Originally Posted by GetMeOut

And this is what we're left with. Most of us have reached that point where we've said many times over we were done. People in our lives have truly wanted to believe us, just as we've desperately wanted to believe ourselves, but the nature of addiction is such that we sabotage confidence in our ability even to keep our word. So, then the power to convince with words eludes us. Our only recourse is time, and a daily commitment to sobriety. Some will be supportive and believe in us, even in times we don't believe in ourselves, others may remain skeptical to the end, but neither can change the truth. Neither can alter reality. You have to stay the course regardless of what others say or think.