Being sober is empowering!
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For the entire 37 years that I drank, Alcohol dictated my lifestyle. It took away my choices, in everything, i could not make a hair appointment, go for a walk, or any other activities , without the thought of drinking, how to, when to, if i would.! was all i thought about.
It robbed me of my soul, I was a blank, nothing at all, I had no opinions, I had no likes or dislikes, and felt nothing.
The freedom of Sobriety has reinstated me, LOL I am now participating in life, have found likes and dislikes I never knew i had, i actually HAVE an opinion on things, and I have been able to cry cleansing tears, and grieve , healthily.
Oh! yes, I would say I am empowered alright !
HUGX
lee
It robbed me of my soul, I was a blank, nothing at all, I had no opinions, I had no likes or dislikes, and felt nothing.
The freedom of Sobriety has reinstated me, LOL I am now participating in life, have found likes and dislikes I never knew i had, i actually HAVE an opinion on things, and I have been able to cry cleansing tears, and grieve , healthily.
Oh! yes, I would say I am empowered alright !
HUGX
lee
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: IRELAND
Posts: 2,208
Wonderful!
Originally Posted by Justme57
For the entire 37 years that I drank, Alcohol dictated my lifestyle. It took away my choices, in everything, i could not make a hair appointment, go for a walk, or any other activities , without the thought of drinking, how to, when to, if i would.! was all i thought about.
It robbed me of my soul...The freedom of Sobriety has reinstated me, LOL I am now participating in life, have found likes and dislikes I never knew i had, i actually HAVE an opinion on things, and I have been able to cry cleansing tears, and grieve , healthily.
Oh! yes, I would say I am empowered alright !
HUGX
lee
It robbed me of my soul...The freedom of Sobriety has reinstated me, LOL I am now participating in life, have found likes and dislikes I never knew i had, i actually HAVE an opinion on things, and I have been able to cry cleansing tears, and grieve , healthily.
Oh! yes, I would say I am empowered alright !
HUGX
lee
It's incredibly empowering. When in rehab quite recently we did an exercise on values, and for the first time I saw how ALL the things I valued (Being a good friend, considerate, reliable, dependability, generous, caring, etc) were annihilated by my alcohol abuse...I was too hungover to be a good friend/sister/wife/daughter/colleague/worker...no wonder it is so sould destroying being an active alcoholic...you just can't BE who you so want to be, and know whom you are deep down!
Now I am sober I am empowered to be ME, and it's such a great place to be..not perfect, but authentic, real and pretty amazing!
USE whatever method is available to you everyone still struggling...it is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO worth it!
Cathy31
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