Category: Loose Leaf
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How The Promises of Sobriety Manifested for Me in 2023
The AA Promises1. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through.2. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.3. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.4. We will comprehend the word serenity…
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Alcohol: The Easy Way Out
I first turned to alcohol because I liked the way it made me feel. With booze in my belly, I could be the cool and confident social butterfly I wanted to be. After a few more drinks, blackout would set in, and I would be numbed from all emotions. All the pain from my past,…
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A Moment of Lucidity- Diary Entry from July 2019
I stumbled across an old diary entry of mine from July 2019. It’s shocking to go back and read old musings concerning my drinking, even more shocking that back in 2016 (only MONTHS after having my first drink) that I started to question if I was an alcoholic. News flash: I was. Here, I struggle…
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Why I Decided to Go Sober
Four months ago, I hit Rock Bottom. I was depressed and struggling hard. I was stuck somewhere between being a broken, shame-ridden shell of myself and knowing what I need to do to get better but being too scared to commit to it. I thought I arrived at Rock Bottom two weeks prior. I believed…
sobrietea~ go sober 