“The Pink Cloud” | Losing Motivation In a State Of Sobriety
It’s been a while since you last drank, and while you’re finding it easier to abstain, you’re finding that your motivation is slightly fading.
This happens to everyone and it’s likely happened to you if you’ve struggled with sobriety.
Since you’re feeling better, you’ve been giving more consideration to drinking.
It was simple at first to ignore the urge to drink, and even if you did, you could quickly divert your attention elsewhere.
After a while, you may have even found that you began to feel remarkably better.
Then you get to the point where you’re like, “I feel so good, good enough to drink.”
It’s at this point that many people stumble.
Thinking they can finally relax enough to start drinking casually again after all they’ve been through.
However, alcohol is the very thing you’re are using to alleviate these symptoms caused by what the poison.
Hence, the sense of impossibility.
Also, many people believe they have relapsed, and things seem to have worsened when in fact this is not the case.
There is a distinction between relapsing and temporarily losing your sobriety when it comes to addiction.
Any time you decide to drink, even if only for a few days, and then immediately return to sobriety is considered a lapse in sobriety.
When an addict is making strenuous medical efforts to improve their quality of life, and then reverts back to using the substance, this is known as a relapse.
I highly doubt that’s what went down because too many of us have been conditioned to believe our success in sobriety is a failure in addiction.
When faced with a challenge, if you’re going through an especially trying period, know that the pain you’re experiencing is a sign that you’re growing and maturing.
Do what you can, every single day, to bring on real peace, and I promise you’ll be the best at it.
If you’re willing to give up your successes on the other side of that feeling, and if you’re thinking about alcohol, that’s because you’re really thinking about peace.
Do what you can to allow that peace into your life and you’ll find yourself thinking less and less about poison.
Keep in mind that while “sober” may be the final goal, maintaining that state takes work.
Love ya.
Kohdi | Beyond Sober
