Let’s give a nostrich some sober love 🫶
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Read the room, pally.
Some don’t have the ability. Look, I’m old and sober. Crusty, even. But for the person working on that first 30, 60, 90 days of getting clean and sober, that is just rude.
Drugs and alcohol tear families apart. I’ve seen the death, destruction, comas, court cases, hepatic encephalopathy, gout, armed cops at our detox door looking for someone who was on the run just trying to detox and try a better life, trafficked women give up to go back to pimps—all of it. I’ve seen it all. The mental health. I’ve seen people find Jesus. I’ve seen relapses kill again and again. I’ve been around since before Narcan.
So if you’re just getting your life back on track, know this: alcohol is the only thing people take offense to when you quit. It doesn’t mean you’re wrong, it means they are. Quit heroin and people thank god. Quit booze and they ridicule you. Keep on track. Sobriety is an honor gifted to the few who work for it day in day out. ☀️
The only experience I've had close to what I get when I stop drinking, is the way people got on me for improving my diet.
Crabs in a bucket. They just want to pull you back in when they see you escaping, leaving them behind.
Oh the diet one for sure! Folks want their monster drinks and hot Cheetos. It’s a cult.
I have a handful of friends in recovery. I've seen the relapses and a lot (but definitely not all) of the things you said. People are just so willfully ignorant about so much just so they can feel superior to others. If anything, it makes them look stupid and uninformed. I'm glad you survived your past and continue to strive and thrive, ma'am. I hope our new friend nostr:nprofile1qqsryzfwcx393j0jcydf5ka48vf8egsfg8ccq0wh7ec4q58l360azwsppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qg4waehxw309ahx7um5wghx77r5wghxgetk9ud630cc gets where you are. He's definitely got some great people backing him here.
Go, nostr:npub1xgyjasdztryl9sg6nfdm2wcj0j3qjs03sq7a0an32pg0lr5l6yaqxhgu7s, go! One day at a time chains together years and a lifetime of chain breaking. 💪 you got this!
Thank you all so much for all the kind words and messages of support. Personally, my relationship with alcohol was awful. Sure it was a nice social lubricant, but honestly that was NOT how I was using it.
I had / have some not so great things in my life and rather than dealing with them, I chose to be numb. I knew for at least a decade that I had a real problem with alcohol. I quit many many times and one month was as far as I could ever make it, but way more often it was only 24-48 hours.
After finding God again and allowing Him to soften my heart for a couple of years, I finally found what I needed to give it up for good. I truly believe that I will never have a drink again, but I also remain vigilant. I actually still dream about drinking and normally wake up in a panic, so it definitely still takes effort.
I really hope that society starts treating alcohol the same way we treated cigarettes and being sober becomes the normal path, but until then sobriety should be celebrated IMHO. 💜🧡
Those dreams are TOTALLY NORMAL to have! And they’re a good sign. You’re doing great!
Congrats!! 6 years, 10 months, 17 days here. It's amazing and weird and worth it. I still dream about it from time to time but way less frequently. Happy for you!
Well done, Cal!!!!! 👏
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I mean, I’ve seen some wild shit. Worked in the field and it was like an inoculation against going back to the old life.
One of my friends in active recovery is working for the suicide prevention/crisis hotline locally. I am blown away by his ability to keep his head and his sobriety dealing with some of these folks. Not to mention not becoming callous but also no having his heart shattered every time he talks to thes folks.
Bless them. That’s hard work. We do these jobs (I did for 4.5 years) because we want to give back. Hard work. Low pay. But best work you’ll ever do. We are the survivors, so we are the ones built for it. Most of the industry is made up of peer support. Some “normies” jump in and can tend to struggle.