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Originally Posted by ShiftHappens
(Post 7256588)
I have terrible problems with driving. And Im actually a good driver. I started driking when I realized I was having problems going too far ftom house. I was never that "likeable" due to childhood trauma. People really never knew I was suffering UNTIL I started drinking. Maybe that was the whole point. A cry for help. And I was contantly needing validation. I hated that and I never knew why. But the reasons WHY I am this way are so ingrained in me...but i had to learn that first...and now I am unlearning many behaviors..#1 whic is turning to alcohol when I'm not coping...and if I can do that...I know the rest will follow.... |
Originally Posted by ColoradoRocky
(Post 7256593)
Actually it sounds to me like the best thing, not the worst! I admire you for the way you straightened your relationships out. Quitting drinking is one thing; getting your act together is another. haha..you are so RIGHT...It is the best thing...for me...but not for them...lol |
Sure, but the only ones who comment on it are my old drinking buddies. I don’t put much stock into their opinion of me as a non-drinker. Other than that, it seems like I connect better with other people in my personal, professional, and volunteer life. I’m much more even-keeled, less reactive, available when I’m needed, and a pretty good socializer (which was news to me! I thought I was so bad at being around people). All in all, I’ll take the haters because I gained so much more. |
Me personally could give a rats hiney who does or doesnt like me. Shoot I didnt like myself when I was in my addiction. So I did something about it. I got sober. 116 days of loving me. ✌ |
Misery loves company... |
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