From Dependence to Freedom: Finding Sobriety and Building a Better Life
I guarantee that if you’re reading, that you’ve struggled with alcohol at one point of your life.
It’s an extremely difficult thing to admit.
And that doesn’t mean you have to call yourself an alcoholic to begin your recovery journey.
And simply accepting the fact that you drink a little too much is the first step towards getting the support you need.
I know that feeling of desperation, literally having no idea where to turn.
Because every time you turn around, it’s just more alcohol, more toxicity, more negativity, more bullshit.
But the truth is, is that every single one of us that got sober has felt the same way.
I know that the thought of giving up alcohol is terrifying.
It’s been there for you at your lowest, it’s been there for you at your highest.
It probably feels like you’re giving up a part of yourself, like you’re losing something that’s been constantly there for you most of your life.
That’s called alcohol, grief.
Every single person that has ever reached a state of sobriety have all collectively agreed that that was the best decision they ever made for themselves.
And if you’ve never heard of me, just know I died while surviving liver failure in ICU in 2017.
Alcohol killed me.
But once I got out of the hospital, my physical health dramatically improved.
But it also improved the relationship I have with myself and the people around me.
And when I was sick and drinking every day, I didn’t realize that alcohol was actively making everything that I was thinking and feeling so much worse.
I didn’t realize I was causing physical trauma to my body.
So, if you’re tired of all of that, and you’re ready to take at least one step towards a happy, healthy life, I got three things for you to focus on today.
Talk to your people.
Don’t talk to someone more miserable than you are though.
Don’t go sit in a room full of people that are doing no better than you.
Find people that are actively doing well actively succeeding in life.
Talk to people who want to see you win.
Talk to people who are going to encourage you to continue moving forward.
Talk to people who see you for who you really are the person beneath the pain.
And if you want to do something local or online, you can look into support groups.
There’s therapy too, or you can connect with groups of people like the Beyond Sober community.
1,000s of people who have been where you are and are actively doing better.
Please don’t stress yourself out.
Just going into the gym isn’t going to fix anything.
Set small goals, take small steps like going for a walk, clearing your head.
Make sure that those goals are achievable and don’t set unrealistic expectations because you’re going to give yourself anxiety and that’s going to make you want to drink.
And the most important thing through doing all of that is to celebrate yourself.
Nobody knows how difficult it is and nobody’s going to show up to give you a cake.
There are no awards for this.
Celebrate you every single chance you get when you step into that state of celebration, you’ll realize that you’re becoming your biggest fan and everything you do makes you want to do one healthier thing for yourself.
Getting sober is difficult but staying there is easy with the right support.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
And if you need help on your sobriety journey, don’t be afraid to reach out.
