[QUOTE=kenton;7504769] A few weeks ago, I was made to feel foolish for being happy. It hurt me a lot but I stayed with the feelings. I'm not going to apologise for who I am. And I'm never going to change who I am. I've worked too darn hard to get to this place of happy. And it's sobriety that got me here... sobriety has enabled me to start building the life I always wanted. I want newcomers to know that sobriety is worth every ounce of effort, every craving, every broken night's sleep, every tear, every lost drinking buddy, everything. Sobriety is worth everything. We work hard for our sobriety. We're allowed to be happy. xxx
This is almost *exactly* the issue I have been having again lately. It used to drive me to drink. I mean, seriously, how does someone being happy bring you pain? It is twisted to me. We work HARD for all of it. HARD. That we succeed should be supported and celebrated. Why some people in our lives don't, is stunning.