“But the future looks bleak and it’s so hard to sustain a Pollyanna type resolve, that things may get better in time. ”
Tatsy, i don’t see anything Pollyanna-ish about the idea that “things may get better in time”.
they very well may, and more than likely will with ongoing sobriety.
let me reframe that: “things”may not get better, but YOU very likely will.
which gives you a much better shot at improving your circumstances.