What I Had To Give Up After Getting Sober
It can be challenging and a lot of things change. Here are a few things I had to give up:
1. Walking into work hung over and hoping nobody could see the "foggy head" that I felt.
2. Being afraid to answer the phone because I knew my speach would be slurred.
3. Hoping people weren't noticing my glazed eyes as I walked through Wal-Mart.
4. Regretting the stupid things I said the night before.
5. Worrying about whether my eyes are turning yellow as I look in the mirror.
6. Wondering if permanent damage has occurred yet.
7. Being shocked at what my black out has erased....until someone reminded me.
8. Waking up with some strange, unexplainable anxiety....it seems so real, obvious, and concerning at the time but makes no sense the next morning (hard to explain)
9. Wondering if I would beat this disease like my Dad did or if it would kill me as it did my brother.
....and on and on the list could go. You give up a lot when you get sober and I am thankful!