Something that hit home for me is "People drink/use because they want to change the way they feel.".
Knowing this, I had to figure out why I wanted to change the way I feel. Looking at what made me feel so yucky, depressed, stuck was/is scary. Because then I have to think about it more.
Questions like, what makes me resentful (it's my ego, not being patient, frankly all kinds of reasons). Then I have to figure out how to stop doing it. I couldn't figure it out with my mind cloudy from substances, or look at myself honestly. Sitting with the discomfort of it is not easy. But avoiding it gets me nowhere, and makes things worse.
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"Sobriety is a Superpower"
is my new go to thought. Thank you!
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