zerothehero

I didn't keep a journal, but I posted a lot on SR in my first years of sobriety. I did it because I was losing my mind. Now that I'm much better, I find myself sometimes thinking I was never that bad, just because I didn't drink nearly as much as a lot of people here and I never got busted or lost a job or went to detox or rehab.

Now, all I have to do when I start thinking things weren't that bad is go back and read my early posts on SR. Learning to live without alcohol and other drugs has been an epic adventure, but I'm happy to say as long as I keep on my path and stick with my plan, I don't see ever wanting to drink again (and I'm just getting too old for the other drugs - and I never really liked weed). I'm happier sober.

So, my point is - write! And revisit those old entries or posts when you start thinking you're normal. I no longer think I wasted all those years partying and ostriching with my head in a bottle because I wouldn't be who I am today if not for that glorious turned nightmarish experience.

Oh, and thanks for all the support here, and the fact that SR exists. Grateful for the internet, really. Grateful I can read and still see and think straight and didn't die along the way so I can have this moment just calmly tapping on the keys...

Write on, chillins!

Anna

I think journaling is very helpful in general, and particularly in recovery.

OldTomato

Very true and very wise!

Delilah1

I recently went back and reread my earlier posts, it is definitely wise. I also keep a journal, writing helps me process whatever may be going on in my life at that moment.

Thanks for sharing this.:/)

Soberwolf

Excellent thread & posts