Sobriety gives you a new life
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Sobriety gives you a new life
A brand spankin' new life. I'm sitting here in my office on a Friday afternoon and I'm just amazed and so freakin' grateful that I finally gave myself the gift of sobriety.
To everyone struggling out there - there is a way, if I can do it so can you. I've come and gone from SR, failed, lied, drankdrankdrank, tried and gave in so many times. I was drinking at work, hiding cheap vodka behind bookshelves, risking everything.
Here I am sober as a ice cream cone with a long weekend ahead. I have plenty of issues and my anxiety over life rolls on - money, relationships, health, career - things don't just clean up once you clean up. BUT the quiet thrill of peace that I have right now - that no matter what comes I won't put myself in a bad place by drinking, I won't have to lie or cheat or hide, I'll figure out a way to deal.
It's an entirely different life! It truly is. I can take care of myself and, thereby, take care of those to who I owe so much.
Just feeling simple and calm and so grateful for SR and for not drinking anymore. Thought it was worth sharing.
To everyone struggling out there - there is a way, if I can do it so can you. I've come and gone from SR, failed, lied, drankdrankdrank, tried and gave in so many times. I was drinking at work, hiding cheap vodka behind bookshelves, risking everything.
Here I am sober as a ice cream cone with a long weekend ahead. I have plenty of issues and my anxiety over life rolls on - money, relationships, health, career - things don't just clean up once you clean up. BUT the quiet thrill of peace that I have right now - that no matter what comes I won't put myself in a bad place by drinking, I won't have to lie or cheat or hide, I'll figure out a way to deal.
It's an entirely different life! It truly is. I can take care of myself and, thereby, take care of those to who I owe so much.
Just feeling simple and calm and so grateful for SR and for not drinking anymore. Thought it was worth sharing.
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Great, great post! Thank you. I especially love this:
So true.
Originally Posted by lessgravity 
BUT the quiet thrill of peace that I have right now - that no matter what comes I won't put myself in a bad place by drinking, I won't have to lie or cheat or hide, I'll figure out a way to deal.
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Less,
Being 100% clean for this long has opened my eyes to what I am really working with.
Being in the depths of addiction is a fantasy world. Glad those days are over.
One of my most settling thoughts these days is...i made this mess...i refuse to blame anyone else.
It is empowering and calming remembering to take the bull by the horns. When I put the blame on others..e.g. wife, boss, coworker...I lose control of the outcome.
I used to obsess over and over...my boss is playing favorites, my coworker is undermining me, my wife has an agenda...etc...all that things may or may not be true...I cant control it...and worrying about it makes me feel ridiculous.
Happy friday.
Thanks.
Being 100% clean for this long has opened my eyes to what I am really working with.
Being in the depths of addiction is a fantasy world. Glad those days are over.
One of my most settling thoughts these days is...i made this mess...i refuse to blame anyone else.
It is empowering and calming remembering to take the bull by the horns. When I put the blame on others..e.g. wife, boss, coworker...I lose control of the outcome.
I used to obsess over and over...my boss is playing favorites, my coworker is undermining me, my wife has an agenda...etc...all that things may or may not be true...I cant control it...and worrying about it makes me feel ridiculous.
Happy friday.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by lessgravity
I can take care of myself and, thereby, take care of those to who I owe so much.
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