Suzieq17

3 weeks sober today

Driving around running errands and I felt great. Ran into someone, small talked and then on my way.

I realized while running errands that I never allowed my "true" self to ever exist. I started using drugs around 14, and ended up an alcoholic at 40. For 26 years I was so scared to "be me", that people wouldn't like me (cause of all my baggage), etc. BUT they never ever knew the " true"me.

Today, I'm embracing the sober me and loving it!!

Thanks for listening to my ramblings...it just feels good to be me finally.

least

Congrats on three weeks sober! Keep going, it gets better.

Bunting23

Happy for you!

Scruffanie

42 days sober for me and I totally get what you are saying. For many years I hid who I was. Too scared to get close to anyone for fear that once they really knew me they'd decide they didn't like me afterall.

Congrats on 3 weeks! Isn't it nice to be free?

24hrsAday

me too..
it takes time to Figure out Who we are After
getting sober and clean..
it's a process..
i'm still Figuring out who i am!

january161992

took me 17 years to REALLY get honest in AA

prior to that i was a 1/2 truther .... only telling the good stuff and not the rest of the story

some of us are sicker than others

oh yea

3 weeks is awesome!

Anna

I think many of us feel like can only share part of ourselves and that if people really knew us, they wouldn't like us. Recovery was like an awakening for me. I was able to let go of all the protective layers and just be. I'm really glad that you are doing well.

Dee74

It's a really cool feeling to 'find' ourselves again.

Good for you SuzieQ and everyone

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RevivingOphelia