice John Roberts Now Gets To Decide What To Do With His Supreme Court buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg… #SCOTUS
Back in January 2017, I wrote about how the chief justice had handled the 8-justice court after Scalia's death, a pattern I'd been watching since the marriage cases and have been slightly obsessed with since. —> buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
In January of this year, I put down what I'd been observing — an ever-so-slight shift from the chief — into words, noting how it wasn't quite clear yet why it was happening (or what Kennedy's departure would mean for it). buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
Read 5 tweets
Oct 7, 2018
It’s ridiculously hot out for October. I also saw a buffalo today. I don’t know if they’re related. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(Yes, I’m taking the day off. A Star Is Born tonight! Back tomorrow.)
Going ✈️ Gaga
Read 4 tweets
Oct 6, 2018
The scene outside the Supreme Court right now is unreal.
Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court Confirmation Vote Was One Of The Closest In US History buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg… #SCOTUS
Only one Supreme Court nominee was confirmed on a closer vote. That vote was in 1881. buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
Read 12 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(