Today my sobriety has improved my relationship with ________?
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Today my sobriety improved my relationship with my two Sons. Its 530 in the morning and i dont mind that they are running around the house. Im actually laughing with them. Not so much after a heavy night of drinking. I like this sobriety stuff in the early morning.
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Today my sobriety has helped my relationship with myself. I'm not one who usually struggles with low self-esteem but when I'm in a constant whirl-win of mistakes made by me... Showing the world all my yicky parts and acting like a crazy person... I am definitely very hard on myself. In the past, I got frustrated with myself as a drunk person... "Why can't I just be normal?" "Why do I have to act like this when I'm drinking." I use to practice being sane while I drank, and would actually feel proud after waking up from a night of drinking without any embarrassing moments.
It took me a long time to just admit-- hey the problem isn't how I act when I drink... It's THAT I drink. I'm 5'5, around 115lbs... If anyone drank the way I did they'd be a moron... but I can't drink less than I do.
As corny as this sounds... Most days-- I actually like myself again.
It took me a long time to just admit-- hey the problem isn't how I act when I drink... It's THAT I drink. I'm 5'5, around 115lbs... If anyone drank the way I did they'd be a moron... but I can't drink less than I do.
As corny as this sounds... Most days-- I actually like myself again.
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Today my sobriety improved my relationship with my daughter, as I spontaneously spent the night at her house, staying up late talking with her, and never a thought of alcohol. Before if I did such a thing without drinking I wouldve gone into withdrawal.
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with FRIENDS and my fiance! 
I was able to spend brunch w/ a couple friends of ours and their 3 week old baby and dinner tonight over at another friend of mines. It's so nice to be able to rely on my WORD to these people instead of having to cancel because of a bad hangover or making up some excuse as to why I wasn't coming. Those days after drinking when I wouldn't answer the phone for anyone because of my self guilt... Ugh! Those days are over, PTL!
I was able to spend brunch w/ a couple friends of ours and their 3 week old baby and dinner tonight over at another friend of mines. It's so nice to be able to rely on my WORD to these people instead of having to cancel because of a bad hangover or making up some excuse as to why I wasn't coming. Those days after drinking when I wouldn't answer the phone for anyone because of my self guilt... Ugh! Those days are over, PTL! Member
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Today sobriety improved my relationship with SR. Because my Addiction was telling me to abandon SR So that I could drink on vacation next week. Instead, i turned to SR and asked for help.
THANK YOU SR.
THANK YOU SR.
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Today, sobriety improved my relationship with two teenaged relatives. They each sat next to me at two different parties over the weekend and saw how an adult behaves when they do not drink ( instead of just seeing how all the rest of adults behave, when they do drink.)
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Sobriety has improved my relationship with my sister.
She has been so supportive of my sobriety and I am so grateful. Now when she asks me for a favor I stop and think of how much her support has helped me and I try to find a way to do her favor.
Before (when I was drinking) I was resentful when she asked for a favor, and couldn't see why she needed MY help.
Because I was too ashamed to ask for help myself, when I was drinking.
And too self absorbed to leave my alcohol... to help others.
She has been so supportive of my sobriety and I am so grateful. Now when she asks me for a favor I stop and think of how much her support has helped me and I try to find a way to do her favor.
Before (when I was drinking) I was resentful when she asked for a favor, and couldn't see why she needed MY help.
Because I was too ashamed to ask for help myself, when I was drinking.
And too self absorbed to leave my alcohol... to help others.
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Today my sobriety improved my relationship with myself. I am begining to treat myself as more worthwhile.
The funny thing is, I didnt realize (when i was drinking) that i had poor self esteem issues. It was a surprise to me when i quit to realize that I did not consider myself worthy of success.
The funny thing is, I didnt realize (when i was drinking) that i had poor self esteem issues. It was a surprise to me when i quit to realize that I did not consider myself worthy of success.
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