Originally Posted by
Callas 
Let us be clear about this: recovery is extremely difficult. It is hard to stop drinking, it is even harder to stay stopped.
Then we get to the real sucker-punch. This is forever.
but in reality in this battle we are alone.
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early recovery is extremely difficult. if recovery was going to be extremely difficult forever i wouldnt have gotten sober.
getting sober was the hardest thing i have ever done- harder than fighting cancer,which started 13 months into recovery. staying sober had been easy.
i dont feel its a sucker punch that this is forever- i find it a blessing. where i was only exisiting when i was drinking, i am now living.
i wasnt alone in early recovery either. i could have chosen to be alone, but i didnt- i found a group of drunks that were willing to help me learn how to live.
it wasnt easy gettin sober but well worth what i had to go through. life today is awesome-even through the hardships ive encountered.
keep on trudgin,callas. it WILL get easier for you,too.