Some hope for the newcomer
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Some hope for the newcomer
One year ago I was at the lowest point in my life. Alcohol had become an obsession and my number one priority. It negatively affected every single aspect of my life. Anxiety and depression had gotten so bad that I was one step away from calling someone to have me committed. I was starting to feel insane. I knew something had to change, but the fear of living without alcohol made suicide seem like a reasonable option.
Today my life and my outlook are the complete opposite. The obsession is gone. I used to say I was happy but now I know true happiness. Everything has changed in part thanks to SR.
If I can do this you can do this. Make sobriety your number one priority. Look at your recovery options, choose one, and stick with it. Grab every resource you can. Don't just put down the DOC. You have to focus on it and work on it to the best of your ability. It will be hard, but not nearly as much work as drinking. Change everything you can, anything that you relate to drinking, even down to the smallest details. There has to be what may seem like sacrifice now, but in the long run a few months of sacrifice will be worth it
Above all else know that there is hope. I know it is hard to imagine a life without alcohol and it's terrifying. But one day you can look back and clearly see how irrational that fear was.
Best wishes. Keep coming back.
Today my life and my outlook are the complete opposite. The obsession is gone. I used to say I was happy but now I know true happiness. Everything has changed in part thanks to SR.
If I can do this you can do this. Make sobriety your number one priority. Look at your recovery options, choose one, and stick with it. Grab every resource you can. Don't just put down the DOC. You have to focus on it and work on it to the best of your ability. It will be hard, but not nearly as much work as drinking. Change everything you can, anything that you relate to drinking, even down to the smallest details. There has to be what may seem like sacrifice now, but in the long run a few months of sacrifice will be worth it
Above all else know that there is hope. I know it is hard to imagine a life without alcohol and it's terrifying. But one day you can look back and clearly see how irrational that fear was.
Best wishes. Keep coming back.
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