I am new to this group. 33. Mother to 3 boys and wife. I've battled substance abuse for a couple of years quietly. Tried to overcome on my own and continue to hit dead ends. I'm hoping to find some accountability, support, and friendships through this group. Trying to overcome this on my own has led to failure every time.
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Welcome to the group Brittany!
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Hi there,
I'm a 32 yr old newish mother of 1. I battled addiction quietly for 10 years & it can be long, lonely & discouraging to do on your own!
I am blessed with a supportive partner & have had some wonderful free addiction counseling. Strongly encourage you to be honest with a couple close/trusted people on your life. That kind of supportive accountability is invaluable towards recovery.
4 years clean, but it's still day by day 
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Amy, thank you so much for this encouragement. I think it's been hard for me to confide/be honest with my family/close people because of pride. Fear of judgment. The idea for all these years that I can handle it. I am afraid that if I show the parts I'm broken, my life will not look as put together as I've portrayed. I know these are all terrible flaws. I've re written this response a couple of times because reading my honesty is hard for me to even process. Depression. Substance abuse and addiction have always been something I felt I could easily just keep a secret with myself. I am now at a point where recently I hit a very hard dead end. I know the truth is I need support. I am just trying to find a way to share this with the ones who love me and ask them for help. I keep thinking... no, it's not that bad. My life looks so put together, which is the measurement I've used all the years to tell myself IM OK... and now I have to learn the effective steps to overcome this awful selfish prideful mentality. 
Thank you, Mandy!
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Hello dear keep fighting there’s a lot on information on this site and a quote was said to NOTHING CHANGES IF NOTHING CHANGES
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🫶 thank you for the encouragement