1 week sober
Congratulations to everyone celebrating another 24 hours alcohol - free today! I don't comment every day but I come on SR every day to learn from all of you. Thank you for helping me get my "last first" 168 hours, or 1 week, sober!
God (my higher power) is showing me that I haven't loved myself, or at least parts of myself, since a child. I believe we addicts have been running from our feelings and neglecting ourselves for so long that the thought of loving self, relaxing, and healing is scary. You mean I actually am worth providing for? I'm worth taking care of? It's OKAY to feel my feelings instead of stuffing them or escaping from them?
So much is starting to come to light with sobriety. The unmet needs since childhood. Learning to be open to be loved.
Wow, alcohol was a black veil that has been lifted. And all this time I thought it was the cure.