We usually start drinking alcoholically because we are trying to hide from something. When my cousin was about 3 years old — my cousin was assigned female at birth — they told everyone they were a boy. My cousin stayed consistent on their boyhood until they were about 7. My family, especially my grandparents, have struggled with supporting our gay relatives, but have always tried.
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Plus I think they actually motivated me to do healthier things. They made food better, so I ate more. I would go on walks a few times a week because getting high and walking is super fun. I socialized with people more because people are more fun and entertaining and easy to talk to after a few glasses of wine.
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This subreddit is a place to motivate each other to control or stop drinking. We welcome anyone who wishes to join in by asking for support, sharing our experiences and stories, or just encouraging someone who is trying to sobriety sucks quit. Please post only when sober; you’re welcome to read in the meanwhile. It’s brilliant fun and I would be lying if I didn’t. So maybe a lot of people don’t say it and maybe I’m the only one who feels it, but sometimes sobriety sucks.
- He quit drinking and I took him back.
- Alcohol made my marriage so much easier.
- The juice is completely worth the squeeze.
- Some days you will persevere at embracing the suck, and on others, when you fail in some aspect.
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The juice is completely worth the squeeze. Maybe you’ve been more positive lately. Or perhaps you had a bad day and managed to handle it in a healthier way, and now you feel really good about that. Prove to yourself that you can finish what you start and be reliable.
- You still have your “shit” to deal with, and maybe that never ends because, well, life.
- Some people get there faster than others.
- Remember what life was like when every moment was chaos and unmanageable.
- The only thing that has changed — and this is a recent change — is that he’s finally willing to talk, but only about himself.
I would tell you, but now that I’m not always right all the time anymore, I’d just be guessing.
You can also reach out to those in the 12 step community. When things feel out of control or you feel that you’re at risk for relapse, go to a meeting. Stand up and say, I’m having a rough time, and any extra support is appreciated. When things seem to be going down hill, you must remember that bad things happen to people all the time. It’s life, and you can’t take it personal.
You don’t have to figure this out on your own.
When it seems like all you want to do is forget, to go get high or drunk and be gone, if only for a few moments, remember what addiction’s cost you. Remember what life was like when every moment was chaos and unmanageable. Remember how family and friends wouldn’t return calls or didn’t trust to leave Sobriety you alone. And you’ll remember what you’ve got to fight for.