Originally Posted by
Jeni26 
I'm not sure I'm becoming a 'new' me....more like the 'real' me. The one that laid dormant for many years.
I'm finding out now that she's ok really, I don't need to pretend I'm anything I'm not. I thought I had to because I was too shy, too awkward, too sensitive to show myself, so I developed my drinking personality which was fearless and outrageous. That wasn't me at all.
It's really liberating to become yourself. It's like waking up x
Thank you for sharing this Jeni. It really moved me. I also feel I am becoming, or rediscovering, the "real" me, even if I am early on in sobriety and have a long way to go. It is a relief. No more pretending, repressing or escaping.